GCI Professional Learning Guide

Enhancing the quality of conversations in organisations

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CONTENTS

P04 | About Growth Coaching International

Section 1: Coach Accreditation & Development

Section 4: Whole-School Professional Development

P23 | Essentials of GROWTH Coaching P24 | Introduction to Coaching Skills P25 | Coaching Skills for Students

Section 5: Coaching Services

P26 | 1-1 Leadership Coaching P28 | Growing Effective Teams with the DiSC Profile

Section 2: Leadership Development

P29 | 360 Feedback Tools and Coaching P30 | Team Coaching and Facilitation

Section 6: Consultancy and Conferences

P31 | Strategic Planning P32 | Tailored Consultancy P34 | Conference Presentations P36 | Free Resources

Section 3: Enhancing Instructional Practice

P19 | The Impact Cycle P20 | Exploring the Seven Success Factors of Instructional Coaching P21 | Peer Coaching P22 | Using AI in Instructional Coaching

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ABOUT GROWTH COACHING INTERNATIONAL

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

The GCI story began in the first years of the 21st Century when executive coaching was in its infancy. From humble beginnings in 2002, as a small Aus - tralian team with a shared conviction that coaching could transform education communities, GCI has grown into a globally impactful organisation and recognised leader in our field. Today our team of professionals deliver coaching, training and consultancy across four continents, in government and independent schools, early childhood and tertiary settings, and with a growing number of corporate clients seeking our expertise in adult learning and development. Our purpose is to enhance the quality of conversations in organisations. We believe that when everyone communicates well — with curi- osity, empathy and genuine intent — learning, motivation and wellbeing increase. Coaching, and a coaching approach to working and leading, is the most powerful vehicle we know to make that happen. We are proud to be a mature, established provider with a proven track record. Our course evaluations, coach feedback and participant testimonials consistently point to significant positive impact, not only on professional practice, but on the personal lives of those we work with. There is now a substantial and growing body of empirical research supporting the effectiveness of coaching, and our work is firmly grounded in it. Our values shape everything we do: we seek to be collaborative, research-informed and practitioner-fo - cused, generous, impactful, practical, empathetic and positive.

This guide is organised into sections that reflect the different dimensions of GCI’s work . Whether you are an individual looking to develop your coaching skills, a leader building team or whole-staff capacity, or a system leader designing a whole-organisation development pathway, you will find options relevant to your context. Section 1: Coach Accreditation and Development details our flagship Coaching Accreditation Program and a range of options for developing and sustaining your coaching practice. Section 2: Leadership Development brings together our programs that develop the skills and dispositions that underpin a coaching way of leading across a range of contexts. Section 3: Enhancing Instructional Practice introduces a range of programs focused on Instructional Coaching and Peer Coaching as collaborative approaches to strengthening classroom practice. Section 4: Whole-School Professional Development includes programs designed to extend the application of coaching skills beyond leadership teams, to teachers, support staff and students. Section 5: Coaching Services outlines the individual and team coaching, profiling and facilitation services available from our experienced, credentialed coaches. Section 6: Consultancy and Conferences outlines ways that we can provide tailored consultancy and strategic planning support as well as the conference presentations and workshops our team can deliver.

If you are unsure where to begin, we are here to talk. Our team is always happy to help you identify the entry point that best fits your needs and aspirations.

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WONDERING WHERE TO START?

Over the past two decades, we have developed the comprehensive suite of offerings you’ll find within these pages. Knowing that this can be a bit overwhelming, we offer some typical starting points below to help you begin to build your individual, team or organisation-wide pathway .

As an individual… Our core programs are offered publicly, online or as in-house cohorts. Introduction to Leadership Coaching, The Impact Cycle, Growth Talk, Coaching Accreditation Program or 1-1 Leadership Coaching

As a coaching program leader and/or aspiring coach… Our flagship Coaching Accreditation Program, Introduction to Leadership Coaching or The Impact Cycle

As an experienced coach… Gain credentials through our Coaching Accredi- tation Program. Extend your learning with Solutions Focus Coaching Masterclass, Advanced Coaching Practice, Reflective Practice or Individual Coaching Supervision

As a Principal or organisation leader… Growth Talk, Introduction to Leadership Coaching, 1-1 Leadership Coaching, Coaching Skills for Students

As a middle leader… Growth Talk, Introduction to Leadership Coaching, The Impact Cycle, Essentials of GROWTH Coaching

As an instructional leader… The Impact Cycle, Introduction to Leadership Coaching and Exploring the Seven Success Factors of Instructional Coaching

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64 Learning Hours • Online

The Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) is GCI’s flagship coach training course. Delivered fully online over 23 weeks with an international cohort, it provides comprehensive training in the skills, conversational frameworks and coaching way of being that define effective coaching in education. Coaching Accreditation Program Our most comprehensive coach training experience, with a pathway to global accreditation.

