Coach Training

Connections in Mind is committed to improving access to executive function coaching for children, young people and adults from all backgrounds. One way we do this is by providing world-class executive function coach training.

Helping people to develop essential skills.

Executive function challenges are often the barrier to success for individuals struggling at school or the workplace. Executive function coaching is a client/student-led approach to behaviour change. It helps individuals to develop self awareness and to form new habits, enhancing their lives and helping them become more successful at mastering the skills they need to flourish.  

 

Helping people to develop essential skills.

Executive function challenges are often the barrier to success for individuals struggling at school or the workplace. Executive function coaching is a client/student-led approach to behaviour change. It helps individuals to develop self awareness and to form new habits, enhancing their lives and helping them become more successful at mastering the skills they need to flourish.  

 

Our Coach Training Course

Most people have an array of executive function skills strengths and weaknesses. Identifying those challenges can help in order to devise strategies to overcome these weaknesses. The malleable nature of the brain’s neural pathways means we can all learn techniques to overcome executive function challenges. 

 Executive Function Coaching can be delivered as a bespoke intervention or integrated into an existing supportive practice. This is not a life coaching course – it offers a new EF lens that you can adopt into your work, with knowledge and practice in delivering EF aware coaching to neurodiverse clients. 

Our Coach Training Course

Most people have an array of executive function skills strengths and weaknesses. Identifying those challenges can help in order to devise strategies to overcome these weaknesses. The malleable nature of the brain’s neural pathways means we can all learn techniques to overcome executive function challenges. 

 Executive Function Coaching can be delivered as a bespoke intervention or integrated into an existing supportive practice. This is not a life coaching course – it offers a new EF lens that you can adopt into your work, with knowledge and practice in delivering EF aware coaching to neurodiverse clients. 

The 6 week blended learning programme combines accessible self-study learning with live online group training, lead by experienced EF coaches and facilitators to guide your learning and the development of your skills. For an outline of the modules, take a look at the Course Syllabus with professional standards below.

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  • The 6 week blended learning programme combines accessible self-study learning with live online group training, lead by experienced EF coaches and facilitators to guide your learning and the development of your skills. For an outline of the modules, take a look at the Course Syllabus with professional standards below.

Are you based in a school, or provide private education support?

FAQs

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Book a time to speak with our head course facilitator Casey Anley who will  be able to answer any questions you may have.

Your Facilitators

Coach Training for Professionals

Casey is CiM’s in-house educational psychologist. She is passionate about all things executive functioning, and is determined to spread awareness of how we can all understand and support our brains better. She has worked in schools as a teacher, counsellor and SENCO, in universities as a programme designer and lecturer, and has run a part-time private practice for therapy, assessment and EF coaching. Casey thrives on sharing her experience of working in these various contexts through her practical, engaging training style.

Matt has successfully coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, creatives and leaders, in both a business and EF coaching context, for over 10 years. He loves supporting his clients to maximise their potential and squeeze out their productive juices. Matt has reached the highest level of EF training with Connections in Mind, and brings a practical, dynamic and fun approach to his trainings, backed by neuroscience, behavioural psychology and peak-performance training approaches.  

Caroline is our resident supervisor at Connections in Mind, bringing a wealth of experience in diverse coaching fields including mental health, career development, neurodivergence, motherhood, and physical well-being. With a passion for nurturing individual growth and development, Caroline integrates her extensive background from coaching, mentoring, and supervising within the NHS and private sectors. She brings an engaging, practical, and adaptable style to her training.

Coach Training for School Professionals

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 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!

Upcoming training dates

Professionals

Spring 2025

Tuesday, 9 - 12pm GMT

  • 14 Jan (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 21 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 28 Jan: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 4 Feb: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 11 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 25 Feb: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 11 March: Open-book assessment due

Spring 2025 EF Coach Training

£924.00 – £944.00

£830.00 – £850.00

Professionals

Spring 2.0 2025

Wednesday, 5 - 8pm BST

  • 16 Jan (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 23 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 30 Jan: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 6 Feb: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 13 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 27 Feb: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 13 March: Open-book assessment due 

Spring 2.0 2025 EF Coach Training 

£924.00 – £944.00  

£830.00 – £850.00

Schools

Spring 2025

Wednesday, 5-8pm BST

  • 22 Jan (30 mins): Welcome & Orientation 
  • 29 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroplasticity & Behaviour Change
  • 5 Feb: Session 2: Coaching & professional skills
  • 12 Feb: Session 3: Connect Phase 
  • 26 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase 
  • 5 March: Session 5: Support Phase 
  •  19 March: Session 6:  Wider Community  
  • 2 April: Open-book assessment due

Spring 2025 EF Coach Training for Schools

£944.00

£850.00

Spring 2025

Professionals

Spring 1.0 2025

Tuesdays, 9 - 12pm GMT

  • 14 Jan (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 21 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 28 Jan: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 4 Feb: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 11 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 25 Feb: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 11 March: Open-book assessment due

Professionals

Spring 2.0 2025

Thursdays, 5 - 8pm GMT

  • 16 Jan (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 23 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 30 Jan: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 6 Feb: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 13 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 27 Feb: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 13 March: Open-book assessment due 

Schools

Spring 2025

Wednesday, 5-8pm GMT

  • 22 Jan (30 mins): Welcome & Orientation 
  • 29 Jan: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroplasticity & Behaviour Change
  • 5 Feb: Session 2: Coaching & professional skills
  • 12 Feb: Session 3: Connect Phase 
  • 26 Feb: Session 4: Collaboration Phase 
  • 5 March: Session 5: Support Phase 
  • 19 March: Session 6:  Wider Community  
  • 2 April: Open-book assessment due

Spring 2025 EF Coach Training

£924.00 – £944.00   £830.00 – £850.00

Spring 2.0 2025 EF Coach Training 

£924.00 – £944.00   £830.00 – £850.00

Spring 2025 EF Coach Training for Schools

£944.00   £850.00

Summer 2025

Professionals

Summer 1.0 2025

Monday, 9 - 12pm BST

  • 5 May (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 12 May: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 19 May: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 2 June: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 9 June: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 23 June: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 7 July: Open-book assessment due

Professionals

Summer 2.0 2025

Wednesday, 5 - 8pm BST

  • 7 May (30 min): Welcome & Orientation
  • 14 May: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroscience & Behaviour Change
  • 19 May: Session 2: Coaching & Professional Skills
  • 4 June: Session 3: Connection Phase
  • 11 June: Session 4: Collaboration Phase
  • Prac Week: No live session, but includes practical task
  • 25 June: Session 5: Support Phase
  • 9 July: Open-book assessment due 

Schools

Summer 2025

Thursday, 5-8pm BST

  • 1 May (30 mins): Welcome & Orientation 
  • 8 May: Session 1: Executive Functions, Neuroplasticity & Behaviour Change
  • 15 May: Session 2: Coaching & professional skills
  • 22 May: Session 3: Connect Phase 
  • 5 June: Session 4: Collaboration Phase 
  • 12 June: Session 5: Support Phase 
  • 19 June: Session 6:  Wider Community  
  • 3 July: Open-book assessment due

Summer 2025 EF Coach Training

£924.00 – £944.00   £830.00 – £850.00

Summer 2.0 2025 EF Coach Training 

£924.00 – £944.00   £830.00 – £850.00

Schools – Summer 2025 EF Coach Training

£944.00   £850.00

PLEASE TAKE NOTE of our Training Ts and Cs before booking your spot on the training. 

Hear from our graduates

Want to hear how others use their training in their work?

You are welcome to take a listen to our recent webinar and podcast episode we recorded with participants of our training. 

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