Lorrae McCullagh (Deputy Headteacher) TWGSB
How Mindful Leadership With Accountability Can Transform Your School
What's the impact of the Coachinginschools Training?
🎯 “It’s made me more mindful — in how I listen, how I speak, and how I lead.”
In this video, Lorrae, a Deputy Headteacher, shares the powerful ripple effects of completing the Coachinginschools Training Programme.
Since embedding our unique coaching approach in her leadership, she has:
– Deepened her listening skills — resisting the urge to fill silences and truly hearing others
– Gained tools to support follow-up and accountability with colleagues
– Used coaching questions to help staff reframe challenges and move forward with confidence
– Noticed subtle but lasting shifts in how she thinks, speaks and supports others — both at school and at home
✅ What’s more, a chance coaching conversation even helped a colleague move from panic to progress — just through one well-timed, coaching question.
This is a must-watch for school leaders looking to build a more reflective, empowered and intentional leadership culture.
'Golden Nuggets' include:
“My listening skills have developed quite considerably. I used to fill silence, but now I stop, think, and truly take things in.”
“The way she expressed it was, ‘You shifted my mind frame from feeling that I couldn’t do something to actually managing the situation myself.’”
“This whole process has made me more mindful – not just in the classroom, but in how I work with colleagues and even in my home life.”
“Having that constructive conversation and knowing there’s a follow-up means you can hold people accountable in a positive way.”
“I didn’t realise how much I was embedding these skills – asking open questions, reframing, and truly listening – it’s made a HUGE impact.”