Tight L&D budgets, big staff learning ambitions, constant OD  pressure?
1AM Talks shares bite-sized, real stories about what actually works in learning and organisational development. Each 20-minute episode takes a 360° look at one real programme — through the eyes of the commissioner, the facilitator and the participant. Launching 5th November.

🎙Your host Andry McFarlane shares a taste of what’s to come in Episode 1,  when Andry and co-host Rachael Palmer meet Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson from South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, exploring how wellbeing and communication focused coaching and a workshop,  were designed to help staff build confidence, speak up and thrive at work.

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We’d love to hear from you: 

💭 What are your thoughts on designing learning that meets both individual and organisational needs? 

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🎙 Episode 2 - Grounding, Confidence and Career Growth: How Good Foundations Help Impact in Coaching and Workshops. 

🤔How do you help busy staff engage, grow and make confident career decisions when they’re stretched  and not yet ready to focus? In this episode of 1AM talks, we explore that practical challenge  - something nearly every  for every Head of L&D, OD, organisational  coach and facilitator faces. 

At South London NHS  Mental Health Trust , Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson and other staff  took part in a coaching programme and a  communication skills workshop — that led to real workplace impact: clearer career direction, renewed confidence, several  promotions, study choices and role changes across the team.

Hosts Andry McFarlane and Rachael Palmer join Amanda and Karen for a 360° look at impact and learning journeys; simple grounding practices that helped staff be focused and resourceful, managers taking part in the same learning as everyone else, and thoughtful workshop preparation that ensured everyone came more ready to learn.

Karen, a woman of colour with lived experience of mental health, describes how being genuinely understood by her coach gave her the skills to ground herself daily — and gave others the confidence to speak up, take initiative and influence colleagues at work. Amanda reflects on seeing every team member make a decisive move in their professional journey — proof of how presence  and confidence translate directly into career growth and talent development.

For internal coaches and trainers, this episode offers practical insights into how to make learning stick in pressured environments by:

• Grounding staff for focus and presence using somatic learning
• Creating psychological safety across identity and lived experience
• Preparing teams before workshops,  so learning lands
• Supporting staff to create the confidence to explore next career steps
• Using Nonviolent Communication to strengthen workplace voices

It’s a reminder that when any learning begins with a good foundation, people don’t just learn better — they also act differently, in ways that have a positive impact on their work and careers.

🎧 We’d love to know your thoughts: What helps you create the right conditions for staff to focus and grow when they are not yet ready for learning?

⏱ Episode guide 00:00 – Introduction: grounding and focus in learning 02:05 – Feeling understood and building psychological safety (Karen) 04:28 – Embedding grounding for readiness to learn (Andry) 09:34 – Confidence → career movement (promotions, study, role changes) 13:52 – Speaking Up workshop: design & engagement 15:17 – Nonviolent Communication: ‘I’ language, needs and requests 16:51 – Commissioning lessons for L&D, OD and coaching professionals

🎧 For coaches and facilitators who want to see visible impact — from confidence to career growth. 📧 andrymcfarlane@gmail.com 📱 @pod1amtalks

Guest Details: 

Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson at South London NHS  Mental Health Trusthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/south-west-london-and-st-george's-mental-health-nhs-trust/?originalSubdomain=uk

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Trailer Episode 2: Discover how staff grounded themselves through somatic techniques, built confidence to communicate and grew their careers within a dynamic, lived-experience workplace culture — through co-design, inclusive coaching, and communication programmes.

1AM Talks hosts speak with Karen Nelson and Amanda Cummins about somatic learning and all things L&D impact — an insightful chat about a real L&D project at South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust, and how we all made it happen.

Plus — what is 1AM Talks, anyway? At 2 mins 36 secs, it’s our longest trailer yet… we’re learning — next time, even shorter!

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🎙 Episode 1 - Getting a Team on Board: Coaching, Confidence and Psychological Safety

In this 20 minute episode we speak with Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson from South London NHS  Mental Health Trust,  about how a team with lived experience of mental health commissioned and co-designed a wellbeing- and communication focused coaching and workshop programme.

This conversation offers a personal look at how collaborative commissioning, psychological safety and staff involvement came together to create a programme that really engaged staff. It met people where they were — acknowledging the realities of lived experience, imposter syndrome and identity — and worked because it followed an emergent, adaptive approach rather than a rigidly fixed plan.

There’s a lovely humour and warmth running through this episode. It’s filled with ideas on how to commission collaboratively, insights into whether one coach working with people from the same team can be effective, and tips for those wanting greater return on investment from coaching by partnering closely with their coach.

You’ll hear how the Trust’s challenge was to help staff build the confidence to speak up, reflect on their wellbeing and identity, and invest in learning that was both personal and systemic — connecting individual growth to wider organisational change.

 

Tight L&D budgets, big ambitions, constant pressure? 1AM talks shares what really works in L&D.

 

⏱ Episode guide

00:00 – Introduction: meet hosts Andry McFarlane and Rachael Palmer; how 1AM Talks brings 360° views from L&D commissioners, facilitators and participants.

01:05 – Imposter syndrome & confidence: Amanda Cummins and Karen Nelson share how coaching supported promotion and wellbeing.

04:50 – The commissioning challenge: designing L&D for staff with mental health and carer lived experience.

07:20 – Designing for emergence: how the programme evolved through reflection and feedback.

