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About Supervision in Education
Supervision is a process of encouraging thinking, reflection, and problem-solving. It’s not about monitoring or performance management — it’s about creating space for positive impact.
In education, this is a reflective space to explore practice, professional development, and well-being.
Anyone with a role within education would benefit from supervision.
Having protected time to explore practice and attend to wellbeing is beneficial to anyone working within education.
In short, no. Line management traditionally focuses on performance and accountability while supervision focusses on the individual’s professional identity wellbeing at work and their development.
Ideally supervision should be regular and consistent, with many professionals booking in monthly for supervision, others half termly. This regular check-in is the key to supervision being used successfully.
Yes. Both parties must ensure this takes place in a private and confidential space.
Yes. Both parties must ensure this takes place in a private and confidential space.
Yes. The Supervision in Education Framework highlights the benefits of supervision for all education staff including senior leaders.
Yes, it is recommended that contracts are in place to support professional relationships and to safeguard both the supervisor and the supervisee.
The short answer is anyone, as it is not a regulated activity. However, the role requires a high level of skill and emotional intelligence. The SiE framework recommends specific supervision training at level 3 as a minimum.
At CoPSiEbE we believe schools should adopt supervision because it supports staff to reflect on their emotional wellbeing, manage stress, and sustain healthy professional practice. Regular supervision provides a safe, structured space for educators to discuss challenges, strengthen resilience, and develop effective coping strategies. When staff feel supported and valued, they are better able to engage positively with students, contribute to a healthy school culture, and deliver high-quality teaching. Ultimately, we believe that supervision helps prevent burnout, improves staff retention, and creates a more stable and supportive learning environment for staff and students.
No, supervision is not mandatory in schools (apart from in the early years). Other caring professions such as Psychology,, social care and Counselling, have supervision as part of their registration, however, this is not the case within education…..yet!
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Choosing a supervisor ideally is personal. Our network shares Supervisor information that is designed to help you to learn more about each professional. You may want to contact individual supervisors to see if they are the ‘right fit’ for you. If you are allocated a supervisor by someone more senior, then it is important to have an initial honest conversation and secure contracting with them so that you can form an effective and powerful relationship