3-6, 9-12 March 2026 (8 mornings via zoom)  or

15-19 June 2026 (face to face)

Stage 1 of Oxford Brookes Supervision Programme 

This programme in higher professional development (Coaching Supervision) leads to:

- Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision

- Recognition as an Oxford Brookes Supervisor 

This programme in coaching supervision is designed for experienced coaches with an active coaching practice who already have a postgraduate qualification in Coaching, Psychology, Counselling or equivalent. The aim of the programme is to provide highly experienced coaches with an opportunity to extend their competences and skills into the area of coaching supervision.

Stage 1: Two months preparation during which participants undertake preliminary reading, reflection, peer-supervision and supervision practice. Followed by an intensive programme of eight half days via zoom (March programme) or 5 days face to face in Oxford (June programme) which provides an opportunity for participants to develop their own model of supervision.

*** Your application form must be submitted and approved before purchase of stage 1  ***

Stage 2: Two sessions (1.5 hours each) or three sessions (1 hour each) of individual supervision from the programme tutors on your supervision that will start after the intensive course.

These sessions will allow participants to receive individualised developmental feedback on their model of coaching supervision in practice.

Stage 3: Assessment for Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision from Oxford Brookes University

The assessment consists of one written assignment: Description and analysis of the candidate’s model of coaching supervision.

18 to 20 May 2026 (face-to-face in Oxford) 

This programme is designed to enhance your learning in Supervising Groups and Team Coaches. 

The cohort will consist of 8 people. You are eligible to participate if you have completed Stage 3 of the Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision, its predecessor programme - Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching Supervision or an alternative qualification (to be approved by the Programme Lead).

Some experience in team coaching will be required as you will need to bring one case of team coaching for the practice part of the programme.

The programme will start with one month's preparation period with a learning buddy. 

Stage 2 Supervision is run by one of the tutors and will be optional. It is not a prerequisite to Stage 3 This stage is preparatory for the submission of the assignment in Stage 3. These sessions will allow participants both to reflect on their ongoing supervision practice and to receive individualised feedback on the development of their model of Supervising Groups and Team Coaches.

The assessment consists of one 2000 word written assignment on how your current model of supervision can be adapted to supervision of groups and team coaches and will lead to a Certificate in Supervising Groups and Team Coaches.

The 14th International Conference on Coaching Supervision will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oxford, UK.

We will be continuing a hybrid approach to previous conferences, allowing presenters and attendees alike to participate either in person or online.

Last year's theme was ‘Supervision - its core and its edges', inviting presenters and attendees to examine the essence and boundaries of supervision. David Lane set the scene in our keynote session exploring how ethical dilemmas in supervision might point to the core and the edges of our practice. In the afternoon plenary Sarah Tennyson and Alison Maxwell explored the theme in relation to the concept of professionalism.

The theme for 2026 invites the community to explore further the interplay of practice, professionalism and professional identity; how they manifest and how they might affect each other. We intend this theme as a broad invitation within which we welcome proposers’ own interpretations.

Please note that in the interests of encouraging open dialogue during the event, sessions are not recorded.

The course is intended to help you understand how to work as a coach with people who are diagnosed as neurodivergent or who appear to show traits associated with neurodivergence.  

At the end of the course, you will 

• Understand the typical strengths and difficulties  associated with common neurotypes

• Understand what is important in your coaching work to meet the needs of neurodivergent individuals

• Know what wider support is available 

The course consists of 3 X 3-hour online sessions 1-2 months apart.  This will allow you to reflect on your learning, read around the topic and discuss your learning from one session to the next.  

There will be formal teaching inputs, exercises, case study material and some pre-reading.  A suggested biography will be provided for background reading while you are on the programme. 

Happiness Through Goal Setting: A Practical Guide to Reflect on and Change the Reasons Why You Pursue Your Most Important Goals in Life

An evidence-based, practical guide to reflect on the most important goals in life, this course provides a unique framework and thought-provoking exercises to modify personal and professional goals to increase happiness.

Why we pursue our most important goals in life is an important question, and the answer we give ourselves greatly influences our happiness. This course uses the goal-striving reasons framework to illustrate tow essential reasons why we should strive for our goals: for pleasure or altruistic reasons. The course also covers two reasons we should reduce in our goal-striving. These are self-esteem, and necessity. This online course will enable participants to change their reasons for pursuing goals and achieve the ultimate aim of becoming happier in life.

Video about the course

This ILM accredited course offers you the flexibility to study for your ILM qualification by attending half day online workshops while working with clients/volunteers, conducting your own guided reading and preparing assignments.

The course is delivered over a six-month period and covers three ILM Units:

·        Understanding the Principles and Practice of Effective Coaching and Mentoring at an Executive or Senior Level

·        Undertaking Coaching or Mentoring at an Executive or Senior Level

·        Reflecting on Your Ability to Perform Effectively as a Coach or Mentor at an Executive or Senior Level 

This experiential, in-person workshop combines theory and practice focused on the use of metaphor in coaching sessions.
It is open to students of coaching, along with experienced coaches who would like to engage in additional learning, offering shared practical experience, active reflection and learning.
The workshop will be run by Julia Papworth and Ioanna Iordanou from the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance with 5 CPD hours
It is not hybrid.  It will not be recorded.

We offer an introductory price of £50  for OBU students, staff and alumni.

The Full Price is £75 and our usual terms of eligibility for discount applies.