10:40 – Creating psychological safety: linking lived experience and anti-racism objectives to Trust strategy.

14:05 – Systemic and relational coaching: building learning that extends from individual to organisation.

🎉New Season, New Episode How do you develop leaders while an organisation is growing and changing?

🎙️In this  mini trailer for 1AM Talks, your hosts introduce a conversation with leaders from Brunel Academies Trust about how a coaching and masterclass L&D programme supported leadership development, while the organisation was expanding.

As Brunel grew, leaders needed space to reflect, think strategically, and develop their own leadership practice. The L&D programme brought together coaching conversations and masterclasses to help leaders respond to new responsibilities, organisational priorities, and the realities of working in a complex education environment.

⏰This short 1AM talks trailer gives you a flavour of the upcoming episode, where leaders from Brunel Academies Trust reflect on how the learning supported them to respond to organisational growth while continuing to develop as leaders.

🎧You’ll hear about:

• How coaching and masterclasses can work together in an L&D programme
• Supporting leaders during organisational growth and change
• Creating space for reflection while responding to strategic priorities
• How leadership development connects with day-to-day practice
• Supporting staff working with colleagues, partnerships, students, learners, children and young people — some with special educational needs

Hosts

To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff: https://thelearningmoment.org

Guests

David West — Director of People & Culture, Brunel Academies Trust David West is Director of People & Culture and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Brunel Academies Trust. A CIPD Level 7 HR professional, he leads people strategy across recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, and organisational change. https://www.brunel.org.uk

Kirsty Fyfe — Brunel Academies Trust Kirsty Fyfe works in recruitment and resourcing within the education sector and has previously led recruitment for a large multi-academy trust. At Brunel Academies Trust, she focuses on strategic recruitment and the wider people journey for staff. https://www.brunel.org.uk

 

Follow 1AM talks on Instagram for early releases and early updates https://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks

 

Podcast recording and production team: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/

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What makes EDIB Global Majority leadership programmes effective in the workplace? Share your ideas here and listen to the stories and tips from our team of facilitation experts.

In part two of our Experts’ Masterclass episode, Andry, Rachael, and Miranda discuss what they have learnt about high quality design and delivery on effective EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) leadership programmes. They focus on quality in Global Majority and Black leadership development programmes.

You will hear stories and gain insights into:

• Collaborating with learning and development leads and commissioners to ensure your EDIB programme meets organisational needs and creates meaningful change
• Encouraging leadership at all levels—how to help individuals step up, even without a formal title
• The importance of lived experience in EDIB programme design, and why facilitators work best when they draw on their own stories to create authentic, relatable learning
• Scaffolding for success—what needs to happen before, during, and after a programme to make it truly effective

With thanks to Rosie Grundy, who inspired our Global Majority Leadership Programme.

Full Timestamps 

00:00:06:06 – 00:00:41:02: Introduction to the episode; designing learning that is systemic, sustainable, and rooted in lived experience 

00:00:41:04 – 00:00:57:08: Exploring the most impactful leadership programmes designed for underrepresented groups 

00:00:57:10 – 00:01:53:21: The Authentic Leadership programme: origins, impact, and the importance of lived experience in facilitation 

00:01:53:23 – 00:02:40:09: Addressing imposter syndrome and creating spaces for underrepresented Global Majority leaders to thrive 

00:02:40:09 – 00:03:25:06: Evolving language: from "Ethnic Minority" to "Global Majority" leadership programmes 

00:03:25:06 – 00:03:47:24: Developing tailored programmes for Global Majority and Black staff 

00:04:30:22 – 00:05:19:14: Leadership without titles: encouraging individuals to step up and create their own opportunities 

00:05:19:14 – 00:06:09:08: The importance of preparation and follow-up: why one-off workshops are not enough 

00:06:09:08 – 00:07:15:05: Ethical considerations in programme design; ensuring participants are supported beyond the workshop 

00:07:15:07 – 00:07:55:02: Long-term impact: career progression and the value of action learning, coaching, and networks 

00:07:55:08 – 00:08:44:17: Face-to-face vs. online delivery: what works best for leadership development? 

00:08:44:19 – 00:09:34:07: Scaffolding for success: what organisations need to have in place for programmes to be effective 

00:09:34:13 – 00:09:55:19: Systemic change: working collectively and collaboratively for lasting impact 

00:09:55:21 – 00:10:16:16: Tips for co-creating learning programmes with participants and organisations 

00:10:16:18 – 00:11:17:13: Designing for engagement: moving beyond tick-box training to meaningful participation 

00:11:17:15 – 00:12:08:00: Sustainability and longevity: providing practical tools and follow-up support 

00:12:08:04 – 00:12:54:18: The power of consultation and authenticity in programme design 

00:12:54:18 – 00:13:34:24: Creating opportunities for collaboration and ongoing conversation 

00:13:35:01 – 00:14:52:24: Designing from lived experience, research, and flexibility; embracing both serious and joyful mindsets 

00:14:53:01 – 00:15:49:08: Beginner’s mind: staying open, curious, and adaptable as a facilitator 

00:15:49:08 – 00:16:09:23: Key takeaways: the importance of what happens before, during, and after a programme 

00:16:10:00 – 00:17:00:17: Episode closing and preview of the next episode: exploring a learning programme from three perspectives

This episode is for learning and development professionals, facilitators, and coaches who want to move beyond tick-box training and create programmes that empower leaders, foster inclusion, and drive real organisational change.

