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  • Leading School Culture
  • Influencing Change
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Performance Management
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Build momentum. Gain confidence. Lead with purpose.

Your first 100 days as a headteacher matter. They set the tone for your leadership, shape perceptions, and lay the foundations for everything to come. But they can also feel overwhelming.

Where do you begin? How do you win trust, set direction, and lead early change—without rushing?


Lisa Williams offers bespoke, strategic support for newly appointed headteachers, helping you move from uncertainty to clarity with a calm, structured approach grounded in experience.

The Impact

Clear Roadmap

A Clear Roadmap

With a focus on shaping your early leadership actions, we’ll work together to build your confidence, engage your team, and set the tone for a successful start.

Delivered through flexible, remote coaching sessions to fit around the demands of school life. and clarity on what matters most.

Early Wins that Build Trust

At Strategic Ed, we are dedicated to providing high-quality consultancy. We’ll identify opportunities for visible, meaningful action—building credibility with staff, governors, and the wider community.
Impact: Momentum, staff buy-in, and positive early perception.

A Trusted Thinking Partner

Regular coaching conversations offer space to reflect, problem-solve, and test thinking in a safe, non-judgemental space.
Impact: Sharper decision-making and increased leadership confidence.

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

We’ll map your stakeholders and plan how to listen well and communicate with purpose.
Impact: Stronger relationships, aligned teams, and fewer surprises.

A Sustainable Start

This isn’t about fast fixes—it’s about setting the tone for long-term, inclusive improvement.
Impact: A calm, purposeful start that reflects who you are as a leader.

How It Works

Initial context and vision conversation.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Strategic priority setting.

Diagnostic review of strengths and risks.

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

100-day plan with check-in milestones.

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

Flexible support with agreed check-ins.

Flexible support with agreed check-ins.

Leadership coaching (e.g. fortnightly or monthly).

Flexible support with agreed check-ins.

Is this right for you?

This offer is designed for?

Newly appointed headteachers (first-time or returning)

Acting heads stepping into a permanent role

Senior leaders preparing for headship transition

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.


Ms Merritt

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