Your Guides on the Side

About Your Guides on the Side

Guides on the Side are a group of experienced educators who provide online and face-to-face coaching and mentoring support for early career principals, middle leaders and teachers. We want to create a future where educational leaders are supported and well prepared as you manage the tensions of your roles so that the voice of education is strengthened to promote a more equitable society. We believe that everyone is capable, and that we can empower you through choice and side-by-side power sharing. We want to keep learning with you. Through our extensive experience, we know the educational landscape is constantly changing, so we create new solutions that are personalised to your needs. We hold a positive view of educators and focus on your professional development and your well being in equal measure. We provide professional support services to work through the challenges of educational leadership – particularly for rural and remote leaders. We help you increase productivity, improve engagement and encourage innovation by clarifying the priorities of your WORKLOAD. We provide tangible support, guidance, and assistance in times of uncertainty through an external confidential listening ear to reduce ISOLATION, both physical and role specific. We provide valuable insights that drive your growth and success through LEADERSHIP KNOW HOW workshops based on your context. We provide you with strategies that minimise your stress and help you maintain mental health pressured by the EMOTIONAL LOAD OF LEADERSHIP. We enhance your skills and confidence for DEALING WITH PEOPLE. Guides On The Side products and services are designed to align with your local and systemic context. They include • Coaching and Mentoring online and face-to-face Sessions • Leadership Formation Sessions • Leadership Know How Workshops • Goal Setting and Review • Co-designed Professional Support

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