As you listen, you are invited to reflect on what resonates for you—and to share your own thoughts and experiences with us. Please add your reponses  here.

To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: linktr.ee/andryam . To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff: thelearningmoment.org .

#LeadershipDevelopment #EDIB #GlobalMajority #Facilitation #L&D #OrganisationalDevelopment #WorkplaceLearning #InclusiveLeadership

What if you don’t need a title to be a leader?

In this trailer for 1AM Talks, your hosts explore a powerful insight: leadership is not about the job title—it’s about how you show up. Many people wait for permission or a promotion to step into leadership, but sometimes leadership happens when you take ownership, create opportunities, and lead responsibly from where you are.

This mini 1AM Talks trailer gives you a flavour of the 20-minute leadership and EDIB-focused masterclass episode, where you’ll hear how experienced facilitators and coaches—Andry, Miranda, and Rachael—help participants recognise their own leadership potential, even without formal roles. You will also hear how they lead on EDIB Global Majority leadership programmes.

You’ll learn:

• How to reframe leadership as something you do, not something you are given
• Ideas for how to step up and create opportunities for yourself and others at work
• How to lead on EDIB programmes focusing on race and ethnicity
• What we’ve  learnt about the importance of language and EDIB
• Why waiting for a leadership role can hold you back—and what to do instead

Whether you are a facilitator, coach, aspiring leader, or someone ready to make an impact at work, you’ll  discover tips to lead EDIB programmes effectively.

The full 20-minute episode is released later this week.

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What keeps experienced facilitators and coaches curious, engaged and successful after years of practice?

In this Expert Tips Masterclass episode of 1AM Talks, three experienced facilitators and coaches reflect on  insights they have gleaned over the years, including what to do when things go wrong.

This episode looks at how learning happens not just through techniques, but through attention to what’s happening in the room, in our mindsets, between people, and within wider organisational systems — and how this shapes facilitation and coaching practice over time.

You’ll hear reflections on:

• Working with discomfort in workshops and programmes
• Holding a beginner’s mindset, alongside deep experience
• How to set up a workshop with supportive guidelines
• Systemic and relational ways of thinking about coaching
• What long-term practice teaches you about motivation and failure

A thoughtful, experience-led episode for facilitators, coaches and L&D and OD practitioners who are  interested in reflective, successful learning.

As you listen, you’re invited to reflect on what resonates for you — and to share your own thoughts and experiences with us.

Full Timestamps

• 00:00:11:06 – 00:00:45:16 Introduction to the episode and hosts; learning journeys as designers, coaches, and facilitators
• 00:00:45:18 – 00:01:06:03 Experiences, challenges, resilience, and working relationally and systemically
• 00:01:06:05 – 00:01:45:12 Current work: delivering the BFFs – Black Female Founders programme
• 00:01:48:17 – 00:02:18:10 Current work: coaching managers, mergers, and culture change
• 00:02:23:12 – 00:03:47:22 Research for book two; learning from new coaches and mentors
• 00:03:47:22 – 00:04:14:22 Moving from research to models, tools, and community support
• 00:04:30:14 – 00:05:41:16 Systemic and relational coaching practice; mentoring within coaching
• 00:06:21:22 – 00:07:42:04 Facilitation practice: expertise in the room, collaboration, reflective questioning
• 00:07:42:06 – 00:08:40:00 Authenticity, continuous learning, and drawing on participant expertise
• 00:08:55:11 – 00:10:42:18 Early learning experiences; internal narratives and assumptions in facilitation
• 00:10:42:24 – 00:11:34:12 Reflection, mindfulness, and learning through practice
• 00:11:34:12 – 00:12:30:21 Resilience, refinement, iteration, and learning from experience
• 00:12:38:19 – 00:13:20:24 Giving yourself grace; unexpected learning moments
• 00:13:21:01 – 00:15:12:22 Tailoring sessions, working with resistance, organisational involvement
• 00:15:12:24 – 00:17:42:07 Being a learner as an expert; beginner’s mind and openness
• 00:17:42:09 – 00:18:32:05 Ground rules, psychological safety, and learning spaces
• 00:18:32:07 – 00:20:36:00 Learning contracts, guidelines, and inclusive programme design
• 00:20:36:00 – 00:21:20:00 Episode closing and next episode preview
• 00:21:20:02 – 00:21:47:19 Where to listen, follow, and connect

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What does 25 years of coaching and facilitating teach you? And what do you do when a workshop doesn’t land the way you hoped?

Introducing the Expert Tips Masterclass episode, where three experienced facilitators and coaches share practical insights from real life — including what helps when workshops feel challenging or don’t go to plan.

The full episode explores how practitioners stay resilient, keep refining their practice, and what they have learned from years of lived experience working in L&D and OD.

In the full episode you’ll hear:

• Practical, experience-based tips from facilitators and coaches
• What helps when L&D sessions are challenging
• What is systemic and relational coaching 
• How to set up a workshop with supportive  guidelines 

Honest, grounded, and full of takeaways you can use straight away.

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How do you design for culture change using  a coaching and leadership programme — including enabling leadership presence  for Women of Colour? How do you do set up that L&D culture change   programme in a  friendly, values-driven organisation?

How do you facilitate  L&D and OD programmes for teams where staff care deeply about their work but sometimes find accountability, difficult conversations, and stress hard to navigate?

