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Leadership Performance Coach for trainee Head Teachers studying for their NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship)

Leadership Performance Coach

Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching

Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching is an award-winning business. As the founder, I am in the Brainz 500 Global list for the top business leaders and entrepreneurs of 2021. I run my online coaching company with a mission to transform quality of life and enhance performance for women leaders and their organisations. As a result of working with me, my clients see transformations in their self-belief, behaviours, leadership, strategy and organisational culture. I empower women to leap equality hurdles, value wellbeing, transcend current circumstances and achieve greatness as women leaders. I am a published neuroscientist, qualified head teacher and writer. My expertise lies in leadership, business, neuroscience and learning. I am passionate about gender equality, helping women to excel in life and leadership, feel inspired in their roles and achieve personal and business goals beyond their expectations. 

www.leahtomlin.com

Executive Leadership Coach for Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching

Brainz Magazine Official

As an Executive Contributor, I write monthly articles for Brainz Magazine, on my professional passions: 
- Leadership
- Business
- Neuroscience
- Mindset
- Coaching
- Gender Equality

Executive Contributor Writer

Self-employed

Executive Leadership Coach

NATIONAL ELF SERVICE LIMITED

Edited, wrote and published health research blogs for The National Elf Service (https://www.nationalelfservice.net)- part time associate.

Blog Editor

HENLEAZE JUNIOR SCHOOL

- Developed an organisation-wide coaching approach, improving accountability and culture
- Ran coaching workshops for leaders at conferences, who were then inspired to incorporate organisation-wide coaching cultures
- Developed leadership capacity of female staff that built their confidence as leaders and allowed them to gain promotion/ lead more successfully
-Trained staff in leadership styles and development theories 
-Tackled and a culture of staff bullying and low morale to create a happy, productive team
- Restructured staff, leading to greater teamwork, productivity and sustainability
- Led transformation of the curriculum to achieve an OFSTED grade of ‘outstanding’; This leadership journey was published in a QCA document that was rolled out to every primary school in the country. 
- Developed an active agenda for pupil voice, leading to happier and more engaged children
- Created and implemented a whole-school strategy for the Every Child Matters agenda
- Developed a philosophy curriculum across the school 
- Trained and ran workshops for teachers across Bristol, who described my training as ‘exciting’, ‘inspirational’ and ‘thought-provoking”
- Led whole-school improvements in teaching and learning that saw significant improvements in: outcomes for children, target-setting, lesson planning, assessment... Teaching and learning was then graded ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED
- Used my neuroscience  knowledge to implement a meta-cognitive ‘learning to learn’ initiative across the school 
- Enhanced the lunch-time experience for children, meaning happier and more active children, improved behaviour and pupil relationships
- Created community networks involving all stakeholders, seeing an improvement in inclusion & wellbeing
- Networked with various agencies to improve child protection and safeguarding across Bristol
- Shortlisted, Interviewed and employed staff
- Developed a performance-management cycle that led to greater accountability and organisational relevance

Assistant Head Teacher

COLSTON'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, Henleaze Junior School and Strand on the Green Junior School

Henleaze Junior School, Bristol; Colston’s Primary School, Bristol; Strand-on-the-Green Junior School, London
Consistently graded to be an “Outstanding” (or equivalent) teacher from time of training, through being newly qualified and as an experienced teacher. My classroom practice was based on positive relationships, nurturing with empathy and emotional intelligence, having high expectations of myself, my colleagues and the children I taught. Pupils made excellent progress across the curriculum, with exemplary standards of wellbeing and behaviour.

Teacher

UCL, KCL and Imperial College London

Researched brain science and neuronal development, disseminating my research nationally and internationally at conferences. Published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Key Science Publications 
(Maiden name Leah Toole)
Eddison, M., Toole, L., Bell, E. and Wingate, R.J., 2004. Segmental identity and cerebellar granule cell induction in rhombomere 1. BMC biology, 2(1), p.14

Toole, L.J, Eddison M. and Wingate R.J.T., 2001. Overexpression of HoxA2 in dorsal rhombomere 1. In: Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27, 1, p.1228

Toole, L. and Wingate, R.J.T., 2000, January. Molecular and cellular correlates of midline fusion in the chick cerebellum. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE (Vol. 12, pp. 301-301). 

Grammatopoulos, G.A., Bell, E., Toole, L., Lumsden, A. and Tucker, A.S., 2000. Homeotic transformation of branchial arch identity after Hoxa2 overexpression. Development, 127(24), pp.5355-5365.

Toole, L., Belai, A., Shochina, M. and Burnstock, G., 1999. The effects of hibernation on the myenteric plexus of the golden hamster small and large intestine. Cell and tissue research, 296(3), pp.479-487.

Toole, L., Belai, A. and Burnstock, G., 1998. A neurochemical characterisation of the golden hamster myenteric plexus. Cell and tissue research, 291(3), pp.385-394.

Neuroscientist

Helping You to Propel Your Productivity

I truly understand the challenges of juggling it all and balancing hectic life & leadership! As a single mum to 3 young children, an award-winning certified Executive Coach, a business owner and magazine writer, I have nailed productivity.  I can help you do the same. I am on a mission to equip women leaders with a warrior mindset and productivity strategies for calm, motivating and fulfilling lives. 

We can only be amazingly productive if we first build strong foundations of wellbeing, energy and mindset. Only then are we able to take on productivity systems, prioritise, set boundaries and develop the best habits. As a published Neuroscientist I am well-equipped to help you to understand your brain, master your mindset, hone your habits, smarten your systems and propel your productivity. 

