Focus North East

Welcome to Focus North East

Making career development in the North East more inclusive. Learn Develop Grow

We’re a leading not-for-profit people development organisation, offering bespoke training for individuals and strategic people solutions for local businesses. We help people in the North East to develop their careers and achieve greater success at work.

Kayleigh is the Director of Focus North East.

About Me

With over twelve years’ experience in adult education then people and strategy development in the charity sector, Kayleigh now delivers personal and professional development training and offers a consultancy service to local businesses; to develop engaging people strategies.

Kayleigh has a Masters in Education Leadership and is a Certified Performance Consultant. Focus North East supports her passions; for helping others to learn, develop and grow and ensuring no one is disadvantaged in their opportunity to succeed.

Our Services

Career Development Courses

Feel empowered with the skills, behaviours and tools needed to progress in your career.

Mentoring

1:1 sessions with a learning expert and certified performance consultant to help you grow in your role, progress in your career and be the best version of yourself .

Business Consultancy - People Strategy Development

Bespoke solutions to research, understand and support the needs of your people in delivery of your organisation's goals. Our people strategies focus highly on wellbeing and performance.

Business Consultancy - Performance Consultancy

Bespoke solutions to understand issues relating to performance and support your people to learn, develop and grow whilst holding a strong sense of their own wellbeing.

Testimonials

Experience Matters

“We were struggling to optimise our nonprofit's fundraising efforts. Guidance from Focus North East was a beacon of light. Their deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and personalised strategies re-energised our team through targeted skills development. Their commitment to our cause was inspiring.”
David
Nonprofit Founder and Director
"Focus North East have been greatly supportive in my journey back to work. Through 1:1 mentoring sessions my confidence has grown and I now have a clear picture of how I can develop in my career.
Lucy
1:1 Mentoring during maternity leave

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