Work With Me
Let's do something that matters.
Danielle works with organisations, leaders and systems that are serious about change — not the kind that looks good in an annual report, but the kind that actually shifts something.
Services
Keynote Speaking
Danielle speaks at conferences, sector events and leadership gatherings on themes including education and social justice, leadership and culture, children in care, and the courage required to build institutions that genuinely serve people. Her talks are intellectually rigorous, personally grounded and designed to leave audiences with something they can't easily put down.
Keynote addresses (30–60 minutes)
Panel contributions and moderation
Conference facilitation and hosting
In-conversation events and interviews
Strategic Advisory
Danielle works with boards, trustees and senior leadership teams as a strategic adviser, bringing an external perspective, honest challenge and deep sector knowledge to the questions that matter most. This is not consultancy in the conventional sense. It is a thinking partnership, built on trust and sustained over time.
Board and trustee advisory
Senior leadership team support
Strategic review and sense-checking
Governance and accountability frameworks
Organisational Development
Working with organisations to examine culture honestly, identify what is getting in the way and build the conditions for genuine improvement. This work is bespoke, relational and grounded in what the organisation actually needs, not a packaged programme applied from the outside.
Culture and climate review
Leadership development programmes
Team away days and facilitated retreats
Change management support
Consultancy
Project-based consultancy for organisations navigating specific challenges: a difficult inspection, a leadership transition, a safeguarding concern, a question about direction. Danielle brings clarity, experience and an ability to see what others miss.
Education improvement and school support
Children in care — strategy and practice
Safeguarding and governance reviews
Sector-specific project work
Approach
How Danielle works
Every engagement begins with a conversation — not a proposal. Danielle takes time to understand what an organisation is actually dealing with before suggesting what might help. She is direct, warm and honest. She will tell you what she sees, including the things that are harder to hear. She does not do work she doesn't believe in, and she does not promise outcomes she can't deliver. What she does promise is full attention, genuine care and the kind of thinking that tends to stay with people long after the work is done.
Clients
Who she works with
Danielle works primarily with organisations in the education and public sectors — schools, multi-academy trusts, local authorities, charities and third-sector bodies. She also works with private and commercial organisations where the work connects to her areas of expertise and where she believes she can make a genuine contribution.
Ready to start a conversation?
If you're interested in working with Danielle — whether for a speaking engagement, an advisory relationship or a specific project — the best first step is a conversation. Get in touch and she'll respond personally.