Headteacher Darryl Wideman, of independent school Radnor House in Twickenham, was keen to introduce a coaching culture into his school, from the senior and middle leadership through to all staff and older pupils.
No matter what brings you to our site, we believe it always helps you to understand what we do, how we do it and most importantly why we do it. Synergia is an organisational development business specialising in leadership coaching for independent schools and coaching business leaders. We work with our clients to enable them to become the best that they can be.
We work in partnership with our clients to solve people management challenges. Whether this is through individual or team coaching, managerial development programmes, or implementing organisation wide change initiatives, we have a track record of delivering above and beyond our clients’ expectations.
We have a passion to enable anyone we work with to understand their own potential and know how to achieve that potential. We work with Senior Leadership Teams, Headteachers and Visionaries to help them create a coaching culture that fosters collaboration, growth and a deep sense of purpose within their organisation or school community.
When a client approaches us with a challenging people situation, at Synergia we look forward to unlocking the challenge. We do this by enabling the people involved to understand themselves, their colleagues, or students, and the impact that they have on each other and their team, as well as sometimes, pupils and the wider organisation.
The knowledge, skills, and experience that our team has gained over their careers means we can get to the heart of the matter swiftly. Through robust analytical tools, a strong coaching philosophy as well as the honesty and integrity to ask the right questions, we facilitate key discussions in schools and organisations that unlock barriers that have often been unwittingly created. We develop our clients in such a way that they don’t become dependent on us.
Do you want to know more about how we work with schools? Download our Education Coaching Brochure and read more about our Education Coaching Services here.
Firstly, consultancy: we work with our clients to solve their organisational development challenges by bringing all our experience to the table. This can lead to coaching, training and change initiatives, working with individuals, teams, pupils and the whole organisation. The people within an organisation or school are what lead to competitive advantage. So ensuring they reach their potential, ensures that the organisation reaches theirs too!
Secondly, training: we’re an approved ILM centre. This means we’re able to offer accredited qualifications in Leadership and Management as well as Coaching and Mentoring. These formal courses have a strict curriculum, and we have Direct Claims Status for all the qualifications that we offer. However, if you need a more tailored approach, we can design development programmes to fit your context.
Finally, our coaching philosophy is at our core. We’re a team of qualified and experienced coaches. Experience which has been gained across many different market sectors. We specialise in Education and offer Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Business Coaching, Team Coaching as well as Coaching Supervision and Coaching Qualifications.
We specialise in supporting education providers with supportive coaching and leadership development. Our vast experience of working with schools and education providers provides a robust backdrop in which to approach the building blocks that Headteachers often would like to tackle.
Our approach enables school leaders and their peers, colleagues and pupils to adjust their approach and mindset in order to reach mutually beneficial goals.
We use our extensive knowledge of coaching and working with CEOs and business owners within industry to inform our approach with Heads of schools that are increasingly operating as large businesses.
Would you like to foster a collaborative, coaching culture in your school, free of blame and instead, focused on proactive accountability?
We have a toolbox full of different models and techniques, which we use in various ways with different clients, depending on their requirements. Our approach is person-centred, and it’s key that our clients understand that we put them at the heart of what we do. It’s not one size fits all! We tailor our solutions to our clients’ situations.
If you’d like to know more about what we do and how we do it, have a look at the rest of the website. Or contact us to have a more meaningful and informed discussion.
In the meantime, have a read of some of our clients’ feedback and case studies…