My vision for education is one in which all differences are included and welcomed; education is flexible, relevant and leads towards positive social change.

Adele Bates

Behaviour and Education Specialist, International Keynote Speaker & Author

“I’ve had juice poured on my head, been whacked by a skateboard – and have taught a year 7 pupil who has experienced severe trauma, how to read their first ever word…”

Adele Bates empowers school leaders and teachers to support pupils with behavioural needs and SEMH to thrive with their education.She’s an International Speaker, the author of Miss, I Don’t Give A Sh*t,” Engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools, from Sage & Corwin and a fully funded International Researcher on Behaviour & Inclusion visiting Finland, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.

Adele has been teaching for over 20 years in mainstream schools, Alternative Provisions,Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and special schools with excluded pupils, some of the most vulnerable in our society. Through her work she mentors, teaches and coaches teaching staff, school leaders and other supports other Edu-business freelancers and owners.

Adele is a featured BBC Radio 4 expert on teenagers and behaviour; is a writer for TES, SecEd, Headteacher Update and a Trainer for the National Education Union, AmnestyInternational, Red School and schools across the UK and Europe.

In 2022 Adele won the Rise Award for her work in Education and her book “Miss, I don’t give a sh*t” was featured in The Guardian.

Adele lives on the South Coast with her rescue puppy and Girlfriend. She is a Green Party Councillor for Central St Leonards, and a Cabinet Member for Hastings Borough Council with the portfolio of Arts, Culture, Tourism, Equalities, Community Outreach, Voluntary Sector and Sport.

Adele Bates