CUMBRIA CALLING

When Carlisle City Council built a new internal culture, other public sector organisations became interested, too. With the help of Barefoot Coaching, the Cumbria Coach Academy was born. Darren Crossley reports Senior managers at Carlisle City Council have been...

OPEN TO LEARNING

In the final part of our special report into coaching in education, we look at the evidence for coaching in education and suggest next steps. Margaret Barr reports Fourteen-year-old Mary (not her real name)had a chaotic home life and found it difficult to converse or...

NEVER MIND THE GAP

In the second part of our special report on coaching in education, Jason Pascoe and John Campbell propose a strategic approach to coaching in schools The Knowing-Doing Gap (Pfeffer & Sutton, 2000) is a well-established phenomenon. We usually know what we should be...

LESSON IN PROGRESS

In part one of our special report into coaching in education, Christian van Nieuwerburgh, John Campbell and Jim Knight present a revised framework for coaching in schools, embracing best practice from around the world The past decade has seen a welcome growth in...

LET’S GET OUTSIDE

Karen Liebenguth can often be found conducting coaching sessions while walking in the parks around London. Many of her clients have been known to walk their way out of their problems while doing so. She explains why she has taken her coaching into nature   Take a...