Crowther Centre Consultancy

A research informed think tank with a commitment to school improvement

The Crowther Centre consultancy provides support and clarity to schools and school systems to enable optimal performance, by: 

  • Improving the use of evidence in your school 
  • Building a coaching culture 
  • Identifying key data to drive improvement 
  • Utilising implementation science 
  • Implementing cultural improvement tools 

To be effective in producing profound, lasting change, professional development interventions need to be ongoing. Using implementation science, the Crowther Centre provides high level workshops with continued, just-in-time support to assist schools in implementing change. 

Brief

The key brief for this engagement is to assist you to build clarity and support for your school’s coaching program. 

The Crowther Centre will support to build a lasting, impactful community of practice.  Participants will develop specific skills, improve knowledge and instruction to positively influence student learning outcomes. 

Consulting Proposal

A consulting engagement will consist of three parts: 

1. Building Clarity 

Workshops on key parts of building a coaching culture in your school (building clarity). 

2. Providing Support 

The Crowther Centre will assist to build a community of practice with frequent, shorter sessions to build capacity and problem solve. 

3. Relationships 

As part of the relationship, we are here with ongoing access to Crowther Centre staff. 

Key Outcomes

Key outcomes,may include: 

  • Participants reporting increased knowledge and demonstration of coaching skills 
  • Collecting baseline data and evidence of impact over time 
  • Growth target >80% 

Five Key Workshop Strands

1. Instructional Specialists

The key lever to improving the learning in schools is improving instructional practice. The best way to improve instructional practice is instructional coaching.

  • Latest research into effective teaching and professional development
  • The complexities of helping and adult learning
  • Pedagogical content knowledge and the science of how students learn
2. Creating a Learning Model

The learning model is an essential part of the school strategy. It guides the purpose and aims of the organisation to develop young people who are good at learning and good at life.

  • Latest research into student learning
  • Working with colleagues to develop your own model depending on your unique context
  • How to engage students, parents, teachers and professional support staff
3. Data: Impact, use and identification

Education is full of initiatives and ideas that have not made an impact. This session will discuss how to identify baseline data and track progress over time.

  • Latest evidence of data to be used in schools
  • How to metricise key actions
  • Building in data cycles and feedback loops
4. Student/Staff Wellbeing

Asking staff and students how they perceive the learning environment provides valuable insights into how the organisation can motivate and inspire its community to achieve.

  • Latest research into student and staff wellbeing
  • The interrelationship between wellbeing research, practice and cognitive development
  • Building student and staff and student voice in your school
5. Leadership

Second to quality of instruction, the quality of leadership is the most important in school factor. This workshop provides specific models and structures to build capacity in your emerging and middle leaders.

  • Building leadership capacity in schools, particularly for middle leaders
  • Developing shared vision and organisational coherence
  • Building trust, agility and adaptability in leadership and performance
Get in touch

Do you want to know more or engage our services? 

Please get in touch with us at the Crowther Centre and we will answer any questions you might have or get the ball rolling to initiate your program.