In this episode of 1AM Talks, Andry McFarlane and Miranda Gay speak with Luna Ali and Aurora Arista from Spiral Learning, an inclusive charity supporting younger adults from underrepresented backgrounds.

Together they share how a truly inclusive programme was shaped to help staff build calm, strengthen accountability, and support their work with clients — all within a workplace culture that aimed to keep client focus and professionalism at its core, while developing leadership,  including leadership by Women of Colour.

A behind-the-scenes look at how thoughtful design and delivery — grounded in EDIB, safeguarding, and partnership — lays the foundation for meaningful transforming workplace-culture.

 

We’d love to know your thoughts:

💭 And when you’re working with teams who are friendly — even friends — but sometimes lack clear boundaries, how do you design learning that helps them stay supportive and professional?

💭 How do you lead learning programmes for youth-focused teams that build safeguarding and wellbeing into the design, set-up and communication — not just the workshops?

#LearningAndDevelopment #ProgrammeDesign #CultureChange  #Accountability #OrganisationalDevelopment #WorkplaceWellbeing #YouthDevelopment #EDIB

#InclusiveDesign

#YouthEmpowerment #YoungAdults

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Guest details:

Aurora Arista and Luna Ali at Spiral Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiralskills/posts/?feedView=all

https://www.spiralskills.co.uk/

⏱ Episode Guide 

00:11 – Welcome to 1AM Talks — Andry McFarlane and Miranda Gay introduce the series and their experience in learning and development.

00:59 – Introducing Spiral Learning — why the charity commissioned a post-Covid culture-change and wellbeing programme.

01:33 – Meet Aurora Arista and Luna Ali — how Spiral supports young people from under-represented backgrounds.

02:27 – The organisational challenge — communication, trust, accountability and managing conflict in a friendly culture.

04:13 – Designing the programme — six-session coaching cycles, workshops, and senior-leadership consultancy. Luna being a Woman of Colour in leadership.

07:28 – Building psychological safety — confidentiality, coaching boundaries and reassurance for staff.

09:23 – Embedding inclusivity and Safeguarding into learning design.

10:19 – Reflections from Luna —  cultural background, slowing down, stress, and learning to support young people calmly.

13:55 – Closing thoughts — wellbeing, culture change and partnership.

14:48 – Outro — connecting with 1AM Talks and The Learning Moment.

Discover the impact of the 18 month culture-change journey at Spiral Learning. You’ll hear how clearer boundaries, honest conversations, and steady relationship-based work helped the team build a more sustainable and positive workplace culture and supported their work with young learners. After 18 months of development with Spiral, see how staff have created healthier ways of working and made intentional space for younger and more culturally diverse leadership to grow.

At the heart of the episode is Luna’s leadership story. A British Black woman working in a youth-focused organisation, her journey shows how identity, culture and experience shape leadership. We hear how she steps into new leadership roles, grows alongside  her work with younger learners, and finds a more grounded sense of personal power.

For OD and L&D practitioners, this episode shows:

• how clearer boundaries help people work well
• how leadership grows through relationships and reflection, not alone
• how work with young adults improves,  as your staff keep learning 
• how younger and more Global Majority leaders can truly thrive when given space
• how honest conversations and supportive relationships support workplace culture change

An uplifting episode for anyone interested in culture change, Global Majority leadership, anti-racism, and creating healthier workplaces.

Guest details:

Aurora Arista and Luna Ali at Spiral Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiralskills/posts/?feedView=all

https://www.spiralskills.co.uk/

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We’d appreciate  your ideas: 

*What do you want to hear on future episodes?

*How could your organisation better support younger, female or  Global Majority staff stepping into leadership roles? 

🎧 Episode Timestamps 

00:00 – 01:27 Intro to 1AMtalks + setting up the culture-change focus.

01:28 – 01:59 Meet Aurora Artista  and Luna Ali.

01:59 – 03:18 Why Luna joined the  L&D and coaching programme — early motivations and encouragement.

03:18 – 04:09 Luna’s first professional coaching experiences and early “a-ha” moments.

04:09 – 05:47 ⭐ Luna reflects on leadership as a woman of colour East African upbringing, community expectations, grind culture, and how Luna’s  identity shapes leadership.

05:47 – 07:25 Working with younger learners, emotional insight, and stepping into leadership.

07:25 – 08:51 ⭐ Culture changes on the team Clearer boundaries, healthier ways of working, and confidence building across the organisation.

08:51 – 10:34 Belonging, identity, and settling into leadership more fully.

10:34 – 15:00 Closing reflections on change, confidence, and personal growth.

This two-minute trailer offers a glimpse into a powerful 15-minute episode about real culture change — how an organisation found clearer boundaries, a more sustainable office culture, and space for younger and more culturally diverse leadership to thrive.

In the full episode, you’ll hear Luna’s leadership story. It’s compelling — a British Black woman stepping into new leadership identities in a youth-focused organisation, growing alongside younger learners, and finding a more grounded sense of personal power.

If you want to hear more, head to the full episode. Thanks for your support. Listen. Share. Rate.

🎬 Trailer Timestamps (2-minute trailer)

00:00 – 00:10 Opening line + setting the tone of the episode.

00:10 – 00:30 What the culture-change journey at Aurora looks like (clearer boundaries, healthier ways of working).

00:30 – 01:00 How the team made space for younger and more culturally diverse leadership.

