Responsive Coaching: Evidence-informed instructional coaching that works for every teacher in your school

Practical, wise and research-informed, this outstanding book will help you build a mental model of instructional coaching, grounded in the science of learning. It combines research in cognitive psychology and motivation with practical coaching experience to identify key strategies for effective coaching. For those whose work involves helping teachers to become the best versions of themselves, it will be indispensable. * Doug Lemov *

Josh Goodrich is the co-founder and CEO of Steplab, an organisation built by teachers and school leaders that supports schools to run high-quality professional development, powered by Instructional Coaching. A former English teacher, Josh has worked as a senior leader in a number of London schools, as well as leading T&L across a Multi-Academy Trust.

As part of his work building Steplab, Josh has read hundreds of research studies and worked with experts around the world, trying to better understand what school leaders and coaches can do to supercharge teacher development. He regularly works with leaders to develop their coaching programmes and, through Steplab, supports thousands of schools to develop coaching approaches that make a real difference to teaching quality.

Josh has spent over a decade leading professional development and has had the privilege of coaching hundreds of teachers during that time.