CAP takes account of the particular circumstances of those working in schools and systems. Every element of the program is designed to be immediately applicable in educational settings, and the extended timeframe gives participants the space to practise, reflect and grow in ways that shorter courses simply cannot achieve. Designed and delivered in collaboration with Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh, world authority on coaching in education and best-selling author, CAP holds Quality Award accreditation from EMCC Global — one of the world’s leading professional bodies for coaching, mentoring and supervision — and provides a streamlined pathway to individual EMCC credentials.

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THE CAP EXPERIENCE What makes CAP distinctive is the depth and richness of the learning journey. The program brings together four core components across 23 weeks: • Asynchronous online learning through curated readings, videos, discussion boards and practice activities on GCI’s Learning Management System, giving you the flexibility to engage with content at times that suit your schedule • Three live online workshops providing guided exploration of coaching theory, frameworks and skills with expert facilitation • Three facilitated small-group online workshops focused on coaching observation, practice and feedback in a collegial and supportive environment • Two one-to-one coaching sessions with a GCI coach, providing a personal and confidential space for reflection and development ON COMPLETION, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE: • A Certificate of Completion of an EMCC Global Quality Awarded course

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN • Deep, sustainable coaching knowledge and skill grounded in research and immediately applicable in educational contexts • The confidence and competence to coach effectively across a range of conversations and contexts in education • Membership of a global cohort of educators committed to coaching, with the rich collegial learning that brings • A recognised professional credential that validates your expertise and elevates your status as a coach.

• The GCI CAP Trained Coach digital badge for use in professional profiles

• A streamlined pathway to EMCC Global Individual Accreditation (EIA)

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12 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Solutions Focus Coaching Masterclass Extend your coaching repertoire with a proven approach to positive change. The Solutions Focus Coaching Masterclass refines and extends your coaching practice by integrating pragmatic, evidence-based Solutions Focus methods more intentionally into your coaching and leadership conversations Solutions Focus is a powerful yet subtle approach to change. Rather than analysing problems, it directs attention to what is already working and builds on it, enabling coaches to move quickly and confidently towards progress, even in complex and unpredictable situations. In this two-day advanced course, you will explore how Solutions Focus integrates with the GROWTH Framework and key coaching skills, and leave with practical tools ready to apply immediately.

This course is delivered in partnership with the Centre for Solutions Focus at Work and is suitable for coaches who have completed the GCI Introduction to Leadership Coaching course or the Coaching Accreditation Program and have experience applying coaching skills in their role.

What You Will Gain

• A richer, more flexible coaching repertoire that draws on proven Solutions Focus tools and concepts • Greater confidence working with uncertainty, change and the unexpected in coaching conversations • Heightened awareness of the power of language and the skill to use it more intentionally • Practical strategies to help teams and individuals become more solution-focused, creative and empowered

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6 Learning Hours • Online

Advanced Coaching Practice For experienced coaches ready to ask: how can I be of even better service? Advanced Coaching Practice is designed for coaches who have moved beyond the fundamentals and are ready to examine the deeper complexities of their work. It is a thought-provoking, reflective experience that invites experienced coaches to look honestly at their practice and discover new layers of awareness, skill and professional identity. Designed by Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh and David Love based on their book Advanced Coaching Practice, this online course surfaces the nuances and tensions that experienced coaches encounter and pro- vides a structured, collegial environment in which to explore them.

Rather than adding more tools to your kit, this course asks a more searching question: what kind of coach are you becoming, and how can you be of even greater service to those you work with?

What You Will Gain

• A deeper appreciation of the complexity and nuance of advanced coaching practice

• Heightened awareness of the psychological tensions coaches face and the flexibility to respond to them • An expanded understanding of your coaching way of being and how it shapes your work with clients

• Renewed clarity, confidence and direction for your ongoing development as a coach

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Reflective Practice Groups

Sustain and deepen your practice through structured reflection with peers.

