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Sharon Smith

Sharon Smith

Authenticity Coach
Livingston

Summary

I'm an Authenticity Coach who supports leaders overcome their insecurities so they can step into their authentic leadership style with confidence. I also work with learning and development teams in organisations to nurture and support their leaders and teams to work together so that they succeed in the correct ethical environment that brings out the best in people. I am NCIP Accredited as a Performance Coach with NLP and I maintain my professional standards with regular supervision and ongoing professional learning.


I am committed to supporting people through challenges, so that they find their self confidence, overcome their limiting beliefs and succeed in achieving their goals.


I have brought my 20+ years in education to my current coaching role and use the insight gained as a school leader and coordinator of professional learning to my current role as a self employed coach. I have very high standards and I seek ongoing feedback for constant improvement.


I'm highly proficient in using online technologies, and I also have a vast experience of delivering professional learning in person.


Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Authenticity Coach

Sharon Smith Coaching
01.2023 - Current
  • Assist clients in setting and achieving personal and professional goals.
  • Developed and delivered effective and engaging coaching sessions to improve performance and to reach personal and professional goals
  • Enhanced team performance by developing and implementing effective coaching strategies.
  • Developed and delivered presentations to educate clients on topics related to coaching.
  • Created and implemented innovative strategies to engage clients in coaching journey.
  • Utilised various coaching models and techniques to maximize client success.
  • Facilitated team building activities and workshops to improve communication, collaboration and productivity.
  • Assisted clients with developing strategies to manage stress and increase productivity.
  • Facilitated group coaching sessions and provided individual coaching support.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Responsible for the marketing, finances, sales and delivery of all the programmes and sessions within my offers

Member Support Officer

Community Woodlands Association
7 2023 - Current
  • Establish a mentor programme to support CWA members
  • Organise exchange visits to other community woodland groups
  • Organise and coordinate Annual Conference
  • Delivered high-quality training programmess, enhancing knowledge and understanding of members.
  • 0.5 role

Quality Improvement Officer

Professional Learning & Leadership, Fife Council Education Services
08.2021 - Current
  • Lead the Professional Learning & Leadership (PLL) team within Education Services with responsibility for Probationers through to Headteachers
  • Coordinate and deliver GTCS Professionally Recognised programmes – Practitioner Enquiry, Teacher, Change Leadership
  • Middle Leadership and Coaching for Success
  • Support school leaders on the Into Headship programmes
  • Lead and coordinate Headteacher Induction
  • Responsible for the completion of Professional Update of all teachers within Fife Council
  • Lead on the Organisational Development Group for Education Services, to ensure the implementation of the workforce strategy
  • Support and develop professional learning opportunities for Fife’s RC teachers and leaders
  • Support Fife Council work to reconfigure leadership models within one of Fife’s clusters, engaging with parents, pupils and staff within those schools
  • Lead Learning Partnerships in 16 primary schools to support Fife’s self-improving system approach
  • Collaborate with professionals in Education Scotland, University of Edinburgh and colleagues within the SEIC
  • Successfully delivered programmes on virtual platforms and face to face, depending on government guidelines and expectations
  • Was successful in gaining re-accreditation from GTCS for Change Leadership programme with distinction
  • Launched a Joint Headteacher Collaborative to support those Headteachers working within their unique contexts
  • Successfully ran two Headteacher ‘retreats’ to support newly appointed Headteachers on their leadership journeys
  • Successfully raised awareness within our programmes to the important matters of equality and diversity, currently delivering a series of professional learning events for Headteachers in collaboration with Fife Centre for Equalities
  • Organise and facilitate the Headteacher Engagement conferences in Fife throughout the year
  • Organise and facilitate the Depute Headteacher and Principal Teacher Conferences throughout the year.

Senior Education Officer

General Teaching Council for Scotland
10.2018 - Current
  • Represent GTCS locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
  • Refresh the Professional Review and Development (PRD) Guidelines, engaging with national strategic group
  • Lead on the Excellence in Professional Learning Awards, rewrite guidelines and provide training to panel members
  • Serve as Servicing Officer on GTCS professional learning panels
  • Lead on the national roll-out of MyPL, develop MyPL Coordinator and review for improvement
  • Lead on teacher health and wellbeing (HWB) and the development of GTCS HWB Hub
  • Lead on Equality and Diversity (E&D), write E&D professional guide, create the E&D Hub to host PL resources, develop and launch new E&D Award, and lead on the commissioned diversity in teaching research with partner organisations
  • Lead on Professional Update (PU) Revalidations of local authorities
  • Coordinate, lead and review PU Direct Submissions
  • Launch of the revised Unlocking the Potential of PRD Guidelines in October 2019 with supporting resources
  • Successful roll out of MyPL to all fully registered teachers, gaining Holyrood’s Connect Project Delivery Award 2020
  • The creation of GTCS HWB Hub to respond to the needs of teachers during lockdown, including weekly, then monthly procurement of HWB specialist input in GTCS webinars
  • The creation of GTCS E&D Hub to host materials and resources that support teacher professionalism in matters of E & D
  • Commissioned two E & D PL modules to support teachers understanding and prompt further learning
  • The creation and launch of the Saroj Lal Award for a Pioneering Spirit in Equality and Diversity
  • Recently presented at IPDA and ICSEI about the work undertaken to support teacher health and wellbeing
  • Successfully completing the PU Revalidations with a new online model of panels
  • Successfully represented GTCS on the Teaching in a Diverse Scotland strategic working group.

