TLC-FMG Individual coaching
Linde Berkelmans
Teaching can be rewarding, but it also brings challenges that many educators—regardless of experience—encounter. You may sometimes feel overwhelmed managing your classroom, find it difficult to stand your ground with students, or notice that maintaining clear boundaries is harder than you would like. Group dynamics can be complex, and at times you may feel you are not receiving the level of respect or engagement you expect as a teacher. These experiences can point to deeper patterns in how we respond, communicate, and position ourselves. TLC-FMG coach Linde Berkelmans offers teachers the opportunity to reflect deeply on their own patterns, responses, and assumptions.
| What? | For who? | Time investment? | Cost? | Apply |
| Individual Coaching opportunity for teachers | Teachers in all D-lines and experience levels | +/- 6 sessions of 1,5 hours (+1,5 hours prep/process time). Flexibility in planning. | Free! Professional development hours can be used if supervisor agrees |
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In this demanding profession, situations can arise that are not easily solved with quick fixes. You may recognize patterns that seem to repeat themselves: certain classroom dynamics that keep returning, particular students or groups that trigger the same responses, or moments where you feel you are not acting the way you would ideally want to as a teacher or colleague.
At TLC-FMG, we offer individual coaching as a space to explore these patterns and strengthen your awareness of how you interact in the classroom. Coaching is not about receiving ready-made strategies, or advice on what you should do differently. Instead, it is a reflective and sometimes confronting process in which you examine your assumptions, reactions, and habits in the classroom and outside. Through guided reflection and targeted exercises, coaching invites you to look at yourself with curiosity and honesty, and to experiment with new ways of responding that feel authentic to you.
Interested?
Fill out this intake form below, either in English or in Dutch. Each coaching trajectory involves around 6 sessions of 1,5 hours +1,5 hours preparation and process time, with optional lesson observations for practical feedback. Led by our coach Linde Berkelmans, you will set a tailored goal and work on this during and in between sessions with meaningful exercises. Due to limited capacity it may be that you cannot start right away, you will be notified about this.
Teachers who came before you gave high satisfaction scores, especially on session relevance (4,4/5), professionality (4,8/5) and pacing (4,5/5) of the trajectory, highlighting its effectiveness in fostering actionable growth for them.