3 x 75 Minute Sessions • Online

Reflective Practice Groups offer coaches, mentors and leaders a structured, facilitated space to learn from experience alongside colleagues. Each session is active, deliberate and solutions-focused, bringing discipline to how we notice, question and grow through the work we do. Groups are either formed within a single organisation or drawn from open-enrolment participants. All groups assume existing knowledge and practice of coaching.

What You Will Gain:

• A structured habit of reflection that sustains and advances coaching practice over time • Fresh perspectives from colleagues navigating similar challenges and contexts • A safe, confidential space to explore difficulties and celebrate what is working • New ideas and approaches to bring back into your coaching and leadership conversations

Leading Reflective Practice Build the skills to lead reflective practice that keeps your coaching cul ture growing.

3 Learning Hours + LMS Material • Online

What You Will Gain: • Practical tools and frameworks to lead reflective practice sessions straight away • A deeper understanding of the theory behind effective professional reflection • The capacity to sustain and grow your internal coaching and mentoring resource • Strong foundations for embedding ongoing professional learning across your team

Developing coaches and mentors is one thing — sustaining their growth is another. This short, practical course equips leaders of coaching and mentoring teams with the frameworks and skills to lead effective reflective practice sessions in their own context, immediately and with confidence. Grounded in GCI’s research-informed, practitioner-focused approach, the course blends theory with live experience and practi - cal tools. At least 12 months of experience as a coach, mentor or leader is recommended.

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Individual Coaching Supervision

A dedicated space to reflect, grow and become the coach you want to be.

2+ Learning Hours • Online

What You Will Gain: • A safe, non-judgemental space to explore the challenges and complexities of your coaching work • Strengthened self-awareness and reflective capacity as a coach • Affirmation of what is working well, alongside honest, developmental challenge • Greater confidence and intentionality in your approach to coaching clients

Individual Coaching Supervision provides a confidential, one-to-one space for coaches to reflect on their practice with the support of an accredited GCI coach supervisor. Drawing on Solutions Focus principles, each session focuses on the coach’s actual work, affirming what is going well, surfacing opportunities for growth and building the habits of self-reflection that sustain great coaching. Supervision is valuable whether you are new to coaching and building confidence, or an experienced coach seeking greater conscious competence in your practice.

Intensive Coaching Module

Put your coaching into practice with expert support at every step.

34 Learning Hours • Online

The Intensive Coaching Module (ICM) bridges the gap between coach training and confident, effective coaching practice. Working with a GCI accredited coach who moves fluidly between the roles of coach, supervisor, mentor, train- er and feedback provider, you will coach real clients, reflect on your sessions and develop the habits of inquiry and self-evaluation that define excellent coaches. The ICM is the natural next step after complet- ing a GCI coaching course and is available to any accredited coach or participant of an ad- vanced coach training program. Structure: Six one-hour sessions with your GCI coach; coaching two clients of your own for six sessions each; written reflections used

as the basis for your coaching conversations; and a Coach the Coach session with written developmental feedback. What You Will Gain: • Real coaching experience with genuine clients, supported by expert guidance throughout • A structured reflective practice that builds the habits of an effective, self-aware coach • Personalised feedback on your coaching from an accredited GCI coach

• The confidence and competence to move forward as a practising coach in education

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36 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Schools are complex, human-intensive organisations. The quality of relationships and conversations within them shapes everything, from teacher wellbeing and professional growth to the learning and life outcomes of students. Coaching in Leadership is built on this understanding. It is a practical, evidence-based course that develops a coaching approach as a way of leading: intentional, empowering and impactful . An extended, immersive experience of coaching as a way of leading — for leaders who want to make a lasting difference. Coaching In Leadership

This is not simply a course about coaching skills. It is about developing a whole approach to leadership, one grounded in relational trust, genuine curiosity about others and the conviction that better conversations lead to better outcomes for everyone in a school community. Designed for current and aspiring leaders in educational settings, Coaching in Leadership offers an extended cohort learning experience across three phases: Phase 1: Leading Through Conversations 2-DAYS The first phase develops the foundational knowledge, skills and awareness at the heart of a coaching approach to leadership. Participants explore schools as complex relational systems, the role of the leader within them, and how the three elements of effective coaching — a conversational framework, key coaching skills and a coaching way of being — apply across the full range of leadership conversations.

