Who I Am

I’m Jane McNally, an experienced educational leader with over 25 years in UK primary education and a specialist focus on safeguarding, executive leadership and system‑level school improvement. I founded LPI Education Ltd to support schools and trusts to lead with integrity, strengthen safeguarding practice and create cultures in which both pupils and professionals can thrive.

My Leadership and Safeguarding Experience

Across my career, I have held a wide range of senior and system‑leadership roles, including:

• Trust Assistant Director of School Improvement

• Trust Safeguarding Lead

• Executive Headteacher

• DfE Trust and School Improvement Lead

• Headteacher

• Specialist Leader of Education

These roles have shaped my understanding of the pressures, complexities and ethical demands placed on school and trust leaders — and the importance of reflective, high‑quality supervision in sustaining them.

Professional Roles, Training and Memberships

• Catholic School Inspector

• Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Lead

• Trained in NSPCC Child Protection and Reflective Supervision

• Enhanced DBS clearance

• Member of the Supervision in Education Network

• Member of the EMCC

• Member of CoPSiEbE

• Currently completing the ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring Diploma

My Approach to Supervision and Leadership Support

My safeguarding supervision practice provides a psychologically safe, confidential and non‑judgemental space for leaders to reflect on complex safeguarding work, manage emotional demands and strengthen professional judgement.

My approach is:

• Child‑centred

• Ethically grounded

• Aligned with national frameworks, including:

  • NSPCC supervision principles

  • DfE Quality Standards Framework for Supervision in Education

  • EMCC ethical standards

I undertake ongoing supervision and professional development to ensure my work remains current, ethical and evidence‑informed.

Who I Work With

LPI Education Ltd works in partnership with:

• Headteachers

• MAT CEOs

• Trust Safeguarding Leads

• Governors

…supporting them to align safeguarding, leadership and teaching to drive inclusive, high‑quality education.

Beyond Consultancy

I also co‑host the podcast Being the Head: The Human Cost of Leading Schools, amplifying the lived realities of school leadership and advocating for sustainable, humane professional cultures.

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