SuperKind is an award-winning, free platform for schools to bring social action and philanthropy into the classroom. Their website and free resources can help you to create the next generation of change-makers in the easiest and most engaging way.
Superkind’s Co-founder Keren Mitchell joined us for this episode to tell us about the ways in which Superkind are supporting schools to help children engage in social action and philanthropy and the impact that this is having on not only the mental health and wellbeing of our young people but also their educational outcomes.
Superkind also runs the Social Impact Schools Award which recognises the dedication of schools and their students in having a positive impact on the world. The Award provides independent recognition of schools who are taking amazing social action. It is designed to be light-touch for teachers, and schools who take part will get access to a host of resources such as lesson plans, worksheets, assembly plans, fundraising guides, and certificates.
Vicki started teaching in 1997. She became a Head of English in 2004 and worked in two schools as an Assistant Headteacher from 2010 until 2016 when she was appointed to a position as a Deputy Headteacher.
During her time as a school leader, Vicki trained as a coach and developed her coaching skills supporting staff and pupils
in each of the schools in which she worked by adopting a coaching philosophy and leadership style and using coaching to support pupil and staff development.
Since making the decision to leave teaching to set up her own coaching business, Vicki has worked with many different organisations and individuals including numerous schools and multi-academy trusts and over 100 school leaders. She is also a Leadership Performance Coach on the NPQSL and NPQH national leadership programmes.
She has created and presents the We Lead Well podcast on which she
interviews headteachers, school leaders and prominent educationalists about leadership and wellbeing and she has created and delivers the Women Lead Well group coaching programme for female school leaders and the Women Lead Well Network. In 2021, she gained accreditation as a consultant for Resilient Leaders Elements.
Vicki is an ICF trained, certified coach working towards PCC accreditation
