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Systems and Team Coaching for Schools

Lead as one system. Strengthen collaboration, trust, and alignment.

Schools are complex systems — made up of relationships that connect leaders, teachers, and teams across every level.

Systems and Team Coaching for Schools helps school leadership teams build clarity, trust, and alignment through a systemic approach that brings the whole team into the conversation.

Grounded in Relationship Systems Intelligence™ (RSI), this program enables teams to see themselves as a living system — one that learns, adapts, and grows together. Through dialogue, reflection, and team coaching, school leaders gain tools to navigate conflict, strengthen communication, and align around shared purpose.

What You’ll Experience

Each engagement is customizable to your school’s context — from newly-formed leadership teams to established groups seeking renewal or transformation.

Participants will:

  • Strengthen clarity, trust, and alignment across leadership and staff teams
  • Address interpersonal tensions and rebuild relational trust
  • Co-create shared purpose, values, and vision for collective direction
  • Embed collaboration and accountability into the way teams operate
  • Build system-wide resilience and wellbeing through reflective learning

“When schools coach the system, not just the individuals, collaboration becomes culture.”
— ELF Coaching Faculty

Customizable Team Coaching Streams

  • Foundations of Team Effectiveness
  • Navigating Conflict & Building Trust
  • Vision, Values & Alignment
  • Leading Together: Strengthening Co-Leadership
  • Competency-Driven Growth (CDG) Conversations for School Leaders
  • Building a Coaching Culture in Schools
  • Sustaining High-Performing Teams

Key Outcomes Across All Streams

  • Strengthened collaboration and shared leadership
  • Enhanced communication and trust within teams
  • Constructive management of conflict and tension
  • Renewed sense of direction, alignment, and culture cohesion
  • Sustainable practices for wellbeing and long-term performance

Program Format

FormatDurationDelivery Options
Core Team Coaching1–2 daysIn-person / Virtual
Leadership Series3–5 sessionsOver 2–3 months
Coaching Culture Pathway3–6 monthsWhole-School Engagement
Strategic RetreatsCustomOnsite / Offsite Facilitation

Who This Is For

  • School leadership teams (Principals, VPs, HODs, Senior Teachers)
  • Department or cross-functional teams seeking cohesion and clarity
  • Schools undergoing leadership transitions or strategic change
  • Education clusters or networks building system-wide collaboration

Why It Works

  • Systemic Lens: Addresses the whole team, not just individuals.
  • Customized Design: Adapted to each school’s goals and context.
  • Deep Practice: Builds sustainable habits for communication, trust, and alignment.

Next Steps

Ready to strengthen collaboration and lead as one system?

Let’s co-design a Team Coaching program that meets your school’s unique needs.

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