Leadership through hope, faith and courage
Our People
Isabelle Boyd CBE
Awarded a CBE for Services to Education in the 2008 New Year Honours, Isabelle has been recognised nationally as an early adopter of Curriculum for Excellence. She was seconded by the Scottish Government to help establish the Scottish College for Educational Leadership and later served as Assistant Chief Executive: Education, Youth and Communities within a large local authority.
Ronnie Boyd
Ronnie has enjoyed a highly successful 40-year career in education across three Scottish local authorities. A lifelong learner, he holds the Scottish Qualification for Headship (SQH) and a Master’s degree. Before moving into local authority leadership, he served as a Secondary Depute Headteacher with extensive experience across all key remit areas.
What People Are Saying
“I recently engaged Cor ad Cor to work with individuals in my teams as part of their professional development as senior leaders. Working with Isabelle Boyd was a straightforward, and successful, process. She has tremendous experience, is insightful, well organised and is able to provide support and challenge in a constructive, objective way. I would have no hesitation in working with Cor ad Cor again.”
— Sheena Devlin, Director (Education and Children's Services) at Perth & Kinross Council“Isabelle delivered a thought-provoking and insightful session on 'Courageous Leadership' to a group of our middle leaders. She brings a wealth of experience as an educational leader with a strong track record at school and Local Authority, which underpins her credibility. Five minutes in her company will inspire you. Isabelle is an extremely experienced mentor who engaged well on both a personal and professional level. The level of challenge was very good but equally important was the support through a difficult situation.”
— Andrew Smith, Head Teacher Larkhall Academy“Isabelle has wide and very successful experience across Scottish Education. As a school leader, she was highly effective and she now has refined and developed her leadership skills during her successful senior leadership role in North Lanarkshire Council. On a personal level, I have always found her to be a very knowledgeable and friendly colleague who offered reliable advice, while always showing commitment to the development of high standards for students of all abilities and backgrounds. I am confident that she will, In Cor ad Cor, use her knowledge, experience and skills to help develop successful new leaders who can focus on the key issues they need for future success.”
— Tony Finn, Professor of Teacher Education and Professionalism at University of GlasgowWhat We Offer
Mentoring
Individual face to face or online support (and challenge) for you in evaluating and improving your learning or care organisation, reflecting on your own performance or developing your own courage.
Leadership Seminars
Seminars aimed at school leaders – including those who are aspiring headteachers or current deputes or principal teachers in both primary and secondary schools.
Keynotes
keynote conference presentations on a wide range of topics including Leadership, Values and Vision, Preparing for Inspection, Curriculum Planning, School Improvement, Pedagogy for Effective Learning and Teaching, Inclusion and Health and well-being for professionals.
Writing
Regular blogs to stimulate discussion and debate across the system. It is only by opening up to each other and to others’ views that we can grow and contribute to a range of media both digital and print.