This two-hour online workshop equips middle leaders with practical coaching skills to lead high-quality professional conversations that strengthen teacher growth, performance, and wellbeing.
The session supports middle leaders to lead with clarity and confidence while developing others. Participants are introduced to a clear, actionable coaching framework that enhances everyday leadership conversations, enabling leaders to coach with purpose while maintaining high expectations and professional standards.
The workshop integrates the Flex Model, a structured Mentoring and Coaching Conversation Cycle, and principles of psychological safety to help leaders intentionally choose their leadership stance, listen with impact, ask powerful questions, and build professional agency within their teams. Designed for immediate application, the session blends focused inputs, live modelling, reflection, and practice so participants can apply coaching strategies directly to their school context from day one.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Dr Amanda Samson is an academic leader in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. She is recognised for her work in mentoring, leadership development, and professional formation across the educator career lifecycle. Amanda brings deep expertise in designing and leading large-scale, accredited programs, with a strong track record of translating research into practical, system-ready leadership and mentoring solutions. Se has also been a Head of Secondary School and held other school based leadership roles.
As Course Coordinator of the Master of Teaching (Secondary), Amanda leads complex, high-enrolment programs, providing strategic direction across curriculum design, assessment governance, staff capability, and student progression. Her leadership is characterised by coherence, clarity, and a commitment to building strong professional cultures.
A defining feature of Amanda’s work is mentoring as leadership practice. She has designed, evaluated, and scaled evidence-informed mentoring frameworks and professional learning programs for preservice teachers, early career educators, and middle leaders, nationally and internationally. Her approach positions mentoring as a critical lever for professional judgement, identity formation, and sustainable workforce development.
Amanda is also the founder of UniConnected, a digital innovation that strengthens school–university partnerships and supports employability through early, authentic professional experience. Across all her work, she is known for combining strategic leadership, relational practice, and a sharp focus on impact.
Course Code: AS70526
Topic: Coaching Conversations for Middle Leaders
Presenter(s): Dr Amanda Samson, University of Melbourne
Dates: 7 May 2026, Thursday
Time: 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Modality: via Zoom
Closing Date: 27 March 2026, Friday
Workshop Fee: S$200.00 per participant (subject to GST).
Please contact Joseph Loy by email at joseph@pai.sg or telephone: 6363 0330 if you require further information.
