It's important to know who you're going to be working with, not just on a personal level but professional.
Deborah is an education coach and trainer, specialising in developing positive improvement cultures which includes innovation in observation and coaching for improved teaching and learning.
Deborah's career begun as a self employed fitness instructor, personal trainer, and fitness presenter, moving on to lecturing and directing a training company. Over the last 15 years, her experience includes, education consultancy, coaching, training, inspecting, and writing. Deborah has a real passion for her work which she applies to all that she does. In a nutshell it includes:
- Managing Director of Deborah McVey Ltd
- Head of Improve at Protocol
- Freelance Educational Consultant and Trainer
- Additional Inspector for Ofsted and previously for the Adult Learning Inspectorate
- Open University Lecturer, marker, moderator and writer for sports and fitness
- External verifier, moderator and writer of Fitness qualifications
- Health and Fitness Section Lead at FE College
- Health and Fitness Lecturer at FE College
- Owner of training company delivering fitness instructor courses
- Aerobics, fitness and pilates instructor, and personal trainer.
Deborah coaches teachers and managers to get to the root cause of what is holding them back and take a solutions focused approach towards making improvement, putting learners at the heart of all improvement activity.
Deborah is currently focusing on supporting providers to develop a positive improvement culture, including innovation in observation and coaching for improved teaching and learning, and helping to build teachers up.