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Biography:

Having retired from full time work in schools in 2021, I currently coach individuals and teams in the private and public sectors. I am working with local Maths Hubs to grow 'coaching for agency' across their teams, working 1:1 and in groups and teams to develop their skills. Over time, they are seeing significant benefits from the approach, for themselves and for those whom they lead.I facilitate the NPQ SL and LTD programmes for Rainbow Teaching School Hub, and I coach individuals on a private basis.SLT for 15 years, Assistant to the Head Teacher and then to the Principal for the last 10, I was designated Specialist Leader of Education for Coaching and worked across the region, from the lead school for Deep Learning TSA. Primary based, I have also worked with KS3 colleagues and students on DfE funded projects to raise standards in literacy.An accredited coach (accredited with distinction, 2007), I have worked with staff teams and individuals to raise outcomes for pupils in schools judged to be Requiring Improvement. I am also trained in Clean Language and systemic modelling - this facilitates taking coaching deeper and also using coaching with children.I have delivered coaching training to whole staff teams from a number of schools and have also taught primary children to coach each other, teaching their class teachers to support and sustain this approach. Our school operated a 'No sanctions, no rewards' behaviour policy which used a coaching approach to enable pupils to access their best states for working and to find their way to the intrinsic satisfaction of harnessing learning states.Cultivating self-sourced, success-based optimism is the value that drives my coaching. Exploring our best states and learning to access them more consistently is the path to sustainable and satisfying growth, in any context. For alignment coaching, a simple approach fosters autonomy. My style is encouraging and enthusiastic. ‘Clean’ (non-leading) listening unearths current reality. We start with clarity about where we are. Focused questioning gives clients the tools and ongoing encouragement to become more consciously and deliberately resourceful. Autonomy and a sense of achievement grow as we work with simple enhancement tools. Optimism flourishes as clients bring the best out of daily situations and work with more clarity and focus on long term goals. Negative feedback and the pressures on time with potential for overwhelm are two key challenges for any leader. Clean Language enables constructive exploration of each.Feedback is welcomed as enhancing our future when inner resourcefulness aligns with outer effects. Time pressures threaten wellbeing unless we are aligned to the energy and confidence required to nourish our own health for the greater good.My coaching is based on accessing inspiration to fuel action, rather than using discipline or harsh accountability structures to motivate compliance. In my experience, goals achieved by inspiration best channel the energy required for longevity in leadership.My approach aligns clients' inner resources with their intended outcomes. We access flow states and explore the practical components of success.Coaching harnesses the unique drivers that optimise performance. Alignment with deep purpose releases energy. Resilience grows as a result. Cultivating confidence to navigate challenge develops a mindset that encourages excellence, in self and others.Coaching to generate states of optimism and resourcefulness, with support to maintain these states, enhances healthy, lasting leadership development at every level.