Felicity Gasparro, FOUNDER of Oyster Outcomes and SUMS Associate Consultant discusses current insights into higher education coaching following an extensive and successful coaching assignment with a high-profile red-brick university. The key takeaways of this study include – Coaching has grown in popularity across UK universities and may be delivered through the People (HR) function;...
As our business has developed over the past four years, so have our knowledge, experiences and commitment to working in education. Widely reported like for like funding cuts per pupil of approximately 3% in real terms over the last 13 years, has left many schools – LEA funded, MATs and Academies – struggling to...
Oyster Outcomes has succeeded in securing a grant from the ESFA / Groundwork Home – Groundwork), which enables our team to attract 25 people seeking employment from a wide range of backgrounds, who will receive expert coaching and training from our expert Associates – FOR FREE. Candidates must live in the Thames Valley Region, and provide...
In this month’s monthly spotlight we are introducing Neil Stead who is one of our associate consultants and i-act mental health instructors. Neil has gained a wealth of professional experience, skills & capabilities over 30 years in the John Lewis Partnership. Having delivered across key strategic areas (including Customer Loyalty, Marketing, Risk Management, Business Continuity...
Following our highly successful February cohort, Oyster Outcomes have now trained close to 100 people to become MHFAiders. Hearing their feedback shows how important it is to invest in learning about mental health and well-being. Hear from two of the delegates who attended this course: Ellie Highwood, MHFAider certified – February 2022. “I...
On #IWD22 International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the culmination of some brilliant, compassionate, and stretching thinking from two of our brilliant Associates – Professor Ellie Highwood and Diksha Chakravarti, with some beautiful artwork designed by my 13 year old niece, Miss Amy Cooper. “International Women’s Day is a day to highlight the need to...
Are you on the fence about whether to attend mental health first aid training? Do you want to hear first-hand what the course covers, what you take from it and how it will help you in the future? Listen to one of the newly trained mental health first aider’s Helen Moreton who was recently trained by Andy...
We are so proud of our new digital magazine created by QA Education – to read more click here Mental Health and Wellbeing QA Partner with Oyster Outcomes, experts at working in all tiers of education, to access Youth and Adult mental health and well-being learning resources. No one knows better than you, how important...
Aimed at anyone in your organisation who cares enough about others to learn how to spot the early warning signs, provide support and encourage appropriate professional help to find a way forward with someone experiencing a mental health issue. This course is delivered in four modules over a two week period, with a commitment to...
In this month’s monthly spotlight we are introducing Mark Ames who is one of our associates who specialises in leadership coaching and mentoring. Mark worked for 35 years in further and higher education, initially as a teacher and then leading student support services. He now works as a leadership coach and mentor with middle and...