Passionate about working
with people and improving
their experiences.

I am passionate about working with people to improve their professional lives and encourage them to give of their best in whatever they do. In 2023 the second edition of my book, Using Supervision in Schools co-written with Jo Rowe, was published about our experiences of introducing supervision into education. My dream has long been that supervision should be offered to education staff and I have been working for the last few years to see how to make that happen. I am an experienced trainer in supervision, have written on the subject and produced resources with Research in Practice, Practice Supervisor Development Programme and In-Trac, Training and Consultancy as well as books aimed at educational professionals.

The world is one of rapid change so developing a flexible mindset, knowing what is essential for your own wellbeing and building your own resources and capacities all feature in the work I do. As does finding what motivates you, allows you to sparkle and gives you a sense of purposefulness, what is sometimes described as Ikigai -a reason for being.

Using my background experience of social work and managing in health and social care settings, I thoroughly enjoy working as a supervisor and trainer. I like to work creatively empowering people into remaining committed to their work and enthused about their ongoing professional development. Supervision is a reflective space to cope with the demands being made of you, to think about the impact and work out what to do next. Supervision is a professional conversation that safeguards you, your wellbeing and those you have responsibility for (students, staff, school).

There is a strong commitment to safeguarding children, young people and adults as well as promoting wellbeing, in how I work.