Education, leadership and the long view
I’m Laura — a Chartered Teacher, former headteacher and a believer that great education can make a positive difference in the world, with twenty-four years inside primary schools, nurseries and the rooms where leadership actually happens. My specialism is primary practice, with substantial work in early years and senior leadership alongside. I’m a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and the Chartered Management Institute, and I have a Masters in Educational Management and Leadership.
Through Laura Masson Ltd I bring books, courses, coaching, governance support and consultancy to the leaders carrying the work — and to the parents standing alongside them. Quiet expertise. Long-view thinking. Practical hold.
For primary schools, nurseries and the leaders carrying them. Books, courses, coaching, consultancy and resources from a Chartered Teacher and former headteacher with twenty-four years inside education.
One umbrella. Two strands. Twelve stables.
What happens in the classroom.
Early Years pedagogy. Primary tutoring. Lesson-sheet libraries for parents and tutors. Resource packs for teachers. The Knowing Practitioner — six modules of early years CPD for practitioners and settings. Books on observation, the key person, and the discipline of attention. For: nurseries, primary schools, parents, tutors
LM Education
LM Coaching & Leadership
What happens above the classroom.
1:1 coaching for heads and deputies. Educational consultancy. Governance and inspection support. Keynotes and INSET. Books on leadership and change. Survive to Thrive — a twelve-week programme for school leaders carrying the building. For: heads, deputies, trustees, nursery owners, MAT teams.
Why me
The credentials and the rooms.
Chartered Teacher (Leadership). FCCT. FCMI. MSc Educational Management and Leadership. Twenty-four years of teaching and leadership across the primary years, including multi-site group leadership. Author of five published books on Early Years, leadership and inspection, with three more in pre-publication.
Trained speakers' style — direct, frontline-real, no jargon
Start with a free resource
Free downloads as a way in: a parent guide on what good nursery practice looks like and a one-page breakdown of 2026/27 UK childcare funding, both on the Free Resources page, and two sample chapters from my books. Pop your email below and you’ll get a short note from me about once a month.
If something here speaks to you - let’s talk
I keep a small number of 1:1 coaching, consultancy and INSET slots free each term. Book a 25- minute discovery call and we'll see if and how I can help.