In part one of our special report into coaching in education, Christian van Nieuwerburgh, John Campbell and Jim Knight present a revised framework for coaching in schools, embracing best practice from around the world

The past decade has seen a welcome growth in interest in the use of coaching in educational settings in the UK, US and Australia. Schools have been experimenting with various coaching interventions and approaches and there are indications that these can have a positive effect on student and teacher wellbeing, the emotional intelligence of...