Leadership Coaching for Educators

Empowering school leaders to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact

At Coaching Focus, our Leadership Coaching for Schools is designed for educators at any level and career stage-whether you’re an aspiring team leader, middle leader, or experienced principal. Our personalised, one-on-one coaching helps you become the leader your team and school community need.

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Leadership Coaching for Educators

Empowering school leaders to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact

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Leaders at any stage | 1:1 confidential sessions | Online or onsite

Why Choose Leadership Coaching?

Leadership coaching is a powerful, self-reflective process that gives you the space to pause, think, and plan with intention. Rather than offering advice, our coach partners with you to explore your thinking, unlock new perspectives, and drive meaningful growth-both personally and professionally.

Audience:

Leaders at any level in a school setting

Mode:

Online or onsite (by arrangement)

Format:

1:1 confidential sessions

Customised Plans:

Tailored to your goals, budget, and availability

Easy Scheduling:

Coachees receive a personal booking link

Coach: Sessions with Janine – ICF Certified Leadership Coach & Education Specialist

Coaching Focus Areas

Personalised Leadership Topics to Support Your Growth, Clarity, and Confidence

Leadership Clarity &  Confidence

Refine your leadership style and mindset with practical strategies that help you lead with confidence-no matter your career stage.

Clarifying your leadership values and direction
Strengthening communication & personal presence
Building confidence for challenging conversations
Defining & enhancing your personal leadership brand

Team Performance &  Relationships

Develop the skills to navigate team dynamics and workplace relationships with greater ease and impact.

Enhancing team cohesion and performance
Navigating complex team or stakeholder relationships
Increasing influence across your organisation
Leading with purpose during times of change

Strategy, Decision-Making  & Results

Work on thinking big, setting bold goals, and turning strategy into action-without burning out.

Goal setting, achievement, and accountability
Strategic thinking and vision planning
Decision-making tools and behavioural insight
Managing competing priorities effectively

Wellbeing, Transition & Growth

Balance your professional growth with personal wellbeing and sustainable leadership habits.

Managing stress, anxiety, and procrastination
Time and task management
Creating a healthy work-life balance
Transitioning into new leadership roles

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Coaching for Better Leadership

At Coaching Focus, you’ll work directly with Janine Stratford, a certified Leadership Coach (PCC – ICF) and Career Strategist with decades of experience in the education sector. Janine understands the unique challenges faced by school leaders and educators and brings a personalised, strengths-based approach to every coaching session.

Through flexible, high-quality 1:1 coaching sessions held via video conference, Janine helps you become the leader you’re meant to be – no matter where you’re located. Coaching provides a confidential space to reflect, reset, and gain new perspectives so you can lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.

Whether you’re looking to grow in your current role, prepare for a new leadership opportunity, or simply build more confidence and direction in your career, Janine’s coaching is designed to meet you where you are and take you further.

From Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, to regional Australia and New Zealand – leadership growth is just a call away.

Leadership & Career Coaching

Build clarity, confidence, and direction

$310 AUD (plus GST)

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DISC Report & Debrief Session

In-depth behavioural profiling with expert guidance

$530 AUD (plus GST)

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Who Is This Coaching For?

School leaders across primary, secondary, and senior leadership roles

Teachers transitioning into leadership positions

Leaders facing complex team or cultural challenges

Educators preparing for principal or executive leadership roles

Behavioural Profiling – Using Science to Explain How You Lead

Leaders need to know themselves first before they can lead well.

Effective leaders know themselves: their strengths, challenges, how they prefer to go about their work and what activities excite or exhaust them. You can find out all of this from a behavioural profile.

Leaders who understand and know themselves well are more effective in everything they do. After completing a 20 minute on-line questionnaire, an accurate and thorough 40-page leadership report (DISC) is produced that maps your behavioural and communication preferences, how you might be perceived by others, your tendencies, areas for improvement and strategies to assist you to improve your interactions with others and lift your work performance.

The behavioural profile tool combines the two sciences of performance that help you to understand yourself in how you behave and communicate and why you move into action, using the very well-known and research – based DISC and Driving Forces.

Janine will walk you through the report in a private and confidential debrief. Using a coaching style, Janine will work with you to analyse the report findings and help you to create strategic actions to move your leadership and career forward.

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Leadership Journey?

Let’s talk about how coaching can support your growth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Is there a set program for coaching or is it flexible?

Janine wants you to feel in control of your own development and locking you into a program does not give you that freedom. We recommend you start with at least 3 coaching sessions and then you will be starting to feel the impact and benefit of your work with Janine.

You decide how many sessions you want to have and because you book the sessions yourself, using a calendar booking link, you have the freedom to also reschedule if your plans change.

To achieve behaviour change and real results, 4 to 6 sessions across a semester is recommended, with the sessions spaced three weeks apart.

Q2: What is the recommend frequency for coaching?

Janine recommends that sessions are booked between 3 weeks and 1 month apart. Any further apart and momentum and drive gets diminished.

Q3: Do I choose the topic, or will the coach decide what we will explore?

In coaching, the coachee (that’s you) are driving the conversation. So, you choose your priorities. Your coach is there to raise your awareness and thinkings with aspects and resources you haven’t noticed or considered.

Q4: What do I need to do to prepare for a coaching session?

Before a coaching session, it is helpful if you have thought about what you want to explore in the session. Together you and Janine will work on one thing at a time. Depending on the exploration involved, you may only work through one topic in your session, or you may want to touch on a few smaller topics.

Having a list of 1,2 or 3 things in helpful. It’s also good to have with you a notepad, pen and glass of water.

Q5: How long is each coaching session?

Each session runs for 1 hour. They are held over ZOOM. Find yourself a quiet space so you can be easily heard, and you can comfortably hear Janine. You also want to be in a space where you are not interrupted and no-one else can hear you.

Q6: Will our conversation be confidential?

Janine is often asked to coach several people in one organisation, and she stresses with everyone she coaches that their story, their challenges and what they work on together is their business and no-one else’s. Janine operates under a code of ethics where confidentiality is paramount. If your organisation requests a coaching report, the contents of that report are decided together.

What Educators Are Saying

“As a senior leader, supporting people to build their leadership capacity, and achieve impact in their roles, is one of my most important responsibilities. Through this leadership coaching program, I can attest to Janine’s ability to effectively partner with schools, in supporting individuals to develop their own personal and professional leadership capabilities. Janine’s expertise in this program, has led to the achievement of positive outcomes for our school culture and student learning, and strong growth in leadership capacity.”

Paul Bannister,

Director of Learning and Innovation, Concordia College, SA

“I cannot recommend Janine highly enough. She is able to get to the heart of things easily and develops good rapport with staff.
Our staff have a high level of regard and trust in Janine and appreciate her practical nature. Quite often staff will describe her sessions as the best PD they have ever done and appreciate that they can put their learnings into action in a very real way.”

Rachael Cracknell,

Deputy Principal – Staff, St Bede’s College, VIC