Meet Mandy  - Behaviour/Pastoral Lead and
                        Aspiring Leader Coach and Mentor


Mandy brings over 30 years of diverse experience in the education sector, where she has held a variety of leadership roles. She began her career as a Physical Education teacher, quickly advancing to leadership positions. Her extensive experience spans both primary and secondary education, where she has served as Head of Year, SENCO, Assistant Head, Deputy Head, and later, as Headteacher and Executive Head. In these roles, she has overseen a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), Alternative Curriculum Provider (AP), and a secondary school specializing in Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH). Throughout her career, Mandy has honed a strong aptitude for managing challenging student behaviours and developing resilient, effective teams.

In 2022, driven by her passion for creating a greater impact on students and educators, Mandy transitioned from traditional education roles to become a behaviour consultant. She also retrained as a Professional Coach, now specializing in supporting individuals and teams responsible for behaviour management in mainstream schools, PRUs, APs, and SEMH settings. Mandy is also adept at mentoring young, aspiring leaders who are dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of vulnerable children.

Is Mandy the Coach for you? 

Mandy’s approach to coaching is both practical and insightful. She integrates somatic practices with neuroscience and a strong dose of common sense and humour to drive meaningful change. With your consent, Mandy combines targeted coaching questions with practical mentoring, employing a diverse range of tools tailored to the unique needs of each client. These tools—which may include assessments, exercises, and reflective practices—are designed to foster clarity, set goals, and facilitate action planning.
 
Mandy's coaching is deeply rooted in her personal values of Honesty, Peace, Connection, and Belonging. These principles shape every interaction, ensuring a coaching environment that is safe, trustworthy, and respectful. By cultivating this space, Mandy empowers her clients to communicate openly, allowing them to address and resolve core issues rather than just surface symptoms. She guides her clients in raising self-awareness, reframing challenging situations, and making informed decisions.

​As with all EduLead coaching programmes, there is a free discovery call to establish your challenges and goals.  Mandy will provide you with a summary after each session and invite you to reflect on what you have learned.  She will also be on hand via text message between sessions to ensure you are never alone as you transform your practice.
 
Mandy’s dedication to creating trauma-informed and restorative behaviour management practices in schools has culminated in her development of a ten-module programme called “Behaviour Bites.” This programme is available from January 2025 as a self-paced learning course or with the support of a certified BB trainer.  You can learn more about the program here. 
 
When she isn’t coaching or advising schools on behaviour practices, Mandy enjoys staying active at the gym, walking her dog Lily, embarking on travel adventures, and spending quality time with her husband Dave and daughter Abi.

Qualifications: 
ICF Level 2 Professional Coach Diploma with Optimus Coaching Academy
Level 1 DISC certification
Cert in Counselling Skills
B.Ed (Hons) in Physical Education
Certificate in Education SEND

The Offer:
  • Free one hour discovery call on zoom to understand your challenges and goals
  • Pre work assessments (bespoke to each client)
  • 7 x one hour coaching sessions on zoom or teams
  • Post session summaries in audio or video format
  • Unlimited text contact between sessions to share wins, struggles and insight

Investment:
£810.00 plus VAT  ** Introductory offer until December 2024**

Testimonials:
"The coaching I received from Mandy was exceptional. She assisted me in making connections that had previously eluded me and provided me with a deep understanding of my motivations and values. Mandy is incredibly personable, which made it easy for me to open up and speak honestly—something I've never been able to do in a professional setting before. Her coaching has helped me identify the kind of leader I aspire to be and how to maximize the potential of both myself and my team. I wholeheartedly recommend Mandy!" [Dan - new leader]

"Before working with Mandy I had worked with a coach for the last year as part of my leadership role. This made me a little sceptical about our sessions, as my previous experience of coaching had been ‘offloading’ and then having a chat about how my week has been.  However, working with Mandy, we had focused goals every time we met, and she supported me in working out how I was going to tackle them and gave me the confidence and better understanding of what I can achieve as a leader. Mandy coached me in holding myself to account, whilst helping me reflect on the areas I needed to improve on to be the best senior leader I can be. She has helped me to break my 'rescuer' cycle, so I am supporting the people I manage to grow themselves, rather than rescuing them at every hurdle. We also worked on how I can hold people to account, and break that fear barrier when stepping towards challenging conversations.
What has been brilliant is seeing that growth continue even after our sessions have finished as she has embedded that change in me, and I am sure it will keep growing! I couldn't recommend her enough."[Leonie - new leader]