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Phase 2: Applying and Reflecting in Context 12 Hours independent learning application Over approximately three months, participants apply their learning in their own leadership con- texts alongside guided reflection, paired prac - tice, a reflective journal and access to further resources and theoretical perspectives via GCI’s Learning Management System. Phase 3: Embedding Coaching in Leadership 2-DAYS The final phase extends the coaching approach into a broader range of conversational contexts, from in-the-moment corridor conversations and leader-initiated feedback, to performance development conversations, team meetings and the development of a coaching culture. Participants leave with a concrete implementation plan for their own context. On completion, participants receive: • A GCI Certificate of Completion (36 hours of professional learning) • The GCI Coaching in Leadership Trained Leader digital badge • A pathway to individual industry credentials with international coaching and mentoring bodies What You Will Gain • A deep, practical understanding of coaching as a way of leading in educational settings • The skills and confidence to lead a full range of learning conversations, from informal corridor exchanges to formal performance and development discussions • A people-centred leadership approach that builds relational trust, empowers colleagues and supports student outcomes • A concrete plan for developing a coaching culture in your school or system

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12 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

One of GCI’s most popular courses, Introduction to Leadership Coaching provides a comprehensive and immediately practical grounding in the three elements of effective coaching in education: the GROWTH conversational framework, the key coaching skills and a coaching way of being. This highly practical course goes beyond technique. It develops the understanding, self-awareness and confidence to apply a coaching approach across a range of leadership conversations, including its application to feedback conversations. Participants leave with skills and strategies they can put to work straight away. Introduction to Leadership Coaching Build the awareness, skills and confidence to lead coaching conversations that make a difference.

Introduction to Leadership Coaching is available in a range of delivery formats to suit different schedules and contexts, including consecutive or spaced days, online intensives and blended options. What You Will Gain: • Confidence and skill to lead coaching conversations that genuinely support the growth and wellbeing of colleagues • A fresh approach to leadership that builds trust, enables agency and moves from telling to asking • Practical techniques for offering feedback that supports growth and performance • A shared language and toolkit that strengthens team relationships and improves outcomes

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Managing Challenging Conversations

participants to raise awareness, encourage responsibility and support the growth of others, even when the conversation is uncomfortable. Using a combination of theory, guided reflection, modelling, practice and feedback, participants develop both the inner resources and practical toolkit to manage a range of challenging conversational contexts with greater ease and effectiveness. What You Will Gain: • The confidence to initiate and lead challenging conversations without avoiding or escalating them • A coaching approach to managing difficult interactions that maintains relationships while raising expectations • Deeper self-awareness about how you show up, and how to adapt, in high-stakes conversations • Practical frameworks and strategies applicable to a wide range of challenging conversational contexts

Most leaders know what it feels like to put off a difficult conversation. The topic is sensitive, the relationship matters, the outcome is uncertain. Yet the ability to initiate and manage challenging conversations well is one of the most important skills a leader can develop, and one of the most directly connected to staff wellbeing, team culture and student outcomes. This practical one-day course is designed for leaders and managers who want to build the confidence, skills and self-awareness to engage in challenging conversations in ways that maintain high expectations alongside constructive relationships. Drawing on the Have the conversations that need to be had, with confidence, skill and a coaching approach.

skills, frameworks and way of being associated with coaching, it equips

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Learn to make the most of the unplanned conversations that shape your school culture. Growth Talk Managing ‘Got a Minute?’ Conversations Every school leader knows them: the unsched- uled knock on the door, the corridor catch-up, the “got a minute?” that wasn’t in the calendar. These moments happen frequently through- out the school day and while they can feel like interruptions, they are also some of the most significant leadership opportunities available — chances to support thinking, affirm prog - ress and strengthen relationships, one conversation at a time. Drawing on the concepts and frameworks in Growth Talk: A Coaching Way of Leading in Schools (Munro & Campbell, 2025), this highly practical one-day course develops the skills and awareness to manage these other-initiat- ed conversations with intention and impact. This course is part of a two-workshop series. The second instalment, Growth Talk: Leader-Initiated Conversations, explores how leaders initiate and shape conversations in less-formal contexts.