01:00 – 01:30 Introducing Luna — and hinting at her leadership story as a British Black woman  - but you’ll only hear her story in the full episode

01:30 – 01:55 Invitation 

01:55 – 02:00 Listen. Share. Rate.

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What does inclusive learning design look like for a culture change journey? In this 1AM Talks trailer, we share with you what’s in Episode 3, where we join Aurora Arista and Luna Ali from Spiral Learning — an organisation supporting young adults from underrepresented backgrounds.

They discuss how a Coaching and Culture-Change Programme was created to strengthen communication, accountability and wellbeing, support staff's work with young adults, while staying true to the charity’s values of inclusion and safeguarding.

Hear how leadership, embedding diversity and values alignment,  are driving themes in an organisational  journey, that aims to support both staff and impact on the young people they work with.

#LearningAndDevelopment #CultureChange #InclusiveLeadership #YouthDevelopment #Safeguarding #OrganisationalDevelopment #EDIB #WorkplaceWellbeing #qualityatwork

Leading through growth

🎙️Educational leadership, learning design and organisational growth.

What do learning leaders in growing educational organisations really need to help teams and learners thrive? 

In this episode of 1AM Talks, Andry McFarlane and Rachael Palmer are joined by David West and Kirsty Fyfe from Brunel Academies Trust  (a MAT) to explore what learning leaders in growing educational organisations really need. 

We discuss how a coaching and one-to-one masterclass programme was designed to support managers and leaders in education,  through challenge, growth and change, and how that was shaped around the real context of the organisation,  rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

This is also a conversation about courageous leadership in education: being willing to learn, adapt, reflect and take others with you on the journey. David brings the organisational and programme lead perspective, while Kirsty reflects as a participant on growth, leadership and what it means to develop in role. Together they offer a deep discussion about supporting staff -  and the impact on  learners -  through a whole-organisational approach to development.

For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this episode shows:

• how to design  leadership learning around the real needs of an educational organisation
• how coaching and masterclasses can support leaders, staff and impact on learners during growth and change
• The impact of gender on leadership in MAT 
• how courage, reflection and adaptation  enable strong leadership development programmes

We’d appreciate your ideas

What do learning leaders need most when a MAT  organisation is growing and changing? How is your organisation supporting managers and leaders to learn while they lead?

Find out more

To find out more about your hosts Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

Our learning and development services  in the UK https://thelearningmoment.org

For Global L&D /OD support,   connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks

⭐ If you found this episode useful, consider sharing it with colleagues, rating the podcast and subscribing to help others discover these conversations on learning, leadership and organisational development.

Podcast recording and production team: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/

Guest details

Kirsty Fyfe and David West – Brunel Academies Trust

David West — Guest Bio

David West is Director of People & Culture at Brunel Academies Trust.

He has worked for the NHS in employment law,  in an FE & HE College as a HR Business Partner, in the Motor Industry as HR Manager and currently, now back  in Education at Brunel Academies Trust.

He speaks in this episode from the perspective of leading the programme and supporting organisational growth through learning and development.

Kirsty Fyfe — Guest Bio

Kirsty is Head of Resourcing Services

at Brunel Academies Trust. In this episode Kirsty shares her personal participant perspective on her leadership development, growth and learning in practice at Brunel Academies Trust.

A bit about Kirsty’s career journey:“I studied for my MREC and moved into internal Education recruitment because although the idea of being a teacher was great, I knew I was better placed to work behind the scenes to find and place the right people in the right roles. So, I headed up Recruitment for a large Multi Academy Trust with 33 schools at the time and Central Office for seven years before joining Brunel Academies Trust.” 

Find out more:

https://www.brunel.org.uk

 

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Leading in MAT and SEND

🎉 New Season, New Episode

When the education sector is under pressure, how do you support leaders, staff and students?

🎙️In this mini trailer for 1AM Talks, your hosts introduce a conversation with David West and Kirsty Fyfe from Brunel Academies Trust about leadership development in a demanding education environment. The discussion explores how coaching and masterclasses can support leaders and managers to grow, adapt and lead well — not only for their own development, but in ways that ripple outward to colleagues, classrooms and students.

As David reflects, leadership development needs to be fit for purpose in a sector where roles are demanding and retention matters. Kirsty speaks about the importance of being open to change and challenging ourselves to adapt so that we can become better versions of ourselves. Together, they offer a glimpse into an episode about leadership, learning and development across the education and SEND sector.

⏰This short 1AM Talks trailer gives you a flavour of the upcoming episode, where leaders from Brunel Academies Trust reflect on how coaching and masterclasses supported leadership development, mentoring, and practice across the organisation.

🎧 You’ll hear about:

• Why leadership development needs to be fit for purpose in a demanding education sector
• How coaching and mentoring can influence practice beyond leaders themselves
• The value of being open to change, challenge and adaptation
• How leadership learning can shape support for staff, teaching assistants and students
• What programme leads and participants would advise others developing staff through coaching and masterclasses

Guests

David West — Director of People & Culture, Brunel Academies Trust David West is Director of People & Culture and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Brunel Academies Trust. A CIPD Level 7 HR professional, he leads people strategy across recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, and organisational change. https://www.brunel.org.uk

Kirsty Fyfe — Brunel Academies Trust Kirsty Fyfe works in recruitment and resourcing within the education sector and has previously led recruitment for a large multi-academy trust. At Brunel Academies Trust, she focuses on strategic recruitment and the wider people journey for staff. https://www.brunel.org.uk

Hosts

To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff: https://thelearningmoment.org

 

For Global work connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

 

Podcast recording and production team: https://www.artifactfilms.co.uk/

 

Part 1, the full 20 minute episode drops later this week.

