Uncommonly excellent | A joy to listen to | Practical, informative, refreshing
Rebecca Leek is an experienced strategic leader who has worked across a wide range of settings and organisations. She has been a headteacher, executive headteacher, chief executive, a teacher and a Senco. She is increasingly in demand as a speaker, trainer and writer and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and insight from her involvement in a number of sectors including the arts, social enterprise, communications, permaculture and education.
Rebecca describes herself as a holistic leader and is interested in change, systems, governance, belonging, and spiritual sustenance within schools. Her practice as a permaculturist informs much of what she does, and in particular the principles of valuing diversity and the marginal.
What Rebecca does...
Training
Rebecca has delivered training - online and in person - on a range of topics such as early career leadership and impact, SEND, governance, creating an inclusive behaviour approach, curriculum development, assessment, autism and classroom support staff training.
'Thank you - that was superb.' 'It really spoke to me.' 'So many fantastic takeways.' 'We are feeling the impact months later. Thank you.'
Speaking
Rebecca is often asked to speak at events and contribute to INSET. She has delivered workshops and sessions for groups, large and small, as well as keynotes and motivational sessions for professionals, and has hosted events. She has been a guest on a number of podcasts and is also able to facilitate vision and strategy sessions for boards and leadership teams.
Writing
Rebecca writes frequently for a range of publications and her first book, The School Ready Governor will be published by Bloomsbury in 2024. She has written about holistic school leadership, inspections and accountability, curriculum development, internal communications, recruitment, representation, governance, behaviour strategy, outdoor learning, neurodiversity and inclusion.Â