Thank you for taking the time to familiarise yourself with ‘In the Mind of the Young’.

My name is Steve and I am the full-time coach and presenter for ‘In the Mind of the Young’. I enjoyed over twenty years in the teaching profession, the last ten of which as a Senior Leader of various guises, in an 'outstanding' secondary school, located in the best performing mid-sized trust in the country.

I have a breadth of educational experience having led on whole-school teaching & learning, CPD, reporting & assessment, SCITT and Sixth Form. I have worked with Senior Leaders across a range of schools on various aspects of school improvement and served as the CPD lead for a highly successful multi-school teaching alliance.

In addition to my teaching and degree qualifications, I have recently undertaken the extensive Brain Based Conversational Skills and Neuro Science coach-training programme, and am now certified with the Neuro-Leadership Institute, accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Prior to teaching and post university, I spent four years working in over 75 London Primary Schools for an Educational Events Agency (Activate UK), managing and delivering an initiative for Nike UK alongside the Youth Sports Trust. I also spent one season as a full-time professional footballer, plying my trade in England and for a short while, Portugal.

I am fully DBS checked and have undertaken recent safeguarding training.

Here are just a few reasons why I would encourage your school to choose to work with me this academic year:

• I offer consistent and reliable quality of in-school delivery to your students as an experienced solo presenter

• My fees are extremely competitive in comparison to other providers - no VAT & no agency fee

• I am keen to work in both state and private sector schools with children in Years 5 - 13

• I do not work off a stop-watch, I am able to deviate from my session content depending on the demands of the session and I use ‘live’ polls and music to engage students (with permission for KS4&5)

• My sessions are based around the latest and most up to date research in the fields of education and neuroscience, and use real life ‘concrete examples’ to support content

• I have a flexible approach to fitting in around your school timetable with an option for large group sizes via the ‘Conference’ option

• I would like to build a professional relationship with a personal touch in your school over a sustained period of time

• I offer a fresh voice that reinforces, supports and builds upon the wonderful work carried out daily by your teachers, students and parents