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Andrew Cowley
Andrew Cowley helps schools embed wellbeing into culture with practical strategies that strengthen staff resilience and student success.
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Why book Andrew Cowley for your next event
- Gain practical frameworks, including the THINK model, to move from reactive wellbeing to sustainable, whole-school strategies.
- Learn from a former deputy head with 20+ years of experience who understands the real pressures facing educators today.
- Equip your team with proven tools to improve staff morale, reduce burnout, and support stronger student outcomes.
Non-binding request for Andrew Cowley
Strategic wellbeing expert transforming school culture
Andrew Cowley is a leading voice in wellbeing in education, known for turning complex challenges into clear, practical action. With over two decades of experience as a teacher and senior leader, he brings a grounded understanding of school life into every keynote. His sessions focus on embedding mental health into leadership, curriculum, and culture, helping schools build environments where both staff and students can thrive. Audiences leave with tangible strategies they can apply immediately, along with a renewed sense of purpose and direction.
Andrew Cowley – Wellbeing in Education
Andrew Cowley is one of the most prominent voices in the field of wellbeing in education, recognised for his practical and values-led approach. As a former deputy headteacher with more than 20 years of frontline experience, Andrew understands the realities of school leadership, staff pressure, and the growing importance of mental health in education. His work focuses on helping schools move beyond short-term fixes and instead build lasting, strategic approaches to wellbeing that shape the entire school culture.
Today, Andrew works full-time as a keynote speaker, author, and coach, supporting schools and educational organisations across the UK and internationally. His sessions are designed to create meaningful change, combining insight, clarity, and tools that can be implemented straight away.
Author of Influential Wellbeing Toolkits
Andrew is the author of three widely respected books published by Bloomsbury Education: The Wellbeing Toolkit (2019), The Wellbeing Curriculum (2021), and The School Mental Health Toolkit (2025). Together, these works form a powerful trilogy that supports schools in embedding wellbeing across leadership, curriculum design, and everyday practice.
These books are used by educators and school leaders looking for structured, realistic approaches to mental health. They provide clear guidance on how to align values, develop supportive environments, and create systems that sustain wellbeing over time. Andrew’s writing reflects his belief that wellbeing should be woven into the fabric of school life rather than treated as an add-on.
Practical Keynotes with Lasting Impact
Andrew Cowley’s keynotes stand out for their clarity and usability. He delivers more than inspiration; he offers frameworks and tools that leaders and teams can act on immediately. Central to his approach is his original THINK model, which supports schools in developing proactive strategies for mental health and wellbeing.
His sessions address key challenges such as staff burnout, workload pressure, and maintaining morale in demanding environments. By focusing on long-term thinking and values-driven leadership, Andrew helps schools create cultures where people feel supported, motivated, and able to perform at their best.
Audiences value his ability to translate experience into action. Every talk is grounded in real school contexts, making his ideas both relatable and effective.
Trusted by Schools and Organisations Worldwide
Andrew is a sought-after keynote speaker and CPD provider, working with respected organisations including The Key, UAE Teachers Network, and the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. His expertise is trusted by institutions aiming to strengthen staff wellbeing while improving outcomes for students.
In addition to his speaking work, Andrew co-founded the Healthy Toolkit platform, a widely recognised blog and social media presence dedicated to teacher wellbeing. Through this platform, he has helped shape important conversations around empathy, leadership, and sustainable school culture.
He also works as a coach connected to the School Mental Health Award, supporting schools in developing strong, evidence-informed approaches to wellbeing.
Book Andrew Cowley for Your Event
Booking Andrew Cowley means bringing in a speaker who combines deep experience with practical insight. His sessions empower leaders and teams to take a strategic approach to wellbeing, ensuring that mental health becomes a core part of how schools operate.
Whether working with senior leadership teams, whole staff groups, or educational networks, Andrew delivers content that resonates and drives action. His focus on sustainable change ensures that the impact of his sessions continues long after the event itself.
Andrew Cowley equips schools with the tools, mindset, and structure needed to create mentally healthy environments where both staff and students can succeed.
Customer Reviews
5 of 5
As Education Director at Creative Education I highly recommend Andrew. Andrew has delivered highly effective webinars and participated in our staff wellbeing events. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field and is a wonderful human to be around! I endorse his training, coaching, writing and public speaking skills completely.
Jessica Parker Director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd | Co-Founder of Cog-Spark | Author | Keynote Speaker | PhD student at Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Creating a culture of emotional wellbeing
Is your school struggling with staff burnout, low morale, or rising mental health concerns?
Creating a culture of emotional wellbeing is no longer a luxury, it’s a strategic imperative. Through powerful, insight-driven keynotes, Andrew Cowley equips school leaders with the mindset, tools, and frameworks needed to embed wellbeing at the heart of their school culture.