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📈As organisations grow, leadership needs to grow with them  - for both staff and students to thrive. How does L&D support that? 

🌱Growing Leaders During Organisational Expansion: Coaching and Masterclasses at Brunel Academies Trust

🎙️In this 1AM Talks 20 minute deep dive episode, we speak with David West and Kirsty Fyfe from Brunel Academies Trust about how a coaching and masterclass L&D programme supported leaders during a period of significant organisational expansion.

🌱As Brunel grew from around 375 staff to more than 1,100, senior leaders were stepping into new roles, navigating different leadership styles, and learning how to work collaboratively across a fast-growing organisation. The programme combined 1-to-1 coaching and focused masterclasses, giving senior leaders skills to reflect, strengthen their leadership practice, and apply learning directly in their day-to-day roles with staff that ultimately impact positively on learners.

🙋🏻‍♂️David West offers a People & Culture perspective on why investing in leadership development mattered during a time of rapid growth, and how strengthening leadership capability helps organisations stay focused on what matters most — supporting staff so they can do their best work with students, learners, children and young people.

🙋🏻‍♀️Kirsty Fyfe shares how her career journey from corporate recruitment into education was driven by a desire to help children and young people by ensuring the right practitioners, support teams and leaders are in place. She also reflects on how the learning helped her rethink how she approaches leadership challenges as a woman, navigating complex dynamics, and building resilience that she could then pass on to her own team.

🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️🙋‍♀️For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this 20 minute episode shows:

• how L&D in Multi-Academy Trusts can support leaders as organisations expand
• how leadership development strengthens staff resilience, which ripples through teams and learning environments for students and learners
• how FE and school leadership benefits from coaching conversations and structured reflection
• how coaching and masterclasses create practical strategic learning for growing organisations
• how investing in people/HR staff development ultimately supports students,  strategy development and also supports resilient leadership
•  A thoughtful episode for anyone interested in Multi-Academy Trust leadership, staff resilience, organisational growth, and learning cultures in education.

➡️ In the next episode, David and Kirsty return to discuss the impact of the programme on them personally and across the organisation.

🔗 Find out more

To find out more about your hosts Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

🌐 Learning and development work in the UK https://thelearningmoment.org

💼 Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrymcfarlane

📱 Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks

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Guest details

Kirsty Fyfe and David West – Brunel Academies Trust https://www.brunel.org.uk

David West — Guest Bio

David West is Director of People & Culture at Brunel Academies Trust and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. He leads recruitment, learning and development, employee relations and organisational change to support  staff experience and effectiveness and untimately better outcomes for children and young people.

Kirsty Fyfe — Guest Bio

Kirsty Fyfe leads recruitment at Brunel Academies Trust, helping schools attract and appoint the right people to support children and young people with SEND. She brings experience from agency and MAT recruitment, with a focus on strategic resourcing and candidate experience.

⏱️ Episode Timeline

00:06 – 🎙️ Introduction Introduction to 1AM Talks and the focus on real learning and organisational development projects.

00:43 – 🧭 Episode context Overview of the coaching and masterclass programme supporting senior leaders at Brunel Academies Trust.

01:34 – 👥 Guest introductions Kirsty Fyfe and David West introduce their roles and backgrounds.

04:16 – 📈 David West The leadership challenge of supporting newly appointed leaders during rapid organisational growth.

07:10 – 👤 Kirsty Fyfe Leadership pressures and navigating complex leadership dynamics.

10:15 – 🛠️ Kirsty Fyfe Personal experience of the coaching and masterclass programme and the role of reflection in leadership practice.

15:15 – 🔚 Closing Closing reflections and preview of the next episode on programme impact.

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We’d appreciate your ideas:

What do you want to hear on future episodes?

How is your organisation supporting leaders and staff while it grows and evolves?

💡How is the quality of  student services impacted by coaching?  💡In this episode of 1AM Talks, Kieren Macintosh (Vice Principal, Lewisham College) and Rebecca Henry Litteck (Head of Learning & OD, City St George’s) share their powerful stories of how coaching and mentoring break down silos, build trust, and drive inclusion—ultimately enhancing quality and student experiences. And we discuss the end of the ‘superhero’ leader. 

🎧 You’ll hear: ✔️ Kieren’s transformation: From feeling "stuck" in his role to using coaching to prioritise impact, build a track record of success, and elevate his team’s performance—directly benefiting student support and outcomes. ✔️ Rebecca’s vision: How peer mentoring and coaching are replacing the "hero leader" model with collaborative, inclusive leadership—creating cultures where every voice is heard and valued.

✔️Coaching communities of practice in action—not the formal groups, but the informal spaces where managers and teams use coaching skills to drive change. ✔️ Real impact on students: How coaching skills spill into classrooms and student services, fostering engagement, confidence, and belonging—critical for quality education and retention. ✔️ Inclusion in action: Practical ways to weave EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) into coaching and mentoring, ensuring all staff and students thrive. ✔️ Budget-friendly strategies: How to design impactful programmes—even with limited resources—using cross-organisational partnerships, action learning sets, and team coaching.

