Clare is an employment solicitor at YESS law, where they believe 'life's too short to litigate', and she uses her wealth of experience to support many Educationalists' navigate capability without going to court.

Leaders are expected to somehow just "know" the intricacies and pitfalls of complicated staff management and care issues despite having little or no training in these areas. These issues, if they are not dealt with effectively, become a drain on the headteacher's time, the school's limited resources and have a negative impact on the school's ability to educate the children.

Clare's goal is to help you deal with those problems promptly so that you can focus on education.

Clare has been a solicitor advising on employment law for more than 20 years and advises both employers and employees. She is also a governor of a large secondary school.

Sonia and her team have supported hundreds of school leaders to resolve difficult conversations without capability or court. To date the training is 100% recommended.

Sonia will be sharing practical, easy to use tips on how to have those tricky conversations more successfully and less stressfully.

She is the author of #1 Amazon ranked books ‘Successful Difficult Conversations in School’ and 'Journey to Outstanding (2nd edition)'.