Through supportive 1:1 coaching and my Propel Your Productivity Program, your journey to productivity will be fun and engaging. You will have a clear roadmap to feeling calm, in control, motivated and loving your life and leadership. 

⭐️Click on the link below my profile photo ⬆️ to assess your current productivity.


Helping You to Level-Up Your Leadership

I understand the demands and expectations of leadership. As a qualified Head Teacher and business owner, my leadership experience is wide and varied. What’s more, my career as a published Neuroscientist gives me an understanding of the brain and learning that will help you in your mission for leadership excellence. 

My scientific approach means that the impact of your leadership journey will be measured and clear, starting with a baseline assessment that raises self-awareness of your leadership strengths and areas for development. Progress is tracked and impact for you and your team is measured so your success is tangible. 

My masters-degree level qualification in Executive Coaching, and my many years of outstanding coaching experience, ensure that you are in safe expert hands. My client testimonials speak reams as I’ve helped many women leaders to excel way beyond their expectations. 

Together, through a supportive 1:1 coaching relationship, I will help you create ambitious and meaningful goals, built from a place of real desire and purpose. Together, we can uncover hidden challenges and create true leadership excellence that’s targeted to your needs and to those of your organisation. 

⭐️Take the Level Up Your Leadership assessment:
https://levelupyourleadership.scoreapp.com/

⭐️Book a FREE strategy call: 
https://calendly.com/leah-tomlin-/30min

Leah Tomlin

Abigail Jane Coaching

Owner

Association for Coaching certified member with over 15 years experience of coaching people in their careers and personal lives to empower them to achieve goals and fulfil potential.  
Executive coaching, career coaching, personal development and business coaching. 
Coaching sessions can be completed over the phone or online from any location, or conducted in face to face meetings or walk and talk sessions in Bristol/Bath area.

Career and Personal Development Coach

Carers Support Centre

I provide advice, information and guidance to people who are not only seeking employment and/or training but who also help to care for someone else.  This could be children, partner, sibling, parents or a person in the community who relies on them for support.

I offer one to one sessions which often include:

-supported job search
-CV writing
-Interview coaching/preparation
-confidence building
-support with finding flexible roles
-disclosing disability/health conditions
-preparing for a return to work after a career break
-supporting adults between 17-retirement including young adult carers, people claiming benefits, economically inactive participants and parent carers.
I cover the West of England area including Bristol, Bath and South Glos within my team at Carers Support Centre and work on the Building Better Opportunities programme funded by ESF and The Big Lottery community fund.

Carers Support Officer - West of England Works 

Pluss

Managing a team of employment consultants and job coaches to deliver supported employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions on behalf of Pluss for Jobcentre Plus clients on Workchoice programme in Bristol/Bath/S.Glos and North Somerset. 
I completed my Level 5 diploma in management whilst working in the role and was responsible for directly line managing 5 staff as well as supporting the management of the whole team of up to 18 staff members. 
This role included performance management and quality compliance, working to targets set by DWP around job entry, job retention and employment outcomes for people furthest away from the labour market.  There was also a strong emphasis on employer liaison and negotiating with training providers, job centre plus managers and the prime contract holders to ensure a high quality of provision was available for customers. 

Key skills demonstrated in the role: coaching, training, negotiation, line management, account management, health and safety compliance, communication and performance management.

Team Manager (Workchoice)

I was tuped across to Pluss from RBLI and promoted, where I then managed a team of administrators, employment consultants and job coaches to deliver the Workstep programme in the West of England for Pluss on a sub contract from RBLI for Jobcentre Plus clients. Responsibilities included line management, managing a budget, managing the Bristol office including health and safety, risk assessments and completing monthly reports.

Workstep was a programme aimed to support people with disabilities and health conditions into work of over 16 hours per week and sustain employment for at least 12 months. 

There was also a retention service which helped people at risk of loosing their jobs to stay in work through training and negotiating with their current employers.

*Key achievement: highest performing team for job entries and job sustainability from 2008-2009

Workstep Manager (West of England)

RBLI (Royal British Legion Industries)

I covered the West of England area working on behalf of RBLI to support a caseload of customers referred by Jobcentre Plus into work as well as supporting people already in work who were at risk of loosing their jobs-working together with HR managers, line managers and Occupational Therapists and trade union reps.
The customers were supported on the Workstep programme and had disabilities and health conditions which had a significant effect on their daily lives and specifically in the workplace.
My role was targeted around both job entry and also sustaining employment.  
Key skills-working under pressure, thriving in a target driven environment, organisational skills, team work, negotiation, employer relations, coaching, advising, communicating with people at all levels.

Employment Consultant

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

New Deal 25+ Advisor
New Deal 18-24 Advisor
New Deal 50+ Advisor

Team Leader (deputy)

Contact Centre Advisor

IT trainer for contact centre call system, Vantive.

Key achievement:  Each year in my appraisal I achieved the highest grade for exceeding my objectives and targets.

I worked in the JCP pathfinder office for three years in Exmouth and then transferred to Bristol Central Jobcentre for a further three years before leaving DWP to work more directly with customers to support them with overcoming barriers to work as well as working more closely with employers to provide accessible employment and more open recruitment processes for people furthest away from the labour market.

Key skills: training, coaching, advising, organisation and time management, line management, working to targets, communication at all levels, data management and quality compliance as well as dealing with challenging behaviour and customer service.

Executive Officer

My passion for empowering people in their careers and personal lives has led me to become an Accredited Master Executive Coach with a relaxed but professional way of communicating to help people in any area of life realise their goals.
I work with individual clients, business owners and organisations who wish to hire me for life coaching, career coaching, executive and/or business coaching either online UK wide or in person in Bristol and Bath.

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