💡 Key takeaways for L&D, OD, and education leaders: 🔹 Coaching is a tool to changer conversations, empower all staff and improve student experiences. 

🔹 How coaching  supported one manager’s journey to enhance students experiences , including enhancing safeguarding services. 🔹 Inclusion starts with conversation—use coaching to build more equitable cultures. 🔹 Collaboration > silos—how peer coaching and cross-institutional partnerships strengthen the entire education sector.

🔗 Listen now to explore how coaching can transform leadership, enhance quality, and create inclusive environments where staff and students alike can thrive.

#CoachingInEducation #FurtherEducation #HigherEducation #StudentSuccess #InclusiveLeadership #QualityInEducation #PeerMentoring #L&D #OD #1AMTalks

➡️ In the next episode, we continue the conversation with more practical reflections on coaching, leadership and learning cultures.

Find out more

To find out more about your hosts, Andry and Rachael:

Our learning and development work in the UK https://thelearningmoment.org

 

About us and global work too: https://linktr.ee/andryam

Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane and global work  on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks

 

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Guest details Rebecca Henry Litteck — Guest Bio

• Rebecca Henry Litteck was previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, with over 14 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Further Education, Higher Education and the public sector. Following the 2024 merger with City, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and OD for SHMS within the expanded City St George’s OD team, supporting the organisation through a significant period of change and integration.
• As an OD practitioner, she specialises in leadership and team development, organisational change, employee engagement, and the development of coaching and mentoring programmes. She is also a qualified coach, an EQ-i 2.0 practitioner, and a strong advocate for coaching and mentoring as powerful approaches to personal, professional and organisational growth.

Kieren McIntosh — Guest Bio

• Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years, with experience spanning curriculum leadership, quality improvement, and supporting teams to deliver consistent and effective practice.
• At Lewisham College, Kieren leads on Curriculum and Quality, overseeing curriculum strategy, quality assurance and performance improvement across programme areas. His work focuses on supporting strong teaching, learning and assessment, helping teams work consistently, and improving learner experience and outcomes.
• Before joining NCG, Kieren was Group Curriculum Director for Supported Learning at New City College, where he oversaw provision for around 900 High Needs students across multiple campuses. He also led Hospitality and Catering, including training restaurants, and contributed to the wider leadership journey towards Ofsted Outstanding.

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#ManagerAsCoach #PeerCoaching #ActionLearning #TeamCoaching #GroupSupervision #LeadershipDevelopment 

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We’d appreciate your ideas:

How is your organisation widening its use of coaching, peer learning or action learning to support staff and students?

What shifts are you seeing in leadership and development across FE or HE?

💡How does coaching impact on the quality of student services? Can L&D truly change the experience  for leaders, teams, and students in Further and Higher Education? 

💡What is the End of the ‘hero leader’?  How are FE and HE beginning to shift, in small but important ways, towards peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning and could they move from ‘superhero leaders’ to more co-owned leadership? 

🎉 New Episode coming this week

🎙️In the full episode you’ll hear: ✔️ Kieren’s transformation: From feeling "stuck" in his role to using coaching to prioritise impact, build a track record of success, and elevate his team’s performance—directly benefiting student support and outcomes. ✔️ Rebecca’s vision: How peer mentoring and coaching are replacing the "hero leader" model with collaborative, inclusive leadership—creating cultures where every voice is heard and valued.

✔️Coaching communities of practice in action—not the formal groups, but the informal  everyday spaces where managers and teams use coaching skills to drive change. ✔️ Real impact on students: How coaching skills spill into classrooms and student services, fostering engagement, confidence, and belonging—critical for quality education and retention. ✔️ Inclusion in action: Practical ways to weave EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) into coaching and mentoring, ensuring all staff and students thrive. ✔️ Budget-friendly strategies: How to design impactful programmes—even with limited resources—using cross-organisational partnerships, action learning sets, and team coaching.

💡 Key takeaways for L&D, OD, and education leaders: 🔹 Coaching isn’t just for leaders—it’s a tool to empower staff and improve student experiences. 

🔹 How coaching supported one manager’s journey to enhance students experiences , including enhancing safeguarding services. 🔹 Inclusion starts with conversation—use coaching to build more equitable cultures. 🔹 Collaboration > silos—how peer coaching and cross-institutional partnerships strengthen the entire education sector.

• levant now in education sectors 

Guests

Kieren McIntosh — Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality, Lewisham College Kieren begins his reflection on his nine-month Managers as Coach journey and what it meant for his leadership and practice.

Rebecca Henry Litteck — Head of Learning and OD for SHMS, City St George’s Rebecca shares her perspective on the growing role of peer mentoring, peer coaching and action learning in organisational development.

Hosts

To find out more about your hosts, Andry and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff: https://thelearningmoment.org

Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane and global work  on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

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#HigherEducation #studentinclusion

#inclusion

#FurtherEducation

 

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#OFSTED

PeerMentoring #PeerCoaching #ActionLearning #TeamCoaching #GroupSupervision #LeadershipDevelopment #LearningAndDevelopment #FurtherEducation #HigherEducation #EDIB #1AMtalks

Educational Coaching

How does  Manager as Coach L&D  and support staff leading Student Services? And how do you go from MAC to a community of coaches? 

