Trailer 10 - Quality & Student Inclusion

💡How does coaching impact on the quality of student services? Can L&D truly change the experience  for leaders, teams, and students in Further and Higher Education? 

💡What is the End of the ‘hero leader’?  How are FE and HE beginning to shift, in small but important ways, towards peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning and could they move from ‘superhero leaders’ to more co-owned leadership? 

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🎙️In the full episode you’ll hear:
✔️ Kieren’s transformation: From feeling "stuck" in his role to using coaching to prioritise impact, build a track record of success, and elevate his team’s performance—directly benefiting student support and outcomes.
✔️ Rebecca’s vision: How peer mentoring and coaching are replacing the "hero leader" model with collaborative, inclusive leadership—creating cultures where every voice is heard and valued.

✔️Coaching communities of practice in action—not the formal groups, but the informal  everyday spaces where managers and teams use coaching skills to drive change.
✔️ Real impact on students: How coaching skills spill into classrooms and student services, fostering engagement, confidence, and belonging—critical for quality education and retention.
✔️ Inclusion in action: Practical ways to weave EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) into coaching and mentoring, ensuring all staff and students thrive.
✔️ Budget-friendly strategies: How to design impactful programmes—even with limited resources—using cross-organisational partnerships, action learning sets, and team coaching.

💡 Key takeaways for L&D, OD, and education leaders:
🔹 Coaching isn’t just for leaders—it’s a tool to empower staff and improve student experiences. 

🔹 How coaching supported one manager’s journey to enhance students experiences , including enhancing safeguarding services.
🔹 Inclusion starts with conversation—use coaching to build more equitable cultures.
🔹 Collaboration > silos—how peer coaching and cross-institutional partnerships strengthen the entire education sector.

• levant now in education sectors 

Guests

Kieren McIntosh — Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality, Lewisham College
Kieren begins his reflection on his nine-month Managers as Coach journey and what it meant for his leadership and practice.

Rebecca Henry Litteck — Head of Learning and OD for SHMS, City St George’s
Rebecca shares her perspective on the growing role of peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning in organisational development.

Hosts

To find out more about your hosts, Andry and Rachael:
https://linktr.ee/andryam

To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff:
https://thelearningmoment.org

Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane and global work  on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

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