About Helen Woodward

Coach - Consultant - Programme Designer

CONSULTANT, COACH AND
Programme Designer

I work collaboratively with leaders enabling them to be more resourceful and take effective action. As leaders grow in confidence and competence we:

  • build effective leadership knowledge, skills and practice

  • develop team relationships

  • improve wellbeing

Collaborative learning is key for leaders and teams to manage challenging issues and relationships, and create the opportunities and futures they want.

BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL LIFE

I was previously Head of School Improvement for the Department for Education, and held lead roles in national, regional and local government, schools and colleges. I designed and facilitated coaching and leadership programmes for the University of Manchester and served as a Magistrate in Greater Manchester.

A commitment to continuous learning lies at the heart of my work; we all have the potential to grow, learn and re-imagine our future!

Away from work, I'm a performing musician and a keen explorer - with my highest altitude gig being in the Himalayas at 2700m!

RE-BUILDING SCHOOLS NEPAL


In 2015 I co-founded Rebuilding Schools Nepal. Since then we've raised £30,000. Huge thanks to everyone who has supported. Our attentions are now on exploring how we can support health care provision with our partner charity Love Nepal.

Find out more here.

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Working with Helen has been a transformative experience. She has a gift for creating insights and reflection that changed my view of the world and greatly increased the impact I can have. Through our conversations, she pushed me to question my assumptions and consider new perspectives, which has been incredibly valuable for my personal and professional growth.

Alexander - Senior Leader

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Helen's workshop gave me an immensely useful scaffold for working through the question of what I want to do in the next stage of my career and really exploring what I want to do and why, centred on my values and passions. I left with a renewed sense of energy and optimism for the next stage of my life journey, with bundles of inspiring thoughts and suggestions of where to go next. 

Matt Woodcock- Senior Programme Manager, Department for Education

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A great programme for leadership teams!

The sessions are friendly, open and inviting, not too intimidating. The programme follows a beautiful logic and has a natural flow. If you're at home, it feels more like an invitation to have some 'me time' and develop your leadership skills.

Maxine Roberts - Director of Education, M&P Consulting Ltd