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Biography:

With more than 25 years in primary education, I have worked across a wide range of roles, from qualified classroom teacher to headteacher, executive leader within a multi-academy trust, and education consultant across the South East. I have supported schools with school improvement, curriculum development, and high-quality teaching and learning.
My work is grounded in being compassionate and curious, with a strong belief in thinking deeply, asking thoughtful questions, and offering appropriate challenge.
My coaching creates a safe, confidential space for you to step back, look beneath the surface, and think more deeply about what is really going on, to explore your goals and challenges, to test out ideas and question assumptions.

Coaching is not about advice, quick fixes, or being given “the answer”. I won’t tell you what to do or fix things for you. Instead, I will ask questions, challenge your thinking, and invite reflection from different perspectives — enabling you to make your own decisions, find solutions that are right for you, discover resources, identify barriers, and grow.
At its heart, coaching is about you. I will listen actively and ask questions — some of which may feel challenging — and I will support and encourage you without judgement. One client described me as being “like a sieve. You help me to sieve out all of the unnecessary things that are going on in my head to get to the beans. I then plant the beans and grow them.”
I believe deeply in the power of coaching — it can be truly transformational. What might it do for you?