1. Benefits of a Coaching culture within the School Management Team (SMT)
Presentation by : Mr T.C Nkonki [Principal]
From : DANIELS PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

2. Contents Setting the scenario Introduction
Benefits of the Principals Support Sessions
Coaching culture within the School Management Team (SMT)
Value of the programme to the school improvement plan
School leverage off the ZENEX Literacy Project
The key lessons from the Zenex Literacy Project Coaching Model

3. Setting the scenario Core mission SMT Extended
HOD & Principal sessions
Foundation Phase Teachers
HOD
&
COACHING
PRINCIPAL
Reports
Reflections
Support Sessions
SMT Extended
ΦPrincipals
ΦHODs
ΦGrade Heads
Core mission
 Improve culture of teaching and learning
Zenex Coaching

4. Introduction
The core mission of a school is to improve the educational achievement of all learners
Intervention programs that lead to improved learner performance and improved school environment are highly appreciated
Principal must ensure that, there is a good institutional culture and culture of teaching and learning
Institutionalising a coaching culture within the School Management Team[SMT] benefited my school in so many ways
This document presents a high level update of Zenex’s Five-Year Strategy (2014 – 2018)
It proposes some refinements to the Strategy
It is divided into 3 distinct areas:

5. Benefits of the principals support sessions
 Getting more information from the Coach and HOD
This information enables the Principal to know more about the programme
The Principal can monitor work done
Principals were able to share best practices, which influenced change for better in schools
 More knowledge leads to being in control of school activities
 Importance of job delegation

6. Establishment of a coaching culture within the School Management Team (SMT)
 Grow model assisted in improving the quality of our meetings
 This skill was transferred to other SMT members
Goal directed
 Evaluation elements
 Consultations
 Improved planning
 Leadership qualities are built

7. Value of the programme to the school improvement plan
Self –introspection (Weaknesses and strong points)
Curriculum coverage
Developmental needs of a staff:
Discipline
Story telling
Planning of different activities for learners
Key school improvement areas for the past two years
Learner Achievement
Basic Functionality
Leadership, Management and Communication
Improvement in reading as the teachers were trained on teaching and managing reading

8. Value of the programme to the school improvement plan
Assessment of learners’ ability to read with understanding
Paring a stronger reader with a weaker reader for paired reading when reading for enjoyment
Basic functionality:
Clear work to be done (by whom, when, how)
Time frames
Teachers and HODs are now able to manage and control classroom activities
Clear roles for all those involved
Improvement in leadership, management and communication
Sharing information
Empowerment /capacity building
Zenex programme can be easily changed to meet CAPS needs
Strategic planning
Using others to train or coach those who have not been trained

9. The key lessons from the Zenex Literacy Project Coaching Model
 Planning
 Clear communication
 Task orientated
 Setting goals
 Evaluation elements
 Consultation
 Job delegation
 Leadership /building second layer leadership

10. Daniels Primary SMT Team with Zenex

11. Thank you