Dr Helen Wright EdD, MA, PGCE | LSC Education

Helen is a globally well connected, distinguished and internationally recognised educationalist. With a successful executive leadership career in premium secondary and K-12 education over more than 2 decades - both in the UK and internationally - she brings a deep understanding of people, teams, organisations and their drivers, especially in complex organisations. She was awarded the prestigious Tatler School Awards' "Best Head of a Public School" in 2011. She has been Vice-Chair of ISC and President of GSA, and chairs and sits on a number of educational boards in the UK, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia. She is extremely well networked and respected in international educational circles for her advisory work, including with the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA). She has worked with LSC Education as an Associate and Executive Coach since 2015.

Dr Sarah Howling EDSocSci, MBA, PGCE, MP | LSC Education 

Sarah is an experienced international school leader, highly qualified leadership coach (accredited with the Institute of Leadership and Management and the International Association of Coaching) and education consultant. Her passion is accelerating leadership, and supporting and encouraging others to connect to their strengths and flourish. She is an expert in coaching in education, leadership development, and professional and organisational learning. As an experienced international school Principal, Sarah has worked in leading schools in Dubai, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires and Kuala Lumpur. She has successfully created thriving coaching cultures, building an increased individual, team and organisational capacity, resulting in improved student outcomes and well-being, increased staff engagement, and significantly reduced staff turnover. She integrated the latest findings in the science of leadership, psychology, and organisational excellence into her work. She believes that building professional capacity and community, prioritising people and coaching, and creating a culture of support and accountability, are central to moving organisations forward.

Louise Penrice BEd, MBA, PCC | LSC Education

Louise is an experienced educator and former head of a bilingual school in Switzerland, where she successfully led the school through a change of ownership. Currently based between Hong Kong and the UK, Louise has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the USA, making her fully aware of the challenges and rewards for both individuals and schools in transition. A certified Coach and member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), Louise also develops and facilitates leadership, conflict transformation and organisational culture programmes, working with senior leadership teams both in education and the corporate world. Louise's strength is holding the client's larger agenda whilst opening up possibilities to make tangible differences for dealing with day to day issues. Her calmness, acute listening skills and intuitive approach enable leaders to approach challenging issues with renewed energy and perspective. She has Board experience in both the UK & Switzerland. She is an approved COBIS consultant and certified in the use of the Leadership Circle and Culture Assessment Profiles.

Matthew Savage MA (Oxon), PGCE | LSC Education

Matthew is an internationally acclaimed educational consultant and trainer and was Principal at the International Community School Amman (shortlisted for International School of the Year in both 2019 and 2020). He has previously enjoyed headships in ENC and IB schools in Europe and South East Asia, as well as an adjunct lectureship in school leadership at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. With an MA in English Language and Literature from Oxford University, Matthew spread his leadership wingsin the UK comprehensive sector, before going global in 2010. He is both Co-Founder of Polio Points, a unique student reward programme which incentivises student achievement through humanitarian aid and fierce advocate for Student Voice, on which he has published several articles and delivered training across Europe. Through his expertise in the use of aptitudinal and attitudinal student-level data, and his passion for a #wellbeingfirst and #earlyyearsup approach to teaching and school leadership, Matthew has written and presented widely across the world on the #monalisaeffect, helping to ensure the available diagnostic and assessment tools are full exploited to meet the holistic needs of the international school student.

Michael Buchanan BSc, NPQH | LSC Education

Mike Buchanan is the Founder of Positively Leading, a bespoke coaching consultancy focused on understanding, improvement and fulfilment. He is the course leader/designer for the Independent Executive MBA accredited by the University of Buckingham and the National College for Education in the UK. He has been coaching and mentoring school leaders for more than a decade as well as acting as a school reviewer, improvement partner and leadership development specialist. Mike's interests and experiences are in organisational culture and climate, coaching for improved performance, leadership, inspection, character development, the use of positive psychology to promote well-being in education, and the role of independent schools within the worldwide educational landscape. He is Executive Head of the world's leading school for elite skiers , Apex2100, and was most recently the Executive Director of HMC, the English-speaking world's oldest association of Head Teachers. As Head of Ashford School he oversaw its transformation from a small girls' school to a thriving all-age, co-educational day/boarding, independent school of over 1000 children and young people.

David Rowsell BA Hons | LSC Education

David is a highly experienced teacher and school leader who help leadership positions in schools across 3 nations from 1984 till 2016, including 20 years as a Head or Principal in UK state or international schools. He is now an accredited coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and he now spends most of his time as a leadership development coach, working directly with individuals and teams in schools in locations as diverse as Sofia, Mexico City, Bangkok and Doncaster. David places great emphasis on the relationship between the coach and the coaching partner. He views the coach as a fellow companion who explores value and meaning alongside the cooaching partner, giving them a safe, reflective space to develop new understanding and enhanced agency. At the centre of this is the exploration of values, helping partners to address immediate issues but also encouraging long-lasting personal development and a sense of direction. He is conscious also that coaching develops individuals but ultimately is a social process that should deliver sustainable impact for the collective good.

Jon Wood BA (Ed), NPQH, ILM Level 7 | LSC Education

Jon is an executive leadership coach, school improvement adviser and mental health and well-being instructor based in Somerset, UK. He has extensive and current experience leading and working alongside schools both nationally and internationally. Jon has successfully developed individual leadership capacity working with existing, new and emerging leaders to fulfil their potential and coaching leadership teams on their strategic approach to school improvement. Previous senior roles have included Regional Director for a large Trust of schools and working as a Cluster Leader in the Middle East, leading a team of 20 advisors in 4 schools on the implementation of a new curriculum. Jon specialises on coaching schools and their leaders to make rapid but sustainable improvement by working intensively alongside clearly defined personal goals. More widely, Jon is a Leadership Performance Coach, contributing to a range of NPQ Awards. As a Mental Health and Well-being Instructor (MHFS, England), Jon has trained over 400 mental health first aiders (UK and internationally) to better support colleagues in the workplace and beyond. Jon holds the Certificate for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors (ILM Level 7) and is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.

Amanda Picillo | Education Success Partners (ESP)

Amanda is the Managing Director of ESP. Before this, Amanda was CEO of a UK educational social enterprise offering services to schools through the UK and international sectors. Amanda has also been Headteacher of three different schools over a period of 13 years. She has experience coaching and mentoring all levels of school leadership from Middle Leaders and those new to leadership, through to experienced Principals and CEOs.

As a National Leader of Education (NLE), she has vast experience of supporting schools and working in partnership with other leaders to improve outcomes. For 7 years she led an outstanding 800 place Academy and established a Multi-Academy Trust; in addition to her CEO role at the Academy she was also Director of Initial Teacher Training (ITT). Throughout her career she has led her schools through 3 separate "Outstanding" judgements by Ofsted. Her teaching training centre was judged "Outstanding" twice and was rated the third best teacher training establishment nationally.

Amanda was selected by HMCI to sit on Sir Michael Wilshaw's Ofsted Reference Group. She was a member of the group for 3 years and worked alongside HMCI developing new inspection framework. Amanda is a regular contributor to national and international roundtable discussion groups on the future of British education. Her passion is for all children to have the best possible opportunities to succeed and to provide a strong partnership model for all school leaders to ensure they are supported within their roles.