"Uncommonly excellent" | "A joy to listen to" | "Fabulous" | "Practical, informative, refreshing"
"If you need your people to hear something, get Rebecca to say it."
"I could listen to her forever."
"Uncommonly excellent" | "A joy to listen to" | "Fabulous" | "Practical, informative, refreshing"
"If you need your people to hear something, get Rebecca to say it."
"I could listen to her forever."
Rebecca Leek is an experienced speaker, trainer and strategic leader with expertise in systems thinking, governance, values-led leadership and inclusion. She now predominantly works as a speaker, presenter, musician and writer. She has worked across a wide range of settings, and is increasingly in demand as a keynote speaker and workshop lead on a range of areas including governance, workplace systems, well-being and managing change.
She trained as a musician, a performer, and a teacher. She has been a headteacher, chief executive, and trustee, she is a partner in two businesses, her book, The School Ready Governor, was published in November 2024, and she presents a popular poetry podcast, The Ditty Bag.
Rebecca has delivered training - online and in person - on a range of topics such as: finding joy in the workplace, leadership: systems and impact, effective governance, SEND, creating an inclusive behaviour approach, and strategies for improvement (Ofsted!).
'Thank you - that was superb.' 'It really spoke to me.' 'So many fantastic takeways.' 'We are feeling the impact months later. Thank you.'
Rebecca has been a regular presenter on Suffolk Sound, has been interviewed for Times Radio, BBC Radio 4, Greatest Hits Radio, BBC Radio Suffolk and is often a guest on podcasts. She speaks at conferences and INSET days, hosts events, works as a narrator/reader (recorded or at concerts), and leads panels and discussions.
You can find out more about her work with spoken word, poetry and presenting here.
Rebecca writes frequently for a range of publications and her first book, The School Ready Governor is published by Bloomsbury. She has written about holistic school leadership, inspections and accountability, curriculum development, governance, communications, spiritual development, ethics, and personal pieces as she navigates life as a Quaker.
Her blog is called Field Notes.