About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
We are ladies of a certain age, who have been friends since school. We have both been through life's experiences in spades. Read more about our experiences and qualifications below.
Meet The Team
About Zoë and Jen.
Zoë is wonderful.
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Jen dropped out of university without a degree having made a silly choice of which course to study, and entered the world of work. Starting in IT and computer programming when it was a new thing, she then went on to work in the banking sector and studied for a postgraduate diploma in People Management and Development. Shortly afterwards, she joined a team facilitating workshops, so that was useful!
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She went on to study for a degree with the Open University while working full time and finished with a First within three years. Shortly afterwards, she moved into a role in the voluntary sector, running a big project and winning £1m in funding from the lottery.
She then moved back home to Cumbria to support her aged parents and started a role in education. There, she studied for an MA in Leadership and Management in Education and dabbled with a PhD before Covid scuppered everything. Now a key leader in a small federation of schools, she is a School Resource Management Advisor and mentor, a qualified executive coach, and has qualifications in counselling, financial and operational leadership in schools, and health and safety. Next on the list is an MSc in Mindfulness starting in September 2024. Yes, she is a glutton for punishment.
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Jen's lived experience includes redundancy (one of them on her 21st birthday!), job, career and sector change, childlessness, bereavement, being a carer, dealing with mental health issues and burnout. She's enjoyed being coached and credits her counsellor with getting back to work after burnout. Her specialisms and interests include coaching, mentoring, listening (time to think), using mindfulness and meditation as an approach to deal with burnout and disillusionment, and reiki.
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Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Social Sciences with Psychological Studies and Sociology
PGDip People Management and Development
MA Leadership and Management in Education
CIPFA / ISBL Level 7 Financial and Operational Leadership in Academies
ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring
L2 Counselling
Reiki Level 1 and 2
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