Online Training and Coaching Videos for School Leaders
The pandemic created a uniquely challenging few years for Senior and Middle leaders across many schools all over the UK. Many of these leaders struggled as they didn’t have access to the support and coaching they needed. London-based coach and mentor Robin Johnson identified a solution that would benefit Senior and Middle leaders. With a wealth of first-hand education coaching experience, Robin put his skills to good use and created a series of six training videos tailored to the needs of school leadership teams.
Each of the videos explores a different coaching topic, tackling common issues that can arise within teams. In the videos, Robin takes viewers through practical applications that have been tried and tested over his 20 years of experience in high-level team development training, with proven results. With online access, the videos can be watched and applied by individuals and groups, at any time.
Get Your FREE Video
As a taster to the rest of the series of team training videos, Robin is offering FREE access to the first video, Prioritisation and Time Management Strategies at Work.
The Videos
Filmed by leadership coach, Robin Johnson, this exclusive series of online training videos has been created especially for the unique challenges faced by schools, colleges, and other educational organisations across the UK. By investing in this valuable resource, starting from just £49 per month, your school can start to overcome challenges and see positive change that impacts everyone, from the board of governors to the students.
Prioritisation and Time Management Strategies at Work
Many of Robin’s clients encounter the problem of being drawn into firefighting, meaning that they run out of time to work on higher-level tasks that often have longer-term impact. Lower value tasks commonly include emails, trouble-shooting, and small requests from colleagues. With just a few practical adjustments, you can free up those much-needed extra hours that can make a difference to your workload and stress levels. In this first online video, Robin walks you through a range of timesaving and prioritisation techniques that can help you take control of your to-do list and make time for the things that matter most.
Meetings and Negotiations – Making Clear Engagements Count
So many school leadership teams find themselves engaging in what feels like endless meetings, which can be repetitive, dull, and unproductive. In this video, Robin helps school leadership teams identify which meetings are not reaching actionable conclusions, or extensively discussing topics that little can be done about. Your team learn how to conduct meetings more efficiently, in a way that leads to real change and accountability, getting the best out of every participant. Robin’s solutions help teams to streamline meetings, foster discussions, and free up valuable extra time.
Self-Awareness – Advanced Communications
Being aware of your own and others’ communication styles is vital and can be the difference between success and failure in many aspects of running a school. Many of us think we know ourselves well, but most of us have blind spots around certain behaviour patterns and communication methods. Robin introduces teams to possible character traits and ways of communicating that they may be unaware of. Understanding how and the reasons that you and other people communicate the way you do is a game-changer when it comes to managing conflict, making sure every voice is heard, and taking the right sort of action. Many of Robin’s former clients had trouble feeling truly heard and understood by their teams, leading to them experiencing anger and despair. After learning how to represent their ideas in different ways, they were able to effectively communicate their desired message, and influence their organisation for the better.
Increased Self-Confidence and Resilience at Work
Even the most self-confident person can find themselves becoming demotivated when faced with criticism. So many life factors can gnaw away at your natural resilience while challenges and stressful situations at work can cause us to doubt ourselves and our abilities. By learning how to boost your self-confidence you stay positive when faced with criticism and understand how taking feedback constructively can help you grow your skills. You learn to be less defensive while also learning new tools and techniques to become more resilient to stress and difficult situations in and out of work.
Decision Making – Problem Solving at Work
Thinking quickly on your feet is a skill that every school leadership team needs, particularly when unexpected problems arise. When a problem occurs, it can be easy to become overwhelmed, and feel powerless, particularly when conflicting demands are all around you. In this video, Robin introduces your team to a selection of proven tools to help you tackle even the toughest problems well. He shows teams how to take back control, take a step back, weigh up all the options available, and make decisions objectively, acting sooner rather than later.
Handling Difficult Conversations – Controlling Emotions
Nobody enjoys confronting a team member, no matter what the situation. However, avoiding a challenging conversation leads to problems growing bigger over time, leading to toxic work cultures. In this training video, Robin walks leaders and teams through a step-by-step approach that empowers everyone to manage difficult emotions and approach all conversations with a positive attitude and focus on finding a solution, while always remaining professional. A common problem faced by many schools is confronting the problem of an underperforming member of staff, or someone who is exhibiting unhelpful behaviour that is negatively affecting the team. By engaging in solution-focused conversations, staff are coached on how to be direct, while working towards an outcome that benefits all parties.
How to access the video series
The online training videos are available either on their own with our single-user or whole school licenses for a period of 12 months or they can be combined with our classic in-person coaching as a hybrid training package. Single license packages start at just £49 per month making this online video coaching series a fantastic investment that will help your Senior and Middle leaders to perform at the highest level.
Get access to the first video in the series for FREE by emailing Robin today at robin@leadershipeducation.co.uk