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Individual Coaching
Our coaching offer can be accessed as individual support or in a team, for leaders and board members of system partner organisations. Please read on for individual coaching and read more on team coaching here.
Our offer
Our individual coaching offer provides a safe, confidential space for leaders to explore their leadership challenges and opportunities. It’s available to leaders from Sport England system partner organisations who are working to tackle inequalities in their role. Any leader within these settings could benefit from coaching, including:
- Aspiring leaders or those new to leadership roles.
- Programme and project leaders.
- Senior leader team members, executives, chairs and board members.
Being a leader isn’t determined by job titles or seniority, it’s about wanting to make a difference, creating change and opening up opportunities for more people to live active lives. If you work to tackle these inequalities, or you support the people that do, then you're part of ‘Leading the Movement’.
Our team will carefully match successful applicants to their ideal coach
Once you’ve been onboarded, your coach will support you to reach your goals and guide your personal development. Your coaching experience will also give you access to a set of helpful tools, skills and approaches from our LeaderLine Coaching Toolkit and LeaderLine Companion, our online tool designed to support growth and reflective learning.
If you’re not currently eligible for individual coaching, please explore our ‘About us’ page for other support opportunities.
What’s involved?
Our team of coaches have a wealth of experience supporting leaders like you to achieve goals and aspirations, whilst actively tackling inequalities. Our coaching programme is typically delivered over a three-to-six-month period and includes:
One, 45-minute welcome and matching session
Ensuring you’re integrated well into the Leading the Movement programme and matched with the best coach to support you.
Up to five, 60-minute coaching sessions
Hosted virtually at a time that suits you, you’ll work with your coach to explore your challenges and progress towards your goals in a safe, trusted and confidential space.
Check-in for 30 minutes, three months after your coaching
An opportunity to touch base with your coach and share the progress you have made. We’ll also use this opportunity to help you stay involved in Leading the Movement.
Self-nominate
If you’re eligible (check if your organisation’s listed here) and this support sounds appealing and appropriate to you, please follow the link below to submit a self-nomination. If you have any further questions, please explore our FAQs page or get in touch by email at leadingthemovement@sportengland.org.
Team coaching
Our team coaching offer supports teams of between 7 to 12 leaders from Sport England system partner organisations. It’s designed to highlight the benefits of inclusion and diversity and supports teams to develop their purpose, practice and presence in relation to tackling inequalities in sport and physical activity. Our team offer can benefit lots of different teams including:
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New and evolving leadership teams
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Established leadership teams
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Project, initiative or mission teams
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Place-based leadership teams; and
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Senior leadership teams, executive teams and boards.
Our coaches
Onboarded teams will be supported by one or two of our expert coaches, depending on their challenges and team size. Our coaches have a wealth of experience and knowledge in supporting teams to achieve their goals and aspirations.
What are the benefits?
Team coaching can lead to lots of different benefits including:
- Increased team effectiveness, connectedness, impact and outcomes
- Effective collective action to better understand and overcome challenges
- Enhanced practical skills; and
- A boost in the morale and confidence of team members.
What’s involved?
Team coaching typically takes place over a four-to-six-month period and includes:
One, two-hour kick off session
Ensuring you’re integrated well into the Leading the Movement programme and matched with the best coach(es) to support your team.
Three, three-hour team coaching sessions
Hosted in person, our coaches will lead your sessions in a safe and effective way to ensure you make progress towards your goals.
One, two-hour reflection session
An opportunity to wrap up your team coaching journey and reflect on positive ways of working and next steps. We’ll also share other opportunities for your team to stay involved in Leading the Movement.
Team coaching next steps
If you’re eligible (check if your organisation’s listed here) and this support sounds appropriate and beneficial to your team, please speak to your Sport England relationship manager. They will help you decide if it’s an appropriate time for your team to access support and, if it is, they’ll link you with our coaching team for a further discussion.
If you’re not currently eligible for team coaching, please take a look at our ‘About us’ page for more widely available support channels.
If you have any further questions, please take a look at FAQs page or email us at leadingthemovement@sportengland.org.