As an experienced, accredited coach; Dawn has developed coaching skills in a wide range of contexts within schools. This has included coaching with teachers, TA’s, leaders; developing peer coaching across school groups. All of Dawn’s interventions demonstrate her passion for, and focus on, moving teaching and learning forwards both individually and within teams; a highly effective strategy to drive the ownership of whole school development.
As lead coach at Ravenscote, Dawn has also developed strategies for coaching with children and parents. She has led the school to achieve Gold Coachmark Status. ( http://coachmark.org.uk/a-leap-forward-for-ravenscote-school/ )
Though her work, Dawn has consistently shown that the quality of teaching and learning within a school is accelerated when coaching models are in use throughout the staff team and with children.
“Being coached has given me the opportunity to reflect on my practice, consider areas for development and be challenged to further my performance.”
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Dawn regularly works with teachers from other local schools; providing coaching, training and advice.
She has taught in a number of Primary schools in London, Kent and Surrey with different settings and needs. Dawn has led many subjects ranging from Assessment and Science to Music, G and T and PSHE. She has promoted school development as a Year leader and member of the SLT. Dawn is currently working as a class teacher, School Coach and Programme Director (for the OTP/ITP and Coaching Development Courses).
Dawn has a wealth of experience in many areas of school and staff development – and has particular expertise in teaching and learning and driving pupil progress in a supportive and collaborative way via the use of Coaching.
