Providing Essential Building Blocks.

Crux Leadership Development provides the essential building blocks for education leadership through coaching, workshops and articles.

What We Do.

Crux Leadership Development provides a range of services to support you on your leadership journey.

Coaching

Amanda has a track record for supporting educators and providing individuals with a safe space to explore their inner and outer world.

Workshops

Amanda is an experienced workshop facilitator and combines her academic and practical knowledge with healthy doses of humour and anecdotes.

Publications

Amanda uses her love of writing to share her thoughts on leadership, education and personal development.

Education Business Most Influential List

For the second year in a row, Amanda was named in the Education Business magazine’s 2025 pick of the 50 most influential people making an impact on education.

Education Business Award Winner

Amanda was the recipient of the Education Business 2024 award for leadership (primary). The award recognises inspirational school leaders whose role has led to significant and positive improvements in primary education by inspiring and facilitating the wider school team.

Helping You To Lead The Way.

Amanda Wilson sits at the helm of Crux Leadership Development and uses her experience as an educator and coach to support, encourage and develop teachers and school leaders.

Amanda’s combination of warmth, directness, support and challenge is extremely powerful. Her coaching brings together well-pitched questions that get to the heart of things, and a way of listening that encourages genuine self-reflection and – crucially – action.

Head of Department, South West of England