Shaheen Myers
Shaheen Myers
Coaching Bio
Shaheen is an experienced leadership and wellbeing coach working with CEOs, headteachers, and senior leaders across schools and multi-academy trusts. A former headteacher and system leader, she understands the complexity and emotional demands of educational leadership. Her coaching provides a reflective, confidential space to navigate strategic challenges, reduce burnout, and lead with clarity and compassion. Specialising in wellbeing supervision and culture transformation, she supports leaders to build resilient teams and thriving organisations. With a focus on care, connection, and authentic leadership, her work empowers individuals to grow and systems to sustain positive, people-first cultures.
Coaching Experience
Shaheen brings over 24 years of leadership experience in education, including roles as headteacher and system leader, into her coaching practice. She has coached CEOs, executive heads, and senior leaders across multi-academy trusts, offering specialist support in wellbeing, strategic leadership, and culture change. Her approach blends coaching, supervision, and consultancy, tailored to the unique pressures of educational leadership. Known for her deep listening, empathy, and practical insight, she helps leaders reflect, reset, and lead with authenticity. Her clients consistently report increased resilience, improved clarity, and a renewed sense of purpose in their roles. Shaheen is also coaching on the NPQH programme for NIOT.
Career Experience
Shaheen has built a distinguished career in education, serving as a headteacher, system leader, and consultant across a range of school settings. With over 24 years of leadership experience, she has successfully led school improvement, developed leadership teams, and implemented wellbeing-focused strategies at both school and trust level. Her expertise spans coaching, supervision, CPD design, and strategic consultancy, particularly within multi-academy trusts. Passionate about sustainable leadership and positive culture, she now works nationally to support CEOs, headteachers, and senior leaders to thrive—bringing her depth of experience, empathy, and strategic thinking to every partnership.
Coaching Qualifications
ICF ACC
ICF PCC
Coaching Tools
Time to Think executive coaching
Shaheen has profoundly influenced my journey as a headteacher, coaching me through the fog of my limiting assumptions. She has become an unwavering champion who has inspired and challenged me to not only elevate my skills as a school leader but also to reconnect with the very essence of my core purpose. With her calm presence, she has gifted me the invaluable time to think and the space to reflect and develop. Through thought-provoking questions, she has opened new avenues of understanding for me, empowering me to grow and improve.
Amy Wells, Headteacher
Needless to say, I’ve gained much confidence with your support and navigated challenges.
Cheryl Meyrick, Headteacher
The whole process is enabling us to move forward, having time for reflection, using the excellence of the high support and high challenge, which Shaheen brings. I can not wait to see what the further holds for me and our wonderful team.
Helen Sutcliffe, Headteacher