Transform Your School
with Executive Function Training
Through our bespoke school coach training, educators gain the tools needed to help students build essential skills like self-regulation, time management, and problem-solving for lifelong success.
What Does the School Course Cover?
The Executive Function Coach Training for Schools program is designed exclusively for staff working in school environments. It runs once a week over 6 weeks and is tailored for a wide range of school staff, including teachers, TAs, SEN support professionals, SLT members, house directors, tutors, and more.
This blended learning program combines flexible self-study with live online group sessions, led by experienced Executive Function coaches and facilitators. You’ll be guided through the development of essential coaching skills.
Our Latest Executive Function School Course Availability
Summer 2026
In Progress
Autumn 2026
Start Date: 15 September 2026
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Why become a trained coach?
Our approach gives educators, working with students who face executive function challenges, the knowledge and skills to co-design and support the implementation of helpful new habits.
Effective coaching techniques help individuals unlock their potential by using methods such as:
- Questioning
- Reflective Listening
- Empathy
- Paraphrasing
- Scaffolding
- Clear Directions
- Genuine Specific Praise
Who can become a coach?
- School learning support professionals
- Teachers
- SLT members
- Pastoral/House Staff
- Tutors
Is the course Certified?
Yes. This course is aligned with the International Executive Function Coaching Certification (IEFCC).
At Level 1, you will be assessed across 28 key training standards, certifying your knowledge and understanding of executive function coaching.
Professional certification as an Executive Function Coach is achieved at Level 2, where practical coaching competence is evaluated. – Find out more
- Coaching skills
- Neuroscience & Executive Functions
- Effective use of contact time
- Growth mindset & goals
- Flexibility & adaptability
- Relationships with stakeholders
- Reflective practice & development
- Use of technology to support practice
- Boundaries, client protection and safeguarding
What support do I get?
Peer learning is central to the training, allowing you to connect with participants from diverse educational backgrounds. You’ll also join our Mighty Networks community to ask questions, share resources, and stay connected with your cohort and past trainees for ongoing support.
Bespoke Training
We have trained top schools, universities, world wide to integrate executive functioning coaching into their day-to-day work, enhancing their ability to support neurodivergent colleagues and students effectively.
Our Bespoke Training Programme equips staff members with a deep understanding of executive functioning, neurodiversity, and practical strategies for working people with diverse needs. Delivered in a flexible six-week short course format, this programme can be tailored to the specific needs of your organisation, with scheduling options designed to work seamlessly for your team.
Meet Your Training Facilitators
Expert Executive Function Coaching for Schools
Victoria Bagnall
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Victoria Bagnall is a world-renowned speaker and author on executive functioning, brain development and behaviour.
She is the co-founder of Connections in Mind and has dedicated her life to raising awareness about neurological differences, executive functioning and brain states. She believes that this knowledge has the power to bring about significant societal change by fostering a culture of neuro-inclusion.
As a teacher by profession, her skill lies in translating complex neuroscientific findings into engaging, thought provoking learning experiences.
Liz Fernandez
SENCO & Dyslexia Assesor
Liz was working as a SENCO and dyslexia assessor when she first heard about executive functions. This was a lightbulb moment for her, explaining the challenges that the young people she worked with faced.
Since then, Liz has researched all she can about how brains are wired, and having trained as a coach with CiM, has radically changed the way she supports young learners. Understanding how our executive functions affect who we are, and how we get things done, means that Liz wants everyone to be able to have this knowledge, both young and old, and is passionate about spreading the word to young people, professionals, and anyone around her who cares to listen!