Education Officer

Midlothian Council
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Probation Manager for TIS and FR Probationers, designing and facilitating the core professional learning programme, including practitioner enquiry
  • Professional Update lead officer, supporting all aspects of PRD and PU
  • Lead officer responsible for the creation, delivery and facilitation of professional learning opportunities at all levels of leadership and professional development
  • Collaboration with professional learning colleagues at University of Edinburgh, and other PL leads across the Lothians (pre RICs), to support teacher leadership
  • All probationer teachers successfully gained full registration
  • Rewrote the existing programme for early leadership, using Mary Myatt’s ‘High Challenge, Low Threat’, resulting in a cohort of 12 early career teachers engaging in the programme
  • Rewrote the Aspiring to be a PT programme using Education Scotland’s PLL resources and Scottish Borders resources – resulting in a large cohort of circa 60 teachers engaging in this programme of 8 sessions
  • Developed leadership course, in collaboration with SEIC colleagues, for depute headteachers based on Andy Buck’s ‘Leadership Matters’ text
  • Resulting in a cohort of circa 20 PTs and DHTs engaging in the programme.

Depute Head Teacher

Strathesk Primary School, Midlothian
12.2013 - 10.2017
  • 6-month period as Acting HT due to HT absence, with responsibility for leading the whole school
  • Responsibility for raising attainment and for enactment of all aspects of Curriculum for Excellence within the school
  • Development of supportive monitoring system to improve teacher professionalism and pupil achievement
  • Designing and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachers to support ongoing CfE and attainment developments
  • Responsibility for HWB curriculum
  • Responsibility for Enterprise and Positive destinations
  • Responsibility for P7 to S1 transition
  • Responsibility for whole school timetabling, probationer and student teacher engagement and support
  • Led anti-bullying work that resulted in Strathesk PS becoming the first Scottish school to be awarded the Bullying Intervention Group Award in 2015
  • Led the school to achieve the Sportscotland’s School Gold Award in 2016
  • A full rewrite of the HWB programme, co-created in collaboration with the wider school community
  • Ran successful career days over four consecutive years.

Principal Teacher

Strathesk Primary School, Midlothian
08.2008 - 12.2013
  • Support the merge of three schools into one new school
  • Write policies to reflect best practice from the previous three schools
  • Upskill teachers in sharing best practice and developing authentic collaborative approaches to professional learning
  • Engage with CfE and develop programmes and practices to meet new requirements
  • Probationer Supporter and responsible for student teacher support and placements
  • Successfully merged three separate school communities into one new school
  • Created a strong school community based on professional trust and collaboration
  • Developed a whole school thirst for professional learning for improvement
  • Created a PT Cluster support group to share good practice and provide support.

Class Teacher

Newtongrange Primary School, Midlothian
08.2001 - 06.2008

Education

B.Ed Hons (Primary) 2.1 -

University of Edinburgh

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University of Leicester

SCQF Level 9, Diploma in Performance Coaching with NLP - undefined

Simply Changing Ltd

Skills

  • Excellent Communication
  • Self Motivation
  • Excellent Professional Demeanor and Positive Relational Skills
  • Highly Emotionally Intelligent
  • Excellent Attention to Detail
  • Impressive Organisational Skills
  • Excellent Time Management
  • Strong Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Goal Setting and Goal Achieving
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Excellent Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Project Planning Sills

Timeline

Authenticity Coach

Sharon Smith Coaching
01.2023 - Current

Quality Improvement Officer

Professional Learning & Leadership, Fife Council Education Services
08.2021 - Current

Senior Education Officer

General Teaching Council for Scotland
10.2018 - Current

Education Officer

Midlothian Council
09.2017 - 10.2018

Depute Head Teacher

Strathesk Primary School, Midlothian
12.2013 - 10.2017

Principal Teacher

Strathesk Primary School, Midlothian
08.2008 - 12.2013

Class Teacher

Newtongrange Primary School, Midlothian
08.2001 - 06.2008

Member Support Officer

Community Woodlands Association
7 2023 - Current

B.Ed Hons (Primary) 2.1 -

University of Edinburgh

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University of Leicester

SCQF Level 9, Diploma in Performance Coaching with NLP - undefined

Simply Changing Ltd

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