
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

“What is done in the shadows, reveals itself in the light”
Professor D Hughes