Manor Drive Primary Academy Launches New Academic Year with a Focus on Instructional Coaching
Today, staff at Manor Drive Primary Academy, part of the Four Cs Trust, came together for the first INSET day of the academic year, a purposeful and energising start centred on Instructional Coaching, one of our key approaches to professional development.
What Instructional Coaching Means for MDPA
Instructional Coaching is a core strand of our ongoing professional development programme. It provides regular, supportive, in‑school coaching that helps teachers refine their practice through small, high‑leverage steps. This approach ensures development is both meaningful and sustainable, strengthening classroom practice over time.
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Instructional Coaching: A personalised, evidence-informed model that supports teachers to grow through targeted actions.
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Professional Development: How schools build staff expertise to improve pupil outcomes.
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Teaching Practice: The day-to-day strategies that shape learning.
💬 Coaching Conversations That Drive Impact
Through structured coaching conversations, deliberate practice and reflective dialogue, staff work collaboratively to strengthen teaching and learning. This ensures every pupil at MDPA benefits from consistently high‑quality education rooted in clarity, precision and continual improvement.
A Commitment to Excellence
Our 2026 INSET day marks the beginning of another year of growth, collaboration and ambition across the academy. By investing in staff development, MDPA continues to build a culture where professional learning is valued, shared and embedded, all in service of providing the very best for our pupils.