Gain the confidence to lead with authenticity, purpose and clarity

Jason Whiskerd Educational Consulting:
a future-focused management consultancy for ambitious school and business leaders.

Trust us to help you find the way forward

Jason Whiskerd Educational Consulting brings reassuring expertise, experience and empathy to your professional challenges.

Through executive coaching, mentorship, training and specialist education services, you’ll discover fresh insight, novel ways of working and genuinely personalised support. All based on a trusted, future-focused partnership designed around value and authenticity.

We want to be by your side for the long-term. Empowering you to banish doubt, overcome obstacles and truly flourish in your workplace.

With a specialism in educational consulting, we understand its unique pressures.

Jason and his team of associates have broad, deep experience in the sector, offering a wide range of educational management consultancy services to plan for progress, implement action and celebrate success.

We’re proud to offer excellent value for money, recognising school budget restraints, and create bespoke consultancy plans to suit your unique goals and finances.

Who we like to support

Whether you have a specific challenge to address or are curious about nurturing long-term resilience through coaching or mentoring, you can rely on us to make a tangible difference.

Maybe you’re a headteacher, frustrated and exhausted by the demands of the job, unsure of the best approaches, perhaps adjusting to the extra responsibility.

Or a member of the Senior Leadership Team adapting to the shift from teaching to managing or grappling with the complexities of future curriculum development.

You might have inherited a poor school culture, be trying to get to grips with the potential of Artificial Intelligence in education, or simply be keen to finesse your management skills.

Alongside SLTs, our friendly, honest experts can also support:

governors who need help understanding the ever-changing education landscape
SENCOs who want to access expert support and guidance
safeguarding leads who’d like advice about best practice and effective communication with parents

Beyond a school setting, our executive coaching and mentoring is ideal for all senior business leaders looking to partner with an empathetic, authentic management consultant committed to bringing out the best in you.

Explore our services below to see how our expert, cost-effective support can help you.

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About Jason

Jason is an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 7 Executive Coach and Mentor who’s walked in the shoes of leaders.

As an accomplished education professional with over 30 years’ experience working in the UK’s Independent School sector, he knows first-hand the importance of nurturing a thriving culture.

With 23 years as a senior leader, including 17 as a headteacher, he’s perfectly placed to expertly guide you towards your goals.

Driven by a commitment to authenticity and kindness, his work at Jason Whiskerd Educational Consulting is focused on building trusted, long-term relationships that lead to inspiring and sustainable change.

Jason spent 13 years as Head of Brentwood Prep School in Essex, with Headmaster colleague Michael Bond describing him as “utterly professional” and a “calming and serious presence, no matter what the challenge”.

Alongside consultancy work for his own clients and those at MTM Consulting and UK Education Guide, Jason is a visiting lecturer and PGCE tutor at the University of Buckingham, an experienced ISI Team Inspector, a respected school governor, and a former board member, district representative, and district chair at The Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS). Jason has also sat on the Finance Committee at the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

His work as an educational consultant combines this broad leadership experience with professional coaching and mentoring skills to bring out the best in every client.

Get in touch with Jason

Jason Whiskerd, UK Educational Consultant and Headteacher Executive Coach

Our accomplished associates

Jason Whiskerd Educational Consulting has a team of trusted associates committed to creating a sustainable, positive work culture.

Whatever your challenge, easily find the right support from our broad set of skills and specialities. Carefully curated to help you thrive.

Cathy Braithwaite

Future Curriculum and AI in schools

Cathy is a highly experienced and respected independent school leader and ISI Team Inspector with over 25 years in education and extensive knowledge of curriculum review.

A member of the inaugural cohort of the University of Cambridge’s prestigious Better Futures Programme, she brings deep and current insight into curriculum review and future-focused curriculum mapping.

Cathy specialises in embedding innovative teaching techniques including the use of AI, helping schools prepare pupils to thrive as adaptable, globally minded citizens ready to navigate the opportunities and challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Nicola Maher

SEND and mental health

Nicola specialises in SEND, inclusion and mental health, working closely with schools to strengthen provision, embed inclusive practices and implement strategic change to support improved outcomes for all pupils.

Highly experienced, she’s a qualified SENDCo, ISI Team Inspector and Chair of Governors, bringing deep expertise in both operational delivery and strategic leadership – thanks in part to earlier roles in corporate change management consultancy.

Nicola brings a deep belief in the potential of inclusive education to create opportunity and hope for the future. Her approach is rooted in trust, collaboration, and a commitment to professionalism.

Nicola Maher, SEND and Mental Health Specialist for School Inclusion

Gareth Davies

Preparation for Inspection, Compliance, Policy and Pupil Assessment

A seasoned educational leader and consultant, Gareth combines strategic vision, regulatory insight, and a collaborative approach to empower schools, leaders, and communities to achieve and sustain excellence.

With 17 years’ experience as Head of two IAPS prep schools, Gareth has chaired the IAPS Finance Committee, carried out over 25 ISI inspections, and gained a holistic understanding of school operations through his governance work. Gareth is also a Reporting Inspector (RI) for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

Passionate about character development, Gareth guides curricular and extracurricular programme designed to enrich students’ experiences and foster resilience, confidence, and leadership.

Richard Shorter

Parent Communication, Difficult Conversations and Building Positive Relationships

Richard is a consultant, coach, and trainer who helps schools and organisations navigate the difficult conversations most people avoid – or mishandle.

Founder of Dialogue That Moves People and the parenting brand Non-Perfect Dad, Richard equips staff and leaders with skills that actually create change using evidence-based tools.

Bringing a bold invitation to lead differently, whether in the workplace or staffroom, he helps school leaders to model to parents the kind of emotional literacy, honesty and courage that builds genuine trust and cooperation.

Richard Shorter, Consultant for Parent Communication & Difficult Conversations in Schools

Jeff Kayne

Child safeguarding specialist

Jeff Kayne is a highly experienced Senior Leader and with over 25 years’ experience in education. Most recently he spent 10 years on the Senior Leadership Team - as Whole School Designated Safeguarding Lead - at a very large HMC school in East London (4-18) where he led a team of 13 Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Jeff firmly believes in the importance of creating a robust culture of safeguarding and child protection in schools to ensure that keeping children and young people safe is ‘everyone’s responsibility’. Jeff has considerable experience of all aspects of safeguarding and child protection including self-harm, suicide prevention, mental health, child-on-child abuse, and radicalisation.

Jeff is accredited by the NSPCC as a Safeguarding and Child Protection trainer and has significant experience working with other settings delivering training, conducting audits, and delivering supervision to Safeguarding and pastoral leads.

Testimonials

"I cannot recommend Jason highly enough. He is thoughtful, experienced and insightful, and a great sounding board for Heads and senior leadership to draw upon through the complex challenges of modern leadership."

Jonathan Wadge

Headteacher

Lochinver House School

"Jason carried out a full 360-degree performance review, taking time to understand the dynamics of the school and seeking detailed feedback from all stakeholders. The process was challenging and very thorough. As Head, I highly recommend Jason as an external appraiser."

Robert Francis