As well as interactive and one-to-one coaching programmes, Plain Sailing in Schools is also delighted to offer in-school training sessions. These may take the form of small-group seminars and workshops or whole staff INSET sessions after school or during Teacher Availability Days.
Seminars and workshops can be tailored to the needs of the school and the individuals attending, whatever their roles and responsibilities are. Some of the popular themes and topics are:
- Mental and Physical Wellbeing
- Time and Task Management & Personal Organisation
- Building Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
- Creating the Perfect Work/Life Balance
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Developing Good Relationships in Schools
- A Basic Introduction to Life Coaching Tools
All seminars and workshops aim to empower school employees with a variety of powerful tools for professional and personal development including:
- The My Life Mapping Tool – to focus on specific areas for improvement and plan appropriate action.
- The GROW Web Tool – to explore Goals, Reality, Options and Willpower.
- Learning how to identify core values and beliefs.
- Eradicating any self-limiting beliefs, and creating new empowering beliefs.
- Identifying and eliminating the individual’s obstacles and barriers to success.
- Strategies and tools for raising levels of self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Identifying key strengths and developing strategies for leveraging these strengths in order to achieve goals.
- Developing a programme with a clear vision, goals and objectives for short, medium and long term.
- Identify an individual’s calling – why they are here and what makes them truly happy.
- A system for routinely assessing and reviewing progress made and the impact it has made.

