Coaching and Supervision for leaders in Education settings is vital to creating the parameters for both balance and success. At Emma Lewry Ltd we believe in the power of connection and that leaders who are well supported through either coaching, supervision or even better both - are better able to manage the impact of their roles, balance the challenges and bring their best selves to work for their young people.
Both coaching and supervision are growing in research and recommendations. You can find a list of suggested think pieces and research at the bottom of this page, if you are interested to learn more.
Emma Lewry Ltd offers both leadership coaching and reflective supervision for leaders in Education in a range of formats to best suit the needs of individuals and organisations including online, face to face, 1:1, group and bespoke models.
You will find lots of information here and in the specific supervision and coaching pages, we hope these are useful. To talk to Emma about working with you and your team please book a call below, send a request via the contact form at the bottom of this page, or ping an email over to info@emmalewry.co.uk
What's the difference between Supervision and Coaching?
There are many similarities with coaching and supervision for leaders. While both are concerned with supporting the development of individuals there are some key differences. Some leaders we work with access only supervision or coaching and some access both - these are the really lucky ones!
Supervision is concerned with supporting individuals to manage the impact of their role. It is client driven, open to go in any direction that is needed in order to support individuals to reflect upon challenges, situations and relationships and to take time to explore the impact of these on their professional and personal life. The goal of supervision is to give clients protected time within a safe space to be reflective, honest and true about what is going on for them.
Coaching is more concerned with goal oriented approach. Some coaching is specifically aimed at improving an aspect of leadership or teaching, for example instructional coaching.
Leadership Coaching with Emma Lewry Ltd enables an open, client driven approach towards exploring and working towards clear goals. Sessions can be face to face or online and 1:1 or in groups depending on the nature of the goals.
A Headteachers Story:
Once upon a time there was a Headteacher, she was passionate about her work, kind to her staff and families and desperately wanted to serve her community. She had led 2 other schools through challenging times and had experienced mentoring and support with developed her as a leader immensely.
In a new role, in a new school things were different. What started as a dream role soon became part nightmare with an innumerate amount of challenges being thrown at her, what felt like, all at once. She was lucky that her Trust invested in coaching support both in 1:1 and group formats, and that much of the 1:1 sessions would really be closer to supervision sessions. Through this support this Headteacher was able to make change, to manage the role for a time and to learn a huge amount about herself in the progress.
Ultimately this Headteacher decided that she wanted to offer her support and guidance from a different space outside that of the Headteachers office, and so she left to pursue a business working with leaders through supervision, coaching and Early Years consultancy. That Headteacher was Emma and she brings these experiences of being in it, fully in it, to her work with leaders. Supervision and coaching from an experienced colleague makes a difference, a BIG difference!
Find out more about Supervision and Coaching with Emma Lewry Ltd here:
Research and recommended reading - coming soon!
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