Leadership

Coaching conversations that actually help

A good coaching conversation is short, specific, and leaves the teacher with one thing to try.

Amelia FordJun 23, 20261 min read

Post-observation conversations often turn into a list of everything that could be better. That is not coaching — it is a to-do list nobody can act on.

One thing at a time

Agree a single, concrete change and a date to look at it again. Depth beats breadth.

Questions before advice

"What were you hoping students would take away?" tells you more than any checklist, and it keeps ownership with the teacher.

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Amelia Ford · Head of Pedagogy

Former head of department and teacher educator. Amelia leads InspireIEF’s pedagogy programmes and writes about the gap between research and the Monday-morning lesson.