Val Rayner began her career as a teacher and it is here she developed her passion for learning and for working creatively with people to bring about positive change. She has extensive experience of working as a senior leader in organisations and as an LA Adviser working strategically with Middle Leaders and Heads to develop their ideas and thinking around leadership. She is also a licensed trainer for the National College of Leadership (NCSL) and has a particular interest in working… Show more Val Rayner began her career as a teacher and it is here she developed her passion for learning and for working creatively with people to bring about positive change. She has extensive experience of working as a senior leader in organisations and as an LA Adviser working strategically with Middle Leaders and Heads to develop their ideas and thinking around leadership. She is also a licensed trainer for the National College of Leadership (NCSL) and has a particular interest in working to develop leaders and potential leaders of the future.Val has a wide range of experience as a successful consultant, and highly engaging trainer and coach, and now with her company Growing Influence, is facilitating the development of leaders and their teams across education and business.She is now working successfully to develop and strengthen businesses through her leadership coaching and training. She is committed to personal excellence, and believes that the basis of all mastery and artistry is skill - acquired through practice and dedication; Val has recently become an Associate NLP Trainer and is an accredited De Bono trainer. Show less