Handling Difficult Conversations

A highly experienced and enthusiastic practitioner, Sharon has excellent skills and a detailed understanding of teaching, learning, leadership, pedagogy and current educational issues. With over twenty-four years in education and thirteen in senior leadership, she has worked in many different contexts and stages of education. A school governor for six years, Sharon seeks to build school capacity through professional development and sustainable leadership, and to enhance organisational effectiveness through collaboration. Since leaving headship, she has worked as leadership facilitator, coach and educational consultant, designing national training programmes for middle, senior and executive leaders. She has significant experience of quality assurance, including evaluating the effectiveness of improvement and judging quality standards of schools. A national moderator and accredited assessor for the National Professional Qualifications for Leadership in the UK, she is also an international trainer who has led training for teachers and senior leaders in Africa, Malaysia, Oman, the United States and Pakistan.