Vanessa Goucher

Name: Vanessa Goucher

Email address: vanessagoucher@gmail.com

Mobile phone number: 07799085710

Relevant qualifications and affiliations:

  • AoEC Accredited Professional Executive Coach
  • Member of Association for Coaching and Association of Executive Coaches
  • Mentor with SistersIn leadership programme for Sixth-form girls
  • Team Coaching Masterclass with Professor David Clutterbuck  
  • Mentoring and Coaching Leadership course
  • Fellow of Chartered College of Teaching
  • Associate with Association of Education Advisers
  • M A (Education) Mentoring, Leading Professional Development & Literacy (OU)
  • PGCE in English and History (Secondary) (QUB)
  • Honours degree in English Literature (QUB)

Experience in 1:2:1 coaching

I have worked in education for many years, as a teacher, senior leader, adviser and coach and I have a compassionate understanding of the issues faced by school leaders. This has enabled me to work alongside leaders in leading and developing the Senior Leadership Pathways programme and the Support programme for newly-appointed Vice-principals with EA. The privilege of working with new and experienced school leaders to develop their capabilities and skills has been enhanced by my coaching approach, emphasising positive self-regard and exploring potential in working with others. Through the LM Achieve programme with Andy Buck, I worked with individual principals to help them find a greater understanding of themselves and their school priorities. I have also worked privately with clients who want to change, develop, grow and flourish.

In developing the School Leader as Coach programme for ALCs with my colleagues in the Professional Learning, School Leadership Team, I have coached teams and individuals to see their way through key leadership issues to be able to lead themselves and others better.

Additional information

Leading professional learning has been a strength and a Masters’ Level qualification. I have developed strong communication skills, and an interest and further development in the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Resilience for Leaders and Female Empowerment and have spoken on these subjects to a wide range of audiences.

“Vanessa ensured the sessions were goal-oriented and I came away from each session with great strategies to implement into my plan for my new role. I learnt to adapt these strategies and ensure that both my professional and personal priorities worked side by side in a symbiotic way. Vanessa’s positive attitude is inspiring and inspired me to believe in myself and eliminate the imposter feeling I initially had when I was appointed in my senior Executive role. I have started the new position in a way better place both practically with a clearer shared vision, knowing my priorities and my diary plan but also mentally, I have strategies to deal with the unknown and ways to ensure self-preservation so that I can follow through on my vision. This is with doubt because of the coaching I received from Vanessa.”  

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