Louise Brown

Vice Principal - Corporate Services, Wigan and Leigh College

Louise led a transformative leadership agenda at Wigan and Leigh College by designing the "The Answer is a Question" coaching approach. Her influence extends to multi-million-pound capital projects, where she applied a "human-first" lens to campus design to improve staff wellbeing. Her joined-up engagement strategy kept staff retention at 13%, significantly better than the 15% national average for the sector. Additionally, Louise published a self-development book, Bold, Brave, Brilliant!, and actively supports women in leadership. Her staff survey results reflect her impact, with an exceptional 86% overall engagement rate.