Creating a Coaching Culture in Schools 
Dr Suzy Green, Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS) and Founder & CEO The Positivity Institute

Abstract: The application of coaching in education is not new however to date much of it has been focused on the development of senior school leaders either in a one-to-one format with an external coach to support their performance or as a key leadership capability ie. school leader as coach. Increasingly the use of coaching in schools has expanded to include peer-to-peer coaching and student coaching with a focus both on the enhancement of performance and wellbeing. Whilst the interest and expansion of coaching in schools is promising, many schools are yet to take a strategic approach to the development of a coaching culture. A coaching culture has been defined as “...one in which coaching is the predominant style of managing and working together...where a commitment to growth of the organisation is embedded in a parallel commitment to growth of the people in the organisation.” (Clutterbuck & Megginson (2005). In addition, there have been calls for the integration of Positive Psychology and Coaching psychology in Positive Education (Green, 2014) and in a coaching context (Green & Palmer, 2018) i.e. Positive Psychology Coaching. In this workshop, Suzy will review the research base for evidence-based coaching as a lever for enhanced resilience, achievement and wellbeing and as a key means to create a mentally health workplace. Suzy will provide a 7 step process for the creation of a coaching culture.

Biography: Dr Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS) and Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organisation dedicated to the research and application of Positive Psychology for life, school and work. She is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology having conducted a world-first study on evidence-based coaching as an Applied Positive Psychology. Suzy was the recipient of an International Positive Psychology Fellowship Award and has published in the Journal of Positive Psychology. She lectured on Applied Positive Psychology as a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney for ten years and is an Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. Suzy also currently holds Honorary Academic positions at the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, the Black Dog Institute and she is an Affiliate of the Institute for Well-Being, Cambridge University. Suzy was the Stress-less Expert for Australian Women’s Health Magazine and the Positive Psychology Expert for Muse Magazine. Suzy is an official ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and she maintains a strong media profile appearing on television, radio and in print.