School Improvement

Empowering School Leaders Through Bespoke Coaching

Located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, I offer specialised and relevant Continued Professional Development (CPD) for headteachers and school professionals. My mission is to provide expert, practical coaching that empowers school teams to achieve their full potential.

Tracey Thornton Coach

I am dedicated to fostering a coaching culture in schools. My program enables staff to immerse themselves in the coaching experience, develop essential coaching skills, and refine these abilities with my expert guidance.

My Services

• Coaching Training: Learn how to introduce a coaching approach tailored to your school's needs.
• Bespoke 1:1 Leadership Coaching: Personalised coaching to enhance your leadership skills.
• Group Coaching: Collaborative coaching sessions designed to foster teamwork and professional growth.
• Team Development: Strategies and coaching to improve team dynamics and performance.

Tracey Thornton Coaching

Why You Might Need My Services

• Have you been assigned a subject leader role without proper training or guidance?
• Are you a senior leader looking to refine your school improvement plan with the help of an experienced educator?
• Are you an aspiring senior leader seeking career guidance?
• Are you feeling “stuck” and in need of professional support?

What is the Impact of Coaching and How Can I Benefit Your School?

Coaching is a powerful tool that benefits the entire school community. Here’s how it can help:

The Power and Individual Benefits of Being Coached

• Gain a deeper understanding of yourself, colleagues, and pupils.
• Increase motivation and improve as a teacher.
• Enhance job satisfaction and become more solution-focused.
• Become a better team player and take more risks at work.

The Power of Becoming a Coach

• Improve your listening and communication skills.
• Gain insight into problem-solving methods and challenges faced by colleagues.
• Develop empathy and leadership abilities.
• Achieve greater satisfaction and effectiveness in your job.

The Impact and Outcomes You Can Expect

Effective Subject Leadership: Empowering subject leaders to excel in their roles.

Effective Middle Leadership: Strengthening the skills of middle leaders for sustained improvement.

Sustained School Improvement: Driving long-term positive change within your school.

Improved Organisational Outcomes: Enhancing communication, feedback, and solutions-focused thinking.

Whole-School Wellbeing: Ensuring everyone feels supported, with a focus on overall school wellbeing.

“I have found the work with Tracey very beneficial this year. Tracey’s approach to supporting, coaching and developing subject leaders is great. She is incredibly knowledgeable, delivers new content/updates in an engaging way and plans the sessions so that I feel empowered to fulfil my role to the best of my ability. All the sessions give time for me as a subject lead to get things done also. This means I don’t come back to school with a long list of things to do. The time used in the sessions are effective and this is something as a teacher, I am really grateful for.”

– Deputy Head, Castleway Primary School –

"Tracey was an exceptional coach who played a pivotal role in our school's successful OFSTED visit. Her expertise, guidance and support were invaluable. She helped us identify areas for improvement and develop effective strategies to address them. Tracey's coaching style is collaborative, solution-focused, and tailored to the school's specific needs. She provided constructive feedback, encouragement and expert advice, empowering us to enhance our teaching practices and leadership. I would recommend Tracey’s coaching services to anyone who is preparing for an OFSTED inspection"

– HEAD TEACHER –

Ready to take the plunge and feel the power of coaching?