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• Look at the possibilities:
In an ideal world, with no obstacles, what could they do to
address the issues?
What is getting in the way of doing this?
How could these obstacles be overcome?
What have they already tried? - What worked and what didn’t?
• Decide and commit to action:
What are they going to do to address the issues?
When are they going to do it? How are they going to do it?
• Analyse and evaluate the impact:
How will they know if they have been successful?
What will it look like?
Although in its early days, we have used this model in schools
with an encouraging degree of success. Its simplicity makes the
key stages easy to remember, within the framework of a
constant reminder to ask open questions throughout each of the
stages.
Source: The Coaching Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Your School
By Shaun Allison, Michael Harbour

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