What We Do
Empowering Future Leaders
At Leadership in Schools Ltd, we recognise the need for high quality leadership training in education. We facilitate leadership development for leaders at every level in schools, using the Resilient Leaders Elements leadership framework. Our transformational programmes are designed to help you achieve a balance between who you are and what you do in your role as a school leader.
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Listen to our coach and facilitator Vicki explain why we created the Leadership in Schools Powered by RLE programmes and how they will transform your leadership.
Who and What is a Resilient Leader?
A Resilient Leader
- knows where they are strong and their areas for development
- knows what takes them from pressure to stress and how to rebalance
- has confidence in who they are and what they do so they can create, build and take opportunities, bouncing back, knowing they will find a way through uncertainty, change and even crisis.
Who We Are
All of our facilitators and coaches at Leadership in Schools Ltd are ex-teachers and school leaders with many years experience working in and with schools.
Our programmes have been developed by school leaders for school leaders. This means they're not just theoretical concepts – they're born from real-world experience. Developed by a team of highly experienced educators, including ex-deputy headteachers, headteachers, and executive heads.
Our leadership programmes are grounded in the practical realities of running a school. We understand the daily challenges, the strategic complexities, and the unique pressures facing school leaders because we've been there. This practical foundation is made even stronger by being based on the Resilient Leaders Elements, a proven framework for developing key leadership competencies.
What We Do: Unlock Your Leadership Potential
We empower and guide CEOs, executive heads, headteachers, and aspiring leaders to enhance their leadership capabilities.
Our unique Resilient Leaders Elements framework guides leaders to create a leadership presence that aligns with their values.
Engage in a 6, 12 or 18-month programme focused on awareness, clarity of direction, and resilient decision-making.
When you participate in a Leadership in Schools programme, we walk by your side, engaging with us is not "another thing" to add to your to do list.
Balance Who You Are as a Leader with What You Do
Our Leadership in Schools Programmes Powered by RLE facilitate your holistic development as a leader. Whilst other school leadership qualifications focus mainly on theory, research and what you do in your role as a school leader, our programmes help you to learn about who you are as a leader as well as developing what you do and they are grounded in theory and research and more than 20 years of delivery in different sectors and organisations worldwide.
Awareness
Focusing on awareness of self, others and environment will ensure you develop an appreciation of your own and others' motivations, cultures, strengths and weaknesses and support you to use this knowledge to adapt to the forces that affect your changing environment.
Clarity of Direction
Focusing on strategic intent, unifying purpose and determination will ensure you are able to create a clear vision and a realistic strategy for the future, communicate effectively to align people to your vision and remain determined to keep going in the face of adversity
Leadership Presence
Focusing on being authentic, intentional and serving will ensure you are able to true to yourself, your values and ethical code, understand that you are in service to others and bring a focus and bias for achievement to you team, organisation and others around you
Resilient Decision Making
Focusing on being robust, creative and versatile in your decision making will ensurse you are able to take a valuable idea from concept to reality, challenging your own and others biases and considering the impact, pace and style of your decision making
What We Do:
Our Transformative Approach to Holistic Leadership
All of our programmes include facilitated learning sessions, personalised coaching, group facilitation sessions, and practical application to ensure long-term success. We offer bespoke programmes to suit the needs of your organisation or team.
From September 2025 we are offering an open programme on our Level 2 and 3 programmes.
Level 1: Preparing to Lead
A 6 month programme to support aspiring leaders to
- learn about the essential skills and resilience needed to thrive as a school leader
- increase understanding of self-awareness and emotional intelligence essential to leadership
- explore the core elements of resilient school leadership
- explore scenarios and practise tackling the complex issues facing educational leaders
Level 2: Leading Others
A 12 month bespoke programme to support middle leaders to
- develop appreciation of your own and others' motivations, cultures, strengths and weaknesses
- build strong relationships in small teams
- communicate with clarity
- develop strategies for goal setting and action planning
- learn how to provide constructive feedback and manage conflict effectively
- identify and remain focused on strategic priorities in adverse times
- develop strategies for overcoming obstacles and setbacks
Level 3: Leading Within the Organisation
An 18 month programme to support senior leaders and headteachers to
- develop an understanding of the whole school environment, in order to make informed decisions, anticipate future challenges and plan for contingencies
- develop a clear sense of purpose, and cultivate the resilience needed to persevere through challenges
- build authentic relationships, and lead with integrity, fostering trust and respect with all stakeholder groups
- identify and implement innovative solutions to school challenges
- foster a learning environment that embraces change and innovation
Level 4: Leading Organisations
An 18 month programme to support executive heads and CEOs to
- develop a shared vision and strategic plan for all of the organisations in your cluster or trust
- lead change effectively and manage complex school systems at organisational level
- ensure effective communication and collaboration across the cluster/trust
- create a positive and inclusive organisational culture
- build leadership capacity at all levels of the wider organisation
Who You Are
Become the leader you aspire to be
All of our leadership programmes are designed to facilitate your development as a leader. The Resilient Leaders Elements framework is a holistic approach to leadership that will support you to:
Master Resilient Leadership
Develop the mental fortitude and emotional intelligence to thrive under pressure, bounce back from setbacks, and inspire others.
Elevate Your Leadership Presence
Be true to your authentic self, clear on your intentions and in service to those you lead. Build strong relationships, and create a positive and inclusive school environment.
Gain Awareness and Clarity of Direction
Develop awareness of yourself, others and your environment so that you can create a realistic vision and a strategy to achieve it.
Be a Resilient Decision Maker
Hone your ability to make sound, ethical decisions that support you to achieve your vision and benefit your whole school community.
Prepare for Real-World Leadership
Apply your learning in the workplace and engage in deliberate practice to enable you to solve the complex issues faced by school leaders.
Chart Your Leadership Journey
Create a goal and craft a personalised action plan to guide your professional growth and advancement in school leadership.
Who We Are
Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience in the industry, they have the expertise to provide comprehensive, first-rate services to our clients.
Jacqui Frost
Jacqui spent twenty eight years in primary education, sixteen as a headteacher in four different schools. She was also an OFSTED inspector as a serving headteacher. Her passion was making a difference in challenging schools. Since January 2017, she has been a leadership coach, working with leaders and teams across many different settings. She is an ACC ICF accredited coach
Vicki Maguire
As an assistant and deputy head, Vicki recognised that the power of an organisation is in the relationships that are cultivated. This has fuelled her passion to work with leaders to create connection and collaboration. Vicki created and now produces and presents the We Lead Well podcast on which she chats with guests who share their leadership wisdom.
Jo Stanley-Bell
As a Headteacher, Jo set up an Academy Trust after seeing a ‘different way’ of giving children a better education. She became their Director of Education and used her expertise in leadership to develop the RLE Programmes across five schools. Her passion is to enable schools to have the best leadership they can. As a type 1 diabetic for most of her life, Joanne understands the need to balance the demands of a career.
Julia Hancock
Julia is an ICF ACC coach, who has facilitated coaching for over 30 years. Julia began her coaching practice after successful career in banking and education
leadership with over 14 years’ experience as a headteacher.
Julia is also an accredited Lego® Serious Play® facilitator and is also an accredited supervisor, specialising in Reflective Supervision in Education.
Resilient Leaders Elements has worked with organisations to build resilient leadership worldwide
From banking to the military, RLE has supported organisations to develop world class leaders.
Transforming Schools Through Resilient Leadership
All of our programmes provide strategies for
managing stress and maintaining work-life balance
creating a supportive and inclusive culture
- promoting well-being and resilience
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