Teacher-ProGRESS is a company specializing in group-analytic supervision and evidence-based school development. We support schools, school leaders, and teachers in Berlin and Brandenburg in understanding stressful conflicts and group dynamics, broadening their options in educational practice, and bringing about lasting improvements in school climate.
Our Aim
Our aim is to establish group-analytic supervision as a dependable source of support for schools and teachers. Teacher-ProGRESS was founded by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Lars Dietrich and Petra Weber. Our work draws on many years of experience in schools, supervision, and academic research in Germany and the United States.
Conflicts in schools cannot always be resolved through clear agreements on goals or organizational measures alone. Unspoken expectations, emotional strain, and conscious and unconscious group and relationship dynamics often also play a part. Group-analytic supervision provides a safe space to explore these connections together and develop new ways of responding.
The name Teacher-ProGRESS stands for Teacher Professionalization for Gaining and Retaining Emotional and Social Skills. It expresses our central purpose: developing and sustainably strengthening emotional and social skills in the teaching profession.
Learn more about our group-analytic approach to supervision.
What Group-Analytic Supervision Can Achieve
For Students
Group-analytic supervision helps teachers understand challenging behavior, classroom disruption, conflicts, violence, and bullying within the context of the whole class. This can strengthen teacher-student relationships and create conditions that support students’ emotional and social development.
For Teachers
Teachers often face considerable emotional pressure in their everyday work. Supervision offers an opportunity to reflect together on stressful situations, gain a clearer understanding of their own reactions, and develop new ways of responding. This can help reduce strain and build confidence in educational practice.
For School Leaders
A collaborative staff team that can act effectively is an important foundation for school quality. Group-analytic supervision can foster communication, cooperation, and shared responsibility, help staff work through conflicts, and support school development processes.
Our Evidence-Based Evaluation Research page explains how we assess the effects of our work.
Would you like to find out which service suits your school or your professional situation? Get in touch with us for an initial, no-obligation conversation.