🎉New Episode 

• In this episode of 1AM Talks, Andry McFarlane is joined by Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh for a conversation about how Managers as Coach, peer coaching, and coaching communities of practice help managers in Higher Education and Further Education support staff, reduce silos and support managers who work in student services too. 
• Together they explore how these practise based coaching  approaches can be embedded into day-to-day management practice, enhancing quality, strengthening relationships, building  trust, confidence and support across organisations.
• Rebecca reflects on how MAC  programmes embedded practise, gave experiences of  being coached, being observed coaching all impacted positively and were meaningful for staff.  
• We explore how the  MAC programmes alongside consultation created ongoing coaching peer support, stronger internal networks and a growing coaching culture in FE and HE. 
• Kieren  briefly shares the participant perspective, including the value of peer coaching and learning alongside colleagues on a journey to support students in FE. 
• Across the episode, the discussion points to the wider ripple effect of Managers as Coach,  the growth of  peer coaching and coaching communities. It highlights how helping managers,  strengthens  organisations, and ultimately benefits  students through better leadership.  

For HR, OD and L&D practitioners, this 20 minute episode shows:

• how Manager as Coach can help managers and leaders more effectively in day-to-day roles 
• how peer coaching can build trust, confidence and stronger working relationships across teams
• how coaching communities of practice can strengthen organisational cultures and internal networks
• how these coaching learning  approaches can support managers in Higher Education and Further Education
• how leadership development can create ripple effects that reach staff, organisations and student services
• We begin to look at one manager’s learning journey with coaching and their peers - more in Episode 10! 

➡️ In the next episode, we continue exploring the impact and practical insights from  the  MAC learning and development programme with Kieren and Rebecca.

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To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

Learning and development work in the UK https://thelearningmoment.org

Connect with Andry Anastasis McFarlane on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andry-anastasis-mcfarlane-00617313

Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pod1amtalks

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Guest details

Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh

Rebecca Henry-Litteck — Guest Bio

Rebecca Henry-Litteck has nearly  15 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Higher Education and Further Education. Previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and ODI for the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George’s.

Kieren McIntosh — Guest Bio

Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. 

Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years also previously at New City College before returning to Lewisham College.

His role focuses on ensuring that teaching, learning, and assessment are well supported, that teams have the clarity and tools needed to deliver consistently, and that learners experience a well‑structured and supportive environment.

 

We’d appreciate your ideas:

How is your organisation using Managers as Coach, peer coaching or coaching communities to support leaders, staff and students?

#qualityeducation

#HigherEducation #studentinclusion

#inclusion

#FurtherEducation

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Educational Coaching 

How did a Manager as Coach programme grow from one cohort into a wider leadership coaching community?

🎙️In this mini trailer for 1AM Talks, your hosts introduce a conversation with Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh about how Manager as Coach, peer coaching and coaching communities help managers support staff, strengthen organisations, and ultimately make a difference for reducing silos and for students.

Starting with one cohort of Manager of Coach at St George’s, the programme became four cohorts over four years. It  built momentum through word of mouth, senior leader role modelling and a growing appetite for coaching in  daily practice. 

Rebecca reflects on how that led to the development of a coaching community of practice — shaped with staff, supported by senior sponsorship, and designed to help  the coaching culture continue to grow in conversations with staff and learners. 

⏰This short trailer gives you a flavour of full episode’s focus on how coaching is grew in Higher Education and Further Education, from one cohort as Rebecca Henry-Litteck and Kieren McIntosh reflect on how Managers as Coach, peer coaching and coaching communities impact on them, on trust and on staff careers.

🎧 You’ll hear about:

• • How Manager as Coach  grew through multiple  practise based cohorts
  • Why a consultative approach and senior support mattered for  developing coaching communities in a university  
  • How a coaching community of practice emerged from a MAC programme and staff wanted the coaching community to look and feel like
  • How coaching cultures can grow across organisations in Higher education and Further education

• Beginning the chat about…What one  Student Services manager experienced as he began his  coaching learning journey (more in Episode 10)

 

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Rebecca Henry-Litteck Rebecca Henry-Litteck has more than  14 years’ experience leading learning, leadership and organisational development initiatives across Higher Education and Further Education. 

Previously Head of Learning and Organisational Development at St George’s, University of London, she is now Head of Learning and ODI for the School of Health and Medical Sciences at City St George’s.

Kieren McIntosh Kieren McIntosh is Vice Principal at Lewisham College, part of NCG. He has worked in the Further Education sector for 18 years also previously at New City College before returning to Lewisham College.

At  Lewisham College, Kieren is the operational lead for Curriculum and Quality, overseeing the implementation of curriculum strategy, quality assurance processes, and performance improvement across all programme areas. 

His role focuses on ensuring that teaching, learning, and assessment are well supported, that teams have the clarity and tools needed to deliver consistently, and that learners experience a well‑structured and supportive environment.

 

Hosts

To find out more about your hosts, Andry, Miranda, and Rachael: https://linktr.ee/andryam

To find out more about the team’s workshops, coaching, and consultancy work with UK organisations for your staff: https://thelearningmoment.org

Part 1, the full 20 minute episode drops later this week.

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#qualityeducation

#HigherEducation #studentinclusion

#inclusion

#FurtherEducation

#ManagersAsCoach #PeerCoaching #CoachingCommunities #CommunitiesOfPractice #LearningAndDevelopment #OrganisationalDevelopment #HigherEducation #FurtherEducation #1AMTalks