Rachel Lofthouse is former Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University, England. She founded CollectivED, a research and practice centre with a focus on coaching, mentoring, and professional learning. Rachel has been engaged in coaching in education for almost three decades, as a practitioner, researcher and professional development facilitator. Her work has allowed her to engage with and lead local, national and international professional and academic networks. Prior to joining Leeds Beckett University Rachel worked as a secondary teacher and middle leader in schools in the North East of England and as a teacher educator, researcher and course director at Newcastle University. Rachel retired after thirty-four years as an educator to pursue a new career drawing on her skills of dialogue, support and advocacy. Her commitment to coaching, done well, remains.