DDC specialise in providing high quality, cost effective educational development for primary and secondary schools.

 

We offer a range of services tailored to the needs of your school aimed at: developing leadership, developing teaching and learning and social, emotional and behavioural development.

 

Ivor de Sousa has worked successfully as a teacher and leader in schools for over 20 years and is an HCPC registered Educational Psychologist and an Executive and Leadership Coach.

 

Leadership Development 

 

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader"
(John Quincy Adams)

 

DDC’s approaches are designed to inspire and empower leaders in your schools to inspire and empower their teams, to achieve the results that you are aiming for. We offer a range of approaches tailored to your specific needs including: 

•  Leadership coaching and mentoring    

•  Leadership training for senior and middle leaders    

•  Monitoring and school self evaluation    

•  Governor training 

 

Developing Teaching and Learning 

 

“Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.”
(Rita Pierson)

 

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

(Benjamin Franklin)

 

DDC’s approaches are designed to inspire and empower your teachers and learners to achieve success. We offer a range of approaches tailored to your specific needs including:   

 

•  Coaching and mentoring    

•  Problem solving consultations    

•  Educational Psychologist Assessments    

•  Learning interventions    

•  Training    

•  Early Years Provision Mentoring and Training 

 

Social, Emotional and Behavioural Development

 

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour” (Viktor E. Frankl)

 

DDC’s approaches are designed to build a deeper understanding of the purpose of the behaviour to inspire and empower practitioners and young people to make the changes that they desire. We offer a range of approaches tailored to your specific needs including:       

 

•   Coaching and mentoring    

•   Problem solving consultations    

•   Educational Psychologist Assessments    

•   Social skills groups    

•   Circle of Friends interventions    

•   Anger management groups   

•   Training

 

See Testimonials to find out more about our impacts. 

 

Contact Ivor de Sousa to find out more about our coaching service