After the monitoring- Providing feedback to colleagues (and having ‘difficult’ conversations)

We are currently not running this course but you can book one of our consultants to run this (in your setting, at your choice of venue or online). Please get in touch with our consultancy department for more details consultancy@focus-education.co.uk 

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This half-day course is good training for any leader in school, especially those colleagues relatively new to a leadership role, involved in the monitoring of teaching and learning and providing feedback to colleagues. The main focus of the course is how feedback can be given to ensure maximum impact on improving practice and impact for pupils.

The training includes the opportunity for delegates to watch lesson clips and discuss the main areas that would be the focus for feedback, and how this could be given - an activity that colleagues find very useful.

The course also includes how feedback can form part of a coaching model of development in a school. It includes strategies and ideas for structuring professional dialogue when difficult messages must be given to colleagues, which is another aspect of the course that colleagues have found to be particularly beneficial.

The session will address the following:

• What is the purpose of feedback and how does this fit into a cycle of continuous professional development?

• How con leaders plan feedback for maximum impact?

• What can we learn from other schools (ideas and best practice)?

• How can we plan for and manage giving difficult messages to colleagues?

Standards for Teachers’ Professional Development Statement

This course is underpinned by rigorous scholarship and supported by continual development and support. It meets the DfE’s Standards for Teachers’ Professional Development in the following ways:

• This professional development course has a focus on improving and evaluating pupil outcomes;

• It is underpinned by robust evidence and expertise, and is clear on intended outcomes and objectives;

• There is an expectation of collaboration and there will be expert challenge;

• The course is part of a CPD programme designed to equip staff with the knowledge and skills required to effectively implement within their school, and sustain improvements over time.

This course is available to buy as a CPD Video. Find out more here.