CLARE THOMAS
Coaching and Communications
MY SERVICES
Clear Coherent Communication
COMMUNICATION INSETS
Effective communication with parents
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Building staff confidence in relationship management
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Dealing with overbearing parents
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Negotiating the best outcome for the pupil
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Taking ownership of this vital relationship and understanding its importance to the school
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Share experiences and best practice engendering team spirit
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Feel inspired and motivated to focus on development and improvement.
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Be confident in tackling obstacles to your success.
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Define your goals.
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See clearly what you need to do to achieve your aims and ambitions.
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Recognise patterns of thought and behaviour that might hold you back.
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Look at situations from a different angle, which can change perceptions and can be liberating.
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Focus on your achievements and how you can build on them.
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Feel confident that you have excellent strategies to overcome difficulties and setbacks.
COACHING
TEAM BUILDING
and FACILITATION
Team Building:
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Explore and understand the values of the team.
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Renew respect and appreciation for all members of the team.
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Opportunity to evaluate work practices and everyone’s contribution.
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Through team building challenges, change perceptions about what people have to offer – different people taking the lead and the initiative.
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Reflect on the modus operandi and adjust where necessary.
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Work towards alignment regarding goals and working practices.
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Motivate and inspire the team – enhance team spirit and pride in being part of an effective team.
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Recognise opportunities for maximising the team’s potential.
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Facilitation:
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The aims and objectives of the meeting are clearly communicated to ensure that the group is outcome focussed.
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The group dynamic is understood and areas of difficultly are anticipated.
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The meeting is kept on course.
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Contributions from everyone are elicited and everyone feels involved and valued.
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Small group discussions and brainstorming sessions are set up and the structure of the meeting is managed.
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Energy levels are monitored, the agenda is adapted when necessary to ensure maximum focus.
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Key points are captured and fully discussed and then recorded clearly.
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At the end of the session, there is a review and summary of the meeting and a clear action plan is overseen.