About
Us
Helping schools improve from the culture up
We help schools improve by getting the culture right underneath
We’re Chameleon on an Iceberg — a small education consultancy built on