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Hannah Jepson

Hannah Jepson

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Coaching Bio

Hannah Jepson is a qualified Organisational Psychologist and has been using a coaching approach to support organisations and individuals for over ten years. Hannah has significant experience in the education sector. In 2018, Hannah founded LGBTed, a national LGBTQ+ network in order to drive meaningful and sustainable social change through enabling greater LGBTQ+ visibility in the education system.

Coaching Experience

Hannah is a published academic author and her work on the career experiences of gay women in the UK has been featured in an international research handbook exploring diversity and careers. Hannah is also the lead coach for the Leeds Beckett national LGBTQ inclusion in education award, a member of the Leeds Beckett LGBTQ+ research centre advisory panel, the Pankhurst Centre’s women’s aid project’s LGBTQ+ inclusion advisory panel and a coach for Pankhurst Centre’s ‘some women coach’ programme.

Career Experience

Hannah is the Director of Engaging for Success, an organisation that supports organisations in becoming more inclusive. Her projects include using a coaching approach to deliver sustainable DEI solutions for organisations including supporting organisations to become LGBTQ+ inclusive; developing inclusive behavioural competency frameworks and recruitment & assessment solutions for leaders in schools and across a range of sectors; consulting with the education sector on the national LGBTQ+ inclusion agenda, providing organisations with support on the development of pan diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and designing bespoke training, leadership and coaching programmes at all levels – with a particular focus on coaching leaders through key career transition points.

Coaching Qualifications

Masters in Coaching

Coaching Accreditations

Fierce Conversations

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

MBTI

Hannah is an exceptionally gifted coach, she has transformed my approach to leading my own team and carrying out my responsibilities. Her insightful guidance, genuine support and personalised strategies helped me to unlock my potential as a leader- I now have the confidence to begin to inspire those around me. I highly recommend her services to anyone that wants to have a positive impact on their organisation.

Senior Leader, Oasis Community Learning