You will explore how to bring shape to im - promptu exchanges, develop the key skills that fuel learning conversations and learn how to show up in ways that best serve the thinking and progress of the person in front of you. This course pairs naturally with Growth Talk: Leader-Initiated Conversations and can be taken as a standalone day or as part of the two-day series. What You Will Gain: • Practical framework, for bringing shape and intention to in-the-moment conversations • Enhanced skills and confidence to respond to “got a minute?” conversations in ways that support thinking and progress • Immediately applicable strategies for adopting a coaching way of leading across a range of informal conversational contexts • The foundations to build a culture of growth in your school, one conversation at a time

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Lead the conversations that keep your school moving with coherence, confidence and care. Growth Talk Effective leaders don’t wait for problems to sur - face. They initiate conversations, checking in, affirming, nudging and stretching the practice of those they lead. These leader-initiated con- versations happen across a wide range of con- texts: the brief corridor exchange, the informal check-in, the one-to-one that wasn’t scheduled but mattered. When led with intention, they enhance trust and alignment. Drawing on the concepts and frameworks in Growth Talk: A Coaching Way of Leading in Schools (Munro & Campbell, 2025), this highly practical one-day course develops the skills and confidence to initiate and manage these conversations well. You will explore how to bring shape to less-formal leader-initiated interactions, develop the key skills that fuel learning conversations and learn how to show up in ways that raise awareness and encourage responsibility in team members. Leader-Initiated Conversations

This course pairs naturally with Growth Talk: Managing “Got a Minute?” Conversations and can be taken as a stand - alone day or as part of the two-day series. What You Will Gain: • Practical framework, for initiating and leading conversations that maintain progress and strengthen practice • Enhanced skills and confidence to affirm, nudge and stretch colleagues through intentional everyday conversations • Immediately applicable strategies for adopting a coaching way of leading across a range of informal contexts • The capacity to raise awareness and encourage responsibility in team members, one conversation at a time

Growth Talk (2025) authored by Chris Munro and John Campbell.

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Essential Skills for Mentors

mentoring and coaching, develop the conversational stances that best support mentee growth and expand your capacity to share expertise in ways that build initiative and responsibility rather than dependence. What You Will Gain: • A clear understanding of high-quality mentoring and how it differs from, and connects to, coaching • Practical conversational skills and frameworks to support and challenge the growth of mentees • The confidence to share knowledge and expertise in ways that empower rather than direct • Enhanced capacity to support succession planning, teacher induction and leadership development in your school

Move beyond telling and become the mentor your colleagues and mentees deserve.

Mentoring is one of the most valued forms of professional support in education, and one of the most commonly misunderstood. Too often it defaults to advice-giving and direction, leaving mentees dependent rather than empowered. High-quality mentoring requires something different: the skill to draw on experience and expertise while keeping the mentee at the centre of every conversation. Drawing on the three elements of effective mentoring and coaching, Essential Skills for Mentors equips mentors and leaders with the skills, knowledge and strategies to develop and empower their mentees. You will explore the similarities and differences between

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The Impact Cycle

Participants explore the Partnership Principles that underpin productive coaching relationships, learn how to identify meaningful goals with teachers, and develop the skills to explain, model and support the implementation of high-impact teaching strategies. What You Will Gain: • A clear, research-informed cycle for establishing and sustaining instructional coaching that leads to real improvements in teaching and student learning • The principles and skills to build productive, trust-based partnerships with teachers • Practical approaches to identifying goals, sharing expertise and supporting teachers through change • A model of instructional leadership that develops teacher agency and commitment

Improving classroom practice is at the heart of instructional coaching, and doing it well requires more than good intentions. It requires a clear process, a principled approach to working with teachers and a deep understanding of what drives meaningful change. The Impact Cycle provides all three. Designed around the key themes of Dr Jim Knight’s book The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching , this course equips educators with a structured, research-informed approach to instructional coaching. It is designed for anyone who works alongside teachers to develop their practice, and gives educational leaders a model of instructional leadership that keeps teacher agency at the centre. Establish instructional coaching cycles that strengthen teaching and improve outcomes for students.