As a former deputy head and acclaimed author on school wellbeing, Andrew understands the daily pressures educators face. His keynotes provide practical, whole-school approaches that shift wellbeing from one-off initiatives to sustainable, values-led practices.
From fostering empathetic leadership to building emotionally safe environments, Andrew helps schools move from reactive fixes to proactive, long-term change.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and discover how a culture of emotional wellbeing can transform staff engagement, student outcomes, and overall school success.
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Leadership of wellbeing
Are your school leaders equipped to lead wellbeing with clarity, confidence, and consistency?
In many schools, wellbeing is seen as everyone’s responsibility, but without strong leadership, it risks becoming no one’s priority. Andrew Cowley’s keynote on Leadership of Wellbeing offers a clear, strategic path forward.
Drawing on years of leadership experience and his work as a bestselling author, Andrew empowers senior teams to lead wellbeing with intention, empathy, and impact. His sessions help leaders move beyond reactive responses to embed wellbeing into vision, policy, and daily practice.
With practical tools and the acclaimed THINK framework, Andrew provides leaders with the confidence to build emotionally intelligent teams, foster psychological safety, and drive sustainable culture change.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and equip your leadership team to champion a whole-school approach to mental health and staff wellbeing that delivers lasting results.
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Wellbeing for leaders
Who supports the wellbeing of your school leaders while they support everyone else?
School leaders often carry the weight of staff and student wellbeing, but neglect their own. This imbalance leads to burnout, decision fatigue, and diminished impact. Andrew Cowley’s keynote on Wellbeing for Leaders addresses this critical yet overlooked issue head-on.
As a former deputy head and respected wellbeing expert, Andrew brings deep insight into the pressures of educational leadership. His keynote offers practical strategies to help leaders prioritize their own mental health without compromising their responsibilities.
From setting healthy boundaries to building personal resilience, Andrew equips leaders with tools to model the very wellbeing values they promote. The result? Stronger leadership, improved performance, and a more balanced, healthier school culture.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and give your leadership team the strategies and support they need to thrive, not just survive, in their roles.
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Practical strategies for supporting mental health in school
Struggling to turn mental health intentions into real, everyday impact in your school?
Many schools recognize the importance of mental health, but lack the tools to implement meaningful, sustainable support. That’s where keynote speaker Andrew Cowley delivers real value. With decades of school leadership experience and a reputation as a trusted wellbeing expert, Andrew offers practical, actionable strategies tailored for busy school environments.
His keynotes cut through the complexity, providing realistic approaches that empower staff, support pupils, and embed mental health into your school’s daily culture. From early intervention techniques to whole-school frameworks, Andrew helps you move from good intentions to measurable outcomes.
Trusted by leading education networks and author of three acclaimed books, Andrew brings both credibility and clarity to a challenging topic.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and give your team the practical tools they need to confidently support mental health across your school.
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Wellbeing as a strategic and continuous consideration built on positive relationships
Is wellbeing in your school treated as an afterthought, only addressed when problems arise?
Too often, wellbeing is reactive, fragmented, and short-lived. But real impact comes when wellbeing is strategic, continuous, and rooted in strong relationships. In his powerful keynotes, Andrew Cowley shows schools how to shift from crisis response to proactive culture-building.
As a former deputy head and acclaimed author on school wellbeing, Andrew delivers clear, evidence-informed strategies that place wellbeing at the core of leadership, planning, and daily interactions. His approach emphasizes the power of relational leadership, where empathy, consistency, and connection drive positive change.
Through frameworks like THINK and insights from his bestselling books, Andrew equips your team to build resilient, values-led environments where staff and students feel seen, supported, and valued.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and transform wellbeing from a checkbox into a culture-defining, strategic priority
Keynote by Andrew Cowley:
Empathetic and collegiate approaches understanding the impact of our thoughts, words and actions on others' wellbeing
Do staff interactions sometimes unintentionally harm morale or wellbeing in your school?
In high-pressure environments, it’s easy to overlook how our thoughts, words, and actions affect others. Without empathy and collaboration, school culture can suffer, impacting trust, communication, and mental health. Andrew Cowley’s keynotes provide the solution.
As a former school leader and respected wellbeing expert, Andrew helps educators and leadership teams develop empathetic, collegiate approaches that foster emotionally intelligent school cultures. His keynotes explore how everyday behaviours, intentional or not, shape the wellbeing of staff and students.
With real-life examples and frameworks like THINK, Andrew equips your team to lead with compassion, communicate effectively, and build positive professional relationships that uplift rather than overwhelm.
Book Andrew Cowley for your event and learn how small changes in mindset and communication can create lasting improvements in whole-school wellbeing.
Andrew Cowley - The Culture of Wellbeing
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