Coaching for Educators

Exploring Your Next Steps as an Educator

Are you considering the next stage of your professional journey as an educator?
Would you or your leadership team benefit from working with an experienced coach?

If so, an initial conversation with jigsaw.coach is a valuable place to start. Coaching offers space to reflect, gain clarity, and move forward with purpose.

Experience in the Education Sector

Jigsaw.coach, led by Caroline Beckett, brings over twenty years’ experience in the education sector.  Caroline began her career as a teacher of English Literature and Language, completing her degree, Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in the UK.

Her career has spanned both UK and international education. After working initially in the UK, Caroline moved into international education, starting as Head of English at The British School Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman.  Over more than fifteen years, she worked across Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom of Bahrain before returning to the UK.

While based in Dubai, Caroline also completed a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Management in International Education, deepening her expertise in educational leadership across diverse cultural contexts.

Coaching Credentials and Professional Accreditation

Over the last decade, Caroline retrained as a Leadership and Organisational Coach, progressing through the rigorous accreditation pathway of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She has achieved the highest level of coaching certification, Master Certified Coach (MCC) – a distinction held by fewer than 5% of coaches worldwide.

This means her coaching qualifications are internationally benchmarked and supported by:

  • Over 500+ hours of formal coach training

  • More than 3000 hours of coaching with clients

  • Successful submission and assessment of recorded coaching sessions

  • Extensive mentor coaching and professional supervision

  • Completion of all required examinations and assessments

Caroline also holds Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) at Senior Practitioner Level with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

Who Works with jigsaw.coach?

Caroline works across cultures, continents, and contexts, coaching leaders throughout the education sector. Her clients include:

  • Principals and Head Teachers.

  • Assistant and Deputy Heads.

  • Heads of Key Stages and Departments.

  • Directors of Marketing and Finance.

  • Administrators.

  • Pastoral and Well-being Leaders.

Carolie partners with educators in a wide range of settings, including UK academies, universities, independent schools, and large international school groups.

Coaching has been delivered both online and in person to educators based in locations such as: China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the USA, Hungary, Germany, Bahrain, UAE, Spain, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, India, Vietnam, Kuwait…

What Is Coaching for Educators?

Coaching provides a confidential, non-judgemental space for leaders to reflect, explore challenges, and design purposeful action. Leadership roles can often feel isolating, and coaching offers dedicated time to think clearly and strategically.

Coaching may support educators in areas such as:

  • Exploring and developing leadership style.

  • Achieving the best outcomes for multiple stakeholders.

  • Navigating difficult situations and conversations.

  • Managing and leading teams effectively.

  • Identifying strengths and development areas.

  • Clarifying professional priorities.

  • Setting short, medium and long-term career goals.

Interested in Coaching?

If you feel that coaching could support your own professional development, your leadership team, or your institution, please get in touch to arrange an initial conversation with Caroline. This conversation will explore how coaching works and the benefits and opportunities it can offer.

For information about costs, please visit the Jigsaw.coach shop.

Approved Coach Training for Educators

Caroline also delivers ICF approved coach education programmes specifically designed for educators and those working in education settings.  More information – if you are curious abiout learning more on the topic of coaching – can be found on  the Jigaw Learning Hub which offers ICF approved coach education.

For further details, please send a message to enquire or book a conversation with Caroline.

What have clients said?

Coaching has immeasurably assisted my professional development and leadership competencies. Caroline is a consummate professional who knows the international educational setting and is able to provoke deeper thought about current actions and future plans. Her coaching has been extremely beneficial and has allowed me to raise and address issues in a reflective, challenging atmosphere.Khalil Ahmed, PhD, Experienced International Education Leader
Caroline, you were excellent and just what I needed to help me reframe my thinking about so many aspects of my professional life. Kind, caring, supportive and challenging (often all at once), you created a safe space for me very quickly to be open and honest with you and with myself. I cannot recommend you and the coaching experience I had with you highly enough. Massive thanks for everything you helped me reflect on and move forward with.Amy Murphy, Experienced International Education Leader, China

Do you feel that coaching may be useful for your own professional development or beneficial for your leadership team, or your institution?  Please get in touch to arrange a conversation with Caroline to find out how coaching works as well as what benefits and opportunities it can offer. For more information about costs, please visit the jigsaw.coach shop.