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Exploring the Seven Success Factors of Instructional Coaching A blueprint for building an instructional coaching program that actually works. Many schools invest in instructional coaching without fully understanding what makes it effective. Drawing on nearly three decades of research by Dr Jim Knight and collaboration with more than 150,000 instructional coaches worldwide, this course distils that body of work into Seven Success Factors — the critical conditions that determine whether instructional coaching takes hold and makes a difference. This one-day course is designed for school leaders and coaching program leaders who want to establish, strengthen or assess their instructional coaching program. You will explore what leaders need to know and do so that coaches can work effectively, what struc - tural and cultural supports are required, and how to identify and address the barriers that prevent coaching from fulfilling its potential.

Participants leave with a practical blueprint for sustainable instructional coaching in their own setting, with clarity about next steps. What You Will Gain • A research-informed understanding of what makes instructional coaching effective and sustainable • Clarity about the leadership decisions, structures and supports that set coaches up to succeed

• Practical tools for establishing, administering and assessing an instructional coaching program

• The ability to identify and address the barriers that limit the impact of coaching in your setting

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12 Learning Hours • Hybrid

Not every school has the resources to provide all teachers with ongoing access to an instructional coach or school leader. Peer Coaching addresses this challenge by equipping all teaching staff with the coaching skills and structures to work collaboratively with one another, making the benefits of coaching accessible to everyone, not just a few. This course introduces a reciprocal cycle of peer coaching conversations grounded in the principles of partnership and trust. Classroom video is used as a powerful, non-evaluative tool to help teachers build a clear picture of their practice, set student-centred goals and monitor progress together. The result is a school-wide professional learning culture that is rigorous, collaborative and sustainable. The course follows a hybrid delivery model across four modules. Module 1 is a 90-minute online introductory workshop covering the foundations of coaching and peer coaching, and preparing participants for in-school Peer Coaching Scale the power of coaching across your whole staff — one peer partnership at a time.

practice. Module 2 is 6 hour in-school preparation phase in which participants record a short video of their teaching and practise a GROWTH coaching conversation with a colleague. Module 3 is a full-day workshop exploring how teachers build a clear picture of classroom reality, set goals and develop sustainable peer coaching practice. Module 4 is a 90-minute online follow-up workshop providing solutions-focused implementation review and extension of peer coaching skills. What You Will Gain • A clear, structured approach to peer coaching that all teachers can use to improve their practice • Practical skills for using classroom video as a non-evaluative, improvement-focused learning tool • A sustainable model for scaling coaching across your school, independent of dedicated coaches or leaders • Enhanced peer collaboration and a stronger professional learning culture across your staff

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6 Learning Hours • Online

Artificial intelligence is beginning to shape the way instructional coaches and teachers work together. When used thoughtfully, AI tools can enhance the quality and efficiency of coaching, supporting lesson analysis, goal setting, strategy identification and the development of instructional approaches, while leaving the relational, reflective work of coaching firmly in human hands. This practical course explores how AI can amplify instructional and peer coaching without replacing the conversations and relationships at the heart of the work. Participants examine real AI-driven coaching scenarios, develop skills in using AI tools and Using AI in Instructional Coaching Harness the potential of AI to work smarter in your coaching practice, without losing the human connection.

prompts effectively, and engage with the critical questions around privacy, transparency and ethical use that every coach and leader needs to consider. What You Will Gain: • Practical skills in using AI tools to support lesson analysis, goal setting and instructional strategy development within coaching frameworks • A clear understanding of the opportunities and limitations of AI in instructional coaching contexts • Confidence to address privacy, transparency and ethical considerations in the responsible use of AI • Fresh thinking about how AI and human coaching can complement each other to improve teaching and student learning

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

Essentials of GROWTH Coaching introduces educators to the GROWTH Framework as both a structured coaching tool and a way of bringing greater shape, intention and impact to all professional conversations. Whether used in formal coaching sessions or everyday collegial exchanges, the framework supports more facilitative, reflective conversations that build trust, clarity and professional agency. This one-day course is research-informed, immediately practical and designed to be accessible to all staff, not just designated coaches or leaders. Participants develop the confidence, understanding and skills to apply the GROWTH Framework straight away, and explore how a shared coaching language can strengthen collaboration and communication across a whole school. A practical introduction to the GROWTH Framework — for everyone who leads conversations at work. Essentials of GROWTH Coaching

What You Will Gain • A shared language and framework for coaching and professional conversations, applicable across a wide range of contexts • Enhanced collaboration, communication and relational trust within teams and across the school • Greater confidence in facilitating reflection, goal setting and growth in others • A scalable coaching approach that is adaptable to diverse school roles and contexts GROWTH Framework GROWTH Framework

Global Framework for Coaching and Mentoring in Education

Relationships Building the trust

Goals What do you need to achieve? Goals What do you need to achieve? t

Reality What is happening now?

