Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant
Andy Mitchell
Helping school leaders and executives lead with clarity, confidence and impact
21+
Years as a headteacher across three local authorities and a multi-academy trust
7
Ofsted inspections led as headteacher - requires improvement to outstanding
30+
Organisations worked with directly as a specialist in the last twelve months
ILM7
Executive Coaching & Mentoring — the highest professional coaching qualification
About Andy
Leadership that comes from doing it.
Not consultancy from a distance. Not coaching from a textbook. Genuine, sustained experience of leading organisations through complexity, change and high-stakes accountability.
Who I work with
Three audiences.
One standard of work
Andy’s experience crosses sectors and scales – from individual leaders to whole organisations. The skills that matter most in leadership are transferable, and he brings them all.
Primary & Secondary Education
Headteachers
For headteachers who want an honest, independent perspective on their school and their own leadership – from someone who has led schools through every kind of challenge. Andy offers school performance reviews, evidence-informed improvement planning, inclusion support, executive coaching and inspection readiness programmes.
Multi-Academy Trusts
MAT CEOs & system leaders
For MAT CEOs, executive headteachers and education commissioners who need a trusted external partner with genuine strategic depth. Andy provides trust-wide performance intelligence, improvement planning at scale, executive coaching and a CEO Strategic Partnership.
Corporate & charity sectors
Senior Leaders & Organisations
For senior leaders in corporate and not-for-profit organisations who want an executive coach with genuine, sustained leadership experience. Strategic clarity, leading through change, developing people, sustaining performance under pressure – these skills are transferable.
My approach
Honest. Research-driven. Built around you.
Peer-level understanding
Andy has occupied the roles his clients occupy. He knows what it feels like to be accountable for everything and supported by very few people who genuinely understand the weight of it. That peer-level insight changes the nature of every conversation.
Grounded in research
Every recommendation draws on current research into what actually works – in leadership development, organisational change, coaching practice and human performance. Evidence is the discipline that separates purposeful action from well-intentioned habit.
Tailored to your context
No two organisations are the same, and no two leaders face identical challenges. Andy does not arrive with a pre-built answer. He arrives having done the preparation – asking the right questions and building something that actually fits the specific situation.
Start the conversation
The first conversation is always free
No obligation and no pitch – simply a chance to explore whether working together would be right for you and your organisation.