Our Approach

 

DDC provide tailor-made programmes designed to inspire and empower teams and individuals to achieve their goals leading to sustainable success for your organisation.

 

DDC was formed by Ivor de Sousa who has worked successfully as an Executive Coach, Headteacher, Educational Psychologist, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and Teacher. This diverse range of experiences, spanning 25 years, working extensively with teams and individuals in challenging circumstances has shaped the approaches that we utilise. These approaches aim to:

 

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Our Mission

 

To inspire and empower teams and individuals to take action to promote positive change in order to secure excellent results.

 

Our Vision

 

To develop inspired, confident, resourceful, energised and empowered teams and individuals who are fully equipped to achieve sustainable long-term success.

 

Our Values

 

Positivity: We believe that a positive, strength-based approach is essential for building confidence and resilience, particularly in times of challenge; our approach is therefore both optimistic and realistic. 

 

Inspiration: In order to secure a positive change, a person needs to feel inspired to make the change. To do this, we look to identify strengths, build confidence, explore possibilities and assist you to develop a vision to achieve your desired goals.

 

Integrity: Acting with integrity is fundamental to promoting positive long-term relationships and securing high-levels of trust. Integrity is key to securing sustainable success.

 

Empowerment: Developing drive, resourcefulness and independence are essential qualities for empowering teams and individuals to achieve long-term sustainable success. To do this we focus on raising personal- awareness, developing skills and knowledge and enabling you to generate your own solutions.

 

Ambition: We believe in you, and in your ability to achieve success. When we work with you, our focus is on enabling you to excel. To achieve this, we will provide high levels of challenge to extend your thinking and transform your practice.

 

Achievement: Our commitment is to empowering you to achieve long-term sustainable success. To do this, we will assist you in identifying the ingredients for your success and enable you to create a balanced culture to sustain your success.

 

Value: We are committed to providing the highest quality service at a realistic price. To achieve this, we tailor our approach to address your specific needs ensuring that our service is impactful and highly relevant.

 

Our Team

 

 

Ivor de Sousa

 

Ivor is Director of DDC, an executive and leadership coach, a registered educational psychologist and an educational consultant. Ivor is passionate about developing others and empowering them to achieve success. He has worked successfully in a diverse range of roles in his 25 year career; including: Executive Coach - Headteacher - Educational Psychologist - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator - Science Leader - Teacher. This has given him considerable insight into successful approaches to lead and develop others. He has extensive experience in leadership development; effectively utilising coaching, mentoring and training to enable executive, senior and middle leaders to develop and achieve success across a range of settings and sectors.

 

Ivor was recognised by Ofsted as providing “inspirational” and “outstanding leadership” in his role as a headteacher ensuring that “the whole school works together very effectively as a team”. As a Headteacher,Educational Psychologist, Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator and Teacher, Ivor has worked with children and young people (aged 2-18), families and professionals from a range of agencies to develop provision to successfully enable children and young people to successfully overcome barriers to their learning and address a range of social, emotional and behavioural needs. In addition, he has developed and led training on approaches to achieve this.

 

Professional Qualifications

 

Post Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring (ILM Level 7) 

National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH)

MSc Educational Psychology

MA Education: Special Educational Needs

Post Graduate Certificate in Education

MSc Experimental Psychology

BSc Biological Sciences