1. Subject Learning Coaches
Helen Scanlan
Newcastle College

2. What is a Subject Learning Coach?
SLCs are trained coaches who support teaching, training and learning in their own institutions.
The goal of their work is to enhance teaching and learning and increase the motivation and success of learners.
Success North Website, 2010

3. What does their role involve?
Does not?

4. Definition of coaching?
Peer coaching is a process through which two or more professional colleagues work together to reflect upon current practices; expand, refine and build new skills; share ideas; conduct action research; teach one another and problem solve within the workplace
Robbins (1995)
Difference between coaching and mentoring?

5. Skills needed to be a coach?

6. Skills needed to be a coach?
Subject knowledge
Teaching experience
Creative approach
Developed communication skills
Negotiator
Supportive
Tactful
‘Awareness’

7. ‘Johari Window’ http://kevan.org/johari?view=Hellsbells1967
Based on the model developed by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingram (1950)

8. Emotional Intelligence
Goleman identified the five 'domains' of EQ as:
1. Knowing your emotions.
2. Managing your own emotions.
3. Motivating yourself.
4. Recognising and understanding other people's emotions.
5. Managing relationships, ie., managing the emotions of others
Daniel Goleman 1995

9. Grow Model GOAL What do you want to achieve?
What would achieving this lead to long term?
When would you like to achieve this by?
REALITY
What is the current position?
What have you done so far?
What stops you from moving on?
OPTIONS
What could you do?
What else could you do
What else?
and what else?
WILL
What will you do?
What will be the first step?
By when?

10. What next? lianne.abraham@ncl-coll.ac.uk
If you are interested in completing the SLC training and gaining the qualification, please contact Lianne Abraham and we will contact you layer in the year! 

11. Thank you for attending and participating, and enjoy the remainder of the day!