ABSTRACT
Over the last decade, the use of coaching in schools has increased. Several books, research studies, and case studies describe coaching experiences to enhance leadership, teachers’ professional practice, students’ learning and development, and community members’ engagement. Although some coaching programmes in schools are mostly focused on performance, there has been a growing interest to promote the whole-school well-being through the integration of positive education principles and intervention and coaching practice. This chapter examines the use of coaching to promote well-being and enhance and amplify positive psychology interventions in schools. We start by providing an overview of positive psychology and coaching integration, including some research conducted to date. Then, we describe coaching and highlight the importance of developing coaching skills as a requirement to have better conversations in schools. Next, we outline the potential of combining positive education and positive psychology interventions and coaching in schools. Finally, we argue for an approach that integrates positive psychology principles and practices and coaching to facilitate positive education programmes that promote teachers, students, leaders, staff, and whole-school well-being. The chapter concludes with a case study.
