ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on how coaching can have a positive impact on secondary schools, 11-18 year old students, and staff. It also focuses on coaching for enhanced examination performance. The chapter looks at recent work undertaken by us to research the impact of a number of different coaching pilot programmes designed to support students and enhance educational attainment. It explores the issue of resilience and schools, and how coaching can be used as a tool in secondary schools to address the problem of bullying and stress. The chapter considers how secondary schools could use coaching with staff to build a learning culture within their school, and explores its wider impact on social skills such as self-awareness, taking greater personal responsibility, and personal confidence. Coaching has a significant role to play in staff development within a secondary school setting.