Educational Leadership

Student Experience

Options What could you do?

Will What will you do? Student Success and Well-being Options What could you do? Will What will you do?

Tactics How and when will you do it? Tactics How and when will you do it? Community Engagement

Professional Practice

Habits How will you sustain your success? Habits How will you sustain your success?

Results Celebrating the results

Results Celebrating the results van Nieuwerburgh, Knight & Campbell (2019)

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GROWTH Framework

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6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

In complex, people-focused environments, the ability to engage in thoughtful, empowering conversations is one of the most valuable capabilities a professional can develop. Introduction to Coaching Skills provides a clear, accessible pathway to developing exactly that — the listening, questioning and relational skills that enable you to support others more effectively, without defaulting to advice-giving or direction. Developed in collaboration with Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh and based on the fourth edition of his book An Introduction to Coaching Skills , this one-day course is highly interactive, with a strong emphasis on Build the core coaching skills that help you support, empower and bring out the best in others. Introduction to Coaching Skills

practice, reflection and real-world application. Participants leave with skills they can use straight away.

What You Will Gain: • Core coaching skills — listening deeply, asking powerful questions, noticing and playing back — developed through practice and reflection • Greater confidence in facilitating thinking and supporting others’ growth rather than providing answers • Enhanced ability to build motivation, ownership and accountability in the people you work with • A practical, relational approach to professional conversations immediately applicable in your context

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3-Part Pathway • In-Person

Coaching Skills for Students is a structured three-part learning pathway that brings the power of coaching into the hands of students themselves. Grounded in research and practice, it equips students with the skills and mindsets to lead reflective conversations, support their peers and take greater ownership of their own goals and wellbeing. The program can be implemented as part of a whole-school leadership, wellbeing or peer-mentoring initiative, and is designed to be sustainable, building staff capability alongside student capability so that the coaching culture it creates can grow and last. Part 1: Coaching Skills for Students (one day) introduces students to the core mindsets and skills of coaching through interactive activities and peer practice. Students explore the GROWTH conversation model, develop foundational skills in listening, questioning and reflection, and begin to see how coaching connects to wellbeing, agency and goal setting. Equip your students with the coaching skills to support one another, set goals and lead with confidence. Coaching Skills for Students

Part 2: Becoming a Student Coach (half day) prepares selected students to take on peer coaching roles with confidence and care. Students learn how to structure coaching conversations, establish clear agreements, and navigate ethical considerations including confidentiality and appropriate boundaries. Practical coaching labs with observation and feedback bring the skills to life. Part 3: Ongoing Support (optional) provides the reflective practice sessions, check-ins and staff-supported supervision that ensure the program remains high quality and sustainable over time. This continuous approach strengthens both student wellbeing and the long-term impact of the program. What You Will Gain: • A confident cohort of student coaches with strong communication, leadership and goal-setting skills • A structured, ethical approach to peer coaching that enhances student wellbeing and agency • Stronger relationships and a shared coaching culture across the school community • A scalable, staff-supported model that grows with your school

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2+ Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

1-1 Leadership Coaching A dedicated space to think clearly, lead confidently and move forward on what matters most. One-to-one coaching is one of the most pow- erful and time-efficient forms of professional learning available to educators and leaders. It is personalised, confidential, flexibly sched - uled and immediately focused on what mat- ters most to you, whether that is navigating a complex leadership challenge, preparing for a critical moment or simply creating the space to think more clearly about where you are headed. Working with a GCI accredited coach, you choose the focus. Your coach provides an im- partial, non-judgemental perspective, asks the questions that help you reach greater clarity, and supports you to identify and act on your next steps. Follow-up sessions provide the accountability to ensure that clarity becomes action.

Coaching is available in flexible blocks of hours to suit your needs and goals. A focused block of two hours across two or three sessions can provide targeted sup- port for a specific challenge or decision. Longer blocks of up to six hours enable the deeper, more sustained development that a full coaching cycle makes possible. HOW CAN COACHING HELP YOU? Coaching for Criticial Moments: Some- times two or three focused sessions are all you need to move forward on a specific decision, conversation or event: preparing for a difficult meeting, a key interview, an important performance conversation or a strategic change you need to communicate. Coaching for Transitions: Three or four sessions can support you through a significant professional transition: moving into a new role, navigating a shift in priorities or gaining clarity on where you want to take your career.

