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Dr Helen Wright

Director

Global Thought Leadership Limited

Dr Helen Wright is a highly regarded global leader with an energetic career spanning almost 3 decades in UK and international education. She led schools and held national and international roles in education in the UK and Australia for over 13 years until 2014, before embarking on an independent portfolio career in leadership recruitment, executive coaching and governance advisory. As a highly regarded International Education Advisor, with a warm yet determinedly incisive style, she challenges and coaches educational and other leaders globally to think and act ambitiously. She holds several Board Director roles, and she recruits international school leaders as an Associate of LSC Education. She currently works with schools, leaders and companies in countries including Qatar, Oman, UAE, China, India, Europe and the UK. 

MODERATOR SESSIONS

12 November, 2024 | 13:15 to 14:00
Finding Balance: Wellbeing Policies, Burnout Signals, and Personal Strategies for Educators

Join us in this panel as we delve into the crucial aspects of wellbeing policies, identifying burnout signals, and crafting effective personal strategies. Discover actionable insights to foster resilience and maintain equilibrium, empowering educators to thrive in their personal and professional lives.

12 November, 2024 | 14:10 to 14:40
Supporting University and Careers within your Secondary School for Teachers and Leadership

This talk will delve into strategies for effectively integrating university and careers guidance into the secondary school curriculum. Participants will learn practical tips for fostering student awareness of higher education options, developing essential career skills, and building strong relationships with universities. The talk will also explore the importance of personalized guidance and the role of technology in supporting students' academic and career aspirations.

Key Takeaways:

Strategies for integrating university and careers guidance into the curriculum

Tips for developing essential career skills in students • Building strong relationships with universities

The importance of personalized guidance

The role of technology in supporting students' academic and career aspirations

SPEAKER SESSIONS

12 November, 2024 | 12:10 to 12:30
Wellbeing: what leading from the front looks like in schools

In this talk, Dr Helen Wright, former Head and now executive coach and consultant to schools across the world, will draw on her experience of coaching leaders in schools across the world to explore what really works in focusing staff wellbeing. She will seek to ignite ideas and insights, and emphasise the importance of wellbeing starting with the individual, before the systems and structures needed to evolve in school can take root.

13 November, 2024 | 12:30 to 12:50
How to Build a Great Leadership Team

This session will explore why it is important to build a great school leadership team, and how to do it effectively. Drawing on Dr Helen Wright’s experience in coaching and challenging school leaders for several years, this session will look at:

• Why a school leadership team is more than the sum of its parts, and why different perspectives matter in an effective team

• Vital questions for your leaders and your team

• A 5 step practical process to support the development of your school leadership team

14 November, 2024 | 12:50 to 13:20
An Armchair Chat with Dr Helen Wright and Matt Green