So, what is DISC Profiling?
DISC is a practical behavioural profiling tool that helps you understand how you naturally communicate, approach tasks, make decisions and respond to the people around you.
It’s based on four behavioural styles: Dominance, Influence, Stability and Cautiousness. We’re all a blend of all four, just in different proportions, and understanding that blend can give you useful insight into your natural strengths, preferences and behavioural patterns.
In education, where you’re constantly working with different personalities, expectations and ways of doing things, that understanding can be incredibly useful.
DISC isn’t about putting people into boxes or deciding that one style is better than another. It gives you a shared language for understanding differences, recognising your own preferences and adapting the way you communicate and work with others.
How can DISC help you?
DISC can be useful at any stage of your career, whether you’re an experienced classroom teacher, stepping into leadership or already responsible for leading other people.
Understanding your own behavioural style can help you recognise why some parts of your role come naturally while others require far more energy. It can help you understand how you communicate, respond under pressure, approach change and work with people whose style is very different from your own.
For experienced teachers who are beginning to question why a job they’re good at now takes so much out of them, this can be particularly useful. DISC can offer another lens for understanding what energises you, what drains you and where you may be working against your natural preferences.
DISC can help you:
Understand your natural communication and working style.
Recognise your strengths and potential blind spots.
Understand how your behaviour may change when you’re under pressure.
Communicate more effectively with colleagues who work differently from you.
Develop greater awareness of your leadership style.
Understand why particular situations or working relationships can feel more challenging.
Adapt your approach without feeling that you have to become somebody you’re not.
For teachers thinking about the next stage of their career, DISC can also provide another useful piece of the puzzle when exploring the roles, responsibilities and ways of working that might suit them.
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” - Stephen R. Covey
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“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” - Stephen R. Covey –
DISC for school leaders and teams
Leading people in a school isn’t just about knowing what needs to be done. A huge part of leadership is understanding how to communicate with different people and recognising that the approach that works brilliantly with one member of staff may not work with another.
DISC gives school leaders a practical framework for understanding those differences.
For Headteachers, Depute Heads, Principal Teachers, Faculty Heads and others responsible for leading teams, DISC can help you understand your own leadership and communication style while becoming more aware of what different members of your team may need from you.
Used across a team, it can help create conversations around:
How different people prefer to communicate.
How team members approach tasks and decisions.
Why some people embrace change while others need more time or information.
How different behavioural styles respond under pressure.
Where misunderstandings or frustrations can arise within a team.
How leaders can adapt their communication rather than expecting everyone to respond in the same way.
The aim isn’t to label members of staff as a particular “type”. It’s to give teams a shared language for understanding and working with their differences more effectively.
If you’re interested in using DISC with a leadership team, faculty or group of staff, please get in touch and we can talk about what would be most useful for your school.
What’s included in a DISC Profile?
Individual DISC profile
Want to understand more about how you naturally work, communicate and respond to the people and situations around you?
Your individual DISC profile gives you a detailed insight into your behavioural style, helping you recognise your natural strengths, understand what can drain your energy and identify how you may respond differently when you’re under pressure.
Your profile includes:
A personal invitation link to complete the online DISC questionnaire, which takes around 10 minutes.
Your own detailed 15-page behavioural profile, exploring your strengths, communication style, potential blind spots, triggers and how you tend to work best.
A 30-minute one-to-one Zoom session with me to talk through your results, explore what they mean for you and answer any questions.
Practical ideas for how you can use what you’ve learned in your working life, relationships and career.
You’ll come away with a much better understanding of how you work at your best and how to work more effectively with people who operate differently from you.
Individual DISC Profile: £90
Interested in finding out more or arranging your DISC profile? Email me and I’ll get everything set up for you.
DISC for your school or team
Want to understand more about how the different people in your team naturally communicate, work together and respond to pressure and change?
DISC can give your school, faculty or leadership team a shared language for understanding different behavioural styles, helping staff recognise their own strengths while developing a better understanding of the people they work with.
Your bespoke DISC package could include:
Individual DISC behavioural profiles for members of your team.
One-to-one feedback sessions to help staff understand their individual profiles.
A group session exploring the different behavioural styles within your team.
Practical strategies for communicating and working more effectively with different styles.
A focus on areas particularly relevant to your team, such as leadership, communication, working relationships, pressure or managing change.
Every school and team is different, so I’ll work with you to create a bespoke package based on the size of your team and what you would like to achieve.
Pricing is bespoke and will depend on the number of people taking part and the level of support required.
Interested in exploring DISC for your school, faculty or leadership team? Email me with a little information about your team and what you’re looking for, and we can discuss what would work best for you.
