Coaching

Coaching is the art of facilitating another person’s learning, development, performance and wellbeing. It is a focused conversation that enables you to explore your thinking, self-beliefs, perspectives, and feelings, relating to a particular topic that is pertinent to you. It involves challenging the obstacles you encounter, and identifying approaches and actions – that will work for you in your context – it will empower you to tap into your inner knowledge and strength, moving you forward to accomplish what you wish to achieve. Coaching is self-directive. Through raising self-awareness and identifying choices you find yourself.

We provide a range of mentoring opportunities, including:

• Internal coaching – We have a number of qualified, accredited and experienced coaching across the University. Colleagues can request coaching support via the Staff Intranet.
• External coaching – We also work with external executive coaches who have applied their coaching expertise across a wide range of sectors (including HE) and specialise in specific areas in order to meet the diversity of our coaching requests. All are extremely experienced and qualified/ accredited at a high level.

Coaching is also embedded across our wider development and leadership programmes. All coaching is delivered in line with recognised professional standards, including the Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors.