Case Study: Coaching in the Rhythm of Daily School Life

The Challenge: Refreshing Coaching for Greater Impact

Mount Waverley Primary School (MWPS) was already a high-performing school, but leaders wanted to ensure professional growth went beyond achievement data. They saw coaching as a way to strengthen teacher practice, deepen collaboration, and sustain improvement across the school.

The challenge? Traditional coaching models often felt too rigid and top-down. Leaders were looking for an approach that was flexible, collaborative, and embedded in the rhythm of daily school life.

The Partnership

At CT-ed, we know professional learning is most powerful when it’s ongoing, collaborative, and embedded in practice. Our partnership with MWPS in Victoria shows how coaching can make that possible.

Working alongside the MWPS team, CT-ed helped reframe coaching around four key elements:

• Coaching capability – developing educator ability to flex between coaching, collaborating, and consulting.

• Real-time coaching – weaving coaching into everyday conversations in team meetings, quick check-ins, and professional learning.

• Spotting “coachable moments” – recognising opportunities to support fresh thinking and problem-solving.

• Culture of curiosity – encouraging staff to ask, “What evidence would show this? How else might I approach this?

This shift meant staff were no longer being “coached at”—they became genuine partners in professional dialogue and learning.

Scaling Capacity

In the first year, 10 leaders were trained as coaches. By the second year, that number had doubled to 20, extending coaching capacity across the school. With this growth, coaching has moved deeper into teams and classrooms, creating more opportunities for timely support and shared expertise. It is no longer the responsibility of a select few—it’s becoming a collective skillset across staff.

The Impact: A Culture of Coaching

The benefits are already clear, teachers and leaders report stronger professional trust, greater confidence to support collegial thinking and learning, and richer collaboration.

Looking Ahead

This partnership shows the power of embedding coaching into everyday practice. At MWPS, coaching is no longer an occasional event—it’s becoming part of the school’s culture of continuous improvement.

At CT-ed, we’re proud to walk alongside the MWPS team in scaling coaching as a driver of professional growth, collaboration, and impact.

Interested in reimagining coaching at your school?

Connect with us at CT-ed to explore how Coaching in real time can support collegial learning and growth.