To find out more, contact us at coaching@growthcoaching.com.au

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Coaching for Leadership Development: A longer engagement of four or more sessions provides the space to identify and target areas of leadership growth, and can incorporate the use of a psychometric or feedback tool to deepen self-awareness and inform development. Balcony Conversations: Four or more sessions spread across the school year, one per term for example, provide a sustained space for reflection, support and challenge. Your coach helps you take the balcony view: stepping back from the day-to-day to identify what matters, what needs to change and where to focus your energy. Getting on Top of Things: A few targeted sessions can help you build a more effective personal system, address procrastination on a simmering issue or relieve the pressure of something that has been taking up too much mental space. What You Will Gain • Greater clarity, energy and confidence to move forward on your most important priorities • An impartial, non-judgemental space to think through complex challenges and decisions • Increased self-awareness and interpersonal effectiveness as a leader • The accountability to follow through, and the support to do so

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ABN 12 151 542 282

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3-6 Learning Hours • In-Person or Online

applicable strategies for adapting their approach to bring out the best in each person they lead. GCI can administer DiSC profiles and support your team through a structured process. Each partici- pant receives their personalised profile report and works with a GCI coach in an individual debrief and coaching session to explore their results, develop self-awareness and identify strategies for growth. A half or full-day facilitated team debrief then takes the team from individual awareness to shared understanding to practical strategies for working more effectively together, exploring each other’s styles, discussing what each person needs to thrive and leaving with a shared language for navigating differences.

Growing Effective Teams with the DiSC Profile Understand yourself, understand others and build a team that works better together. Everything DiSC is one of the world’s most widely used and trusted workplace profiling tools. Based on decades of research and published by Wiley, it helps individuals and teams develop a practical understanding of their own behavioural style and those of the people around them, building the self-awareness, empathy and communication skills that underpin effective professional relationships. GCI coaches are accredited to administer and de- brief the Everything DiSC suite. We most commonly work with two profiles in educational settings. The DiSC Workplace Profile helps all staff, regard - less of role or level, understand their own prior- ities, preferences and tendencies, recognise the different styles of colleagues and develop strate - gies for more effective working relationships. The result is greater empathy, stronger communication and a more cohesive team culture. The DiSC Management Profile is designed specifically for leaders and managers. It explores how your DiSC style shapes the way you direct and delegate, motivate others, develop your team and manage up. Leaders gain practical, immediately

What You Will Gain

• A clear and practical understanding of your own DiSC style and how it shapes your leadership and relationships • Greater insight into the styles, motivations and n needs of the people you work with • Practical strategies for communicating and collaborating more effectively across different styles • A shared team language that strengthens trust, reduces friction and improves collective performance

ABN 12 151 542 282

2 Learning Hours • Online

360-degree feedback tools provide something that self-reflection alone cannot: a clear picture of what it is like to be on the other side of you as a leader. Used well, they surface confirmed strengths, hidden blind spots and patterns that are difficult to see from the inside, and create the conditions for genuine growth. GCI coaches are accredited to administer and debrief a range of leading 360 and psychometric tools. Two we commonly use with educators and leaders are the Genos Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Assessment , which measures how well leaders demonstrate emotionally intelligent behaviours across six key competencies against global benchmarks; and the Life Styles Inventory (LSI) by Human Synergis- tics , one of the most established self-develop - ment assessments available, which examines the thinking and behavioural styles that shape a leader’s effectiveness, relationships and wellbeing. Seek meaningful feedback, build honest self-awareness and turn insight into action. 360 Feedback Tools and Coaching

What all these tools share is that the real value lies not in the report itself, but in what happens next. A skilled GCI coach works with you to interpret your results, make sense of the feedback and develop a concrete plan for translating insight into new behaviours and ways of leading. What You Will Gain • Honest, multi-perspective feedback on your leadership that goes beyond your own self-perception • Deeper self-awareness about the thinking, behavioural and emotional patterns shaping your impact • A clear development focus grounded in evidence, not guesswork • Coaching support to translate insights into meaningful, sustainable change in your leadership practice

ABN 12 151 542 282

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