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Heather Paul

Senior Lecturer

Heather Paul is a lecturer, contributing to both undergraduate and post graduate programmes on Teaching and Education within Leeds Beckett University, Carnegie School of Education. She is passionate ultimately at making an impact for all communities to develop and thrive.

Heather brings unique breadth and depth from her various leadership roles and lived experiences. She is very much committed to bringing her willingness to learn from others into her role as a lecturer and supporting students of all backgrounds to reflect on their lived experiences, to stretch their academic and employability skills.

Prior to joining the university, Heather worked for many years as a local authority senior manager, strategically leading and developing a range of organisational teams, leading regional projects and creating a leadership academy to address skills gaps identified in management and leadership across local government and partnership organisations.

Heather's career practice and management experiences also come from working within Organisational Development, education, social services, voluntary sectors, NHS and SMEs. Very early in her career, she taught performing arts and supports local leaders and community development in a voluntary capacity.

Heather currently lectures in the Carnegie School of Education.

Current Teaching

Heather currently teaches in the Carnegie School of Education.

Research Interests

Currently Heather is researching her PhD The Legacy of Gertrude Paul. The research is pertinent to the north of England and the rest of the UK as Gertrude Paul (her mother) was a first-generation Black feminist, antiracist educational activist and one of the first Black women head teachers in the UK. Gertrude Paul was also a Commissioner for Racial Equality, a founder of the Leeds West Indian Carnival, the UCA Supplementary School and other projects.

Therefore, research interests are theories which create a different way of seeing and being in society. This includes theories which challenge exclusion and dehumanisation of people, which address intersectionalities, such as Critical Race Theories, Black Feminist Theories, Afro feminism which challenge issues of leadership, racism, class, gender identity, legal status and sexuality.

As a qualified executive coach and executive coach supervisor, Heather also continues to be a confidential coach and mentor to very talented senior leaders from a range of professional and voluntary backgrounds, facilitating others always to identify and address the root causes of personal and organisational challenges.

Heather is interested in developing her unique framework around these experiences, principles and practices of application to embed within existing coaching frameworks and continue to publish her research.