Being the Head: The Human Cost of Leading Schools.
Real Talk. Real Leaders. Real Moments
Being the Head: The Human Cost of Leading Schools.
Real Talk. Real Leaders. Real Moments
Meet your hosts...
Jacqui
Jacqui
Jacqui
Jacqui is an experienced educational leader who began her career in 1994.
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Jacqui
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About Being The Head Leaders
Jacqui Le Maitre Founder and CEO- Jacqui is a lifelong champion of transformational education — driven by the belief that every learner, every educator, and every leader deserves to thrive. With over 35 years in education, her mission has always been clear: to ignite curiosity, inspire courage, and build spaces where people and pupils feel seen, heard, and empowered.
2025 School SELF EVALUATION
£0.00
School Self-Evaluation Form – 2025/26 Ready
Confidently evaluate your school’s performance with this clear, comprehensive, and future-facing self-evaluation tool.
This professionally designed form helps school leaders produce an accurate, up-to-date Self-Evaluation (SEF) aligned with proposed changes for the 2025/26 academic year, including key shifts in curriculum focus, safeguarding expectations, inclusion, and inspection frameworks.
🧩 What it offers:
- Structured prompts for each Ofsted judgement area: Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management, and Early Years (where applicable)
- Built-in guidance that reflects the latest DfE and Ofsted proposals
- Sections for evidence, impact, and areas for development, making your SEF inspection-ready
- Easy to complete, adaptable for all school phases, and perfect for sharing with governors or trust leads
- Encourages reflective, evidence-informed leadership
Ideal for:
- Headteachers & Senior Leaders preparing for inspection
- School improvement partners
- MATs needing a consistent SEF format across schools
- Schools wanting to align strategy with national priorities
Save time. Stay ahead. Drive improvement with confidence.
Your school’s next step starts with a sharper self-evaluation.
2025 KCSIE
Comprehensive Single SCR & Safeguarding Culture Checklist
£0.00
Ensure your school is fully compliant and confident with safeguarding requirements.
This up-to-date checklist is designed to support Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), school leaders, and governors in aligning with the latest 2025 Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) statutory guidance.
It goes beyond the basics, covering not just your Single Central Record (SCR) but also the broader safeguarding culture in your school.
What's included:
- A step-by-step SCR audit tool – easy to follow, OFSTED-ready
- Key compliance checks for staff vetting, training records, and safer recruitment
- A safeguarding culture self-review – ensuring your policies are lived, not just written
- Space for RAG ratings, actions, and evidence-gathering
- Fully editable and school-ready format
Perfect for:
- DSLs preparing for inspection
- Governors with safeguarding oversight
- Schools wanting to embed a strong, proactive safeguarding culture
- Trusts conducting internal audits across settings
Stay inspection-ready. Drive confident safeguarding practices.
Invest in peace of mind — your safeguarding culture starts here.
What we can offer at Being the Head
Coaching and Mentoring
School Improvement with Impact
School Improvement with Impact
With a deep understanding of the unique pressures and responsibilities that come with leading a school, we are two experienced coaches committed to supporting the wellbeing of school leaders. Our mission is to create a safe, confidential space where headteachers and senior leaders can reflect, recharge, and rediscover their purpose.
We believe that thriving leaders are essential to thriving schools. Through compassionate, bespoke coaching, we help leaders manage stress, build resilience, and find balance enabling them to lead with clarity, confidence, and care. Whether you're navigating change, facing difficult decisions, or simply in need of space to pause and think, we are here to support you.
Together, we offer an approach that blends empathy with practical strategies, tailored to the realities of school leadership today.
School Improvement with Impact
School Improvement with Impact
School Improvement with Impact
With over 30 years of experience each in education, we are two seasoned school leaders who have successfully led schools to achieve Outstanding outcomes. Drawing on decades of hands-on leadership, we offer practical, insightful, and personalised school improvement support that’s grounded in real-world experience not theory.
We understand the complexities of school leadership and the challenges schools face in a constantly evolving educational landscape. Our approach is collaborative, respectful, and impact-driven working alongside leadership teams to build capacity, raise standards, and cultivate sustainable excellence.
Whether you're seeking support with self-evaluation, curriculum development, leadership coaching, or preparing for inspection, we provide trusted, strategic guidance tailored to the unique context of your school. Our aim is simple: to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and measurable impact.
Bespoke Training
Reflective Supervision
Reflective Supervision
Led by two highly experienced educationalists, our bespoke training offers schools the opportunity to engage with tailored, practical support designed to drive meaningful and sustainable improvement.
With decades of combined experience in school leadership and system-wide development, we understand that every school is unique. Our training is crafted to reflect your school’s specific context, priorities, and challenges whether you're looking to strengthen teaching and learning, refine leadership strategies, develop your curriculum, or prepare for inspection.
Our sessions are interactive, purposeful, and grounded in what works. We work alongside school teams to build capacity, inspire reflection, and empower staff at all levels to make a lasting impact.
Whether you need one-off training, ongoing support, or leadership development, we provide trusted expertise that helps schools move forward with clarity and confidence.
Reflective Supervision
Reflective Supervision
Reflective Supervision
Now offering Reflective Supervision for DSLs
In light of the recent updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) we are offering 2-hour reflective supervision sessions for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), it will support schools in setting up their own reflective supervision model at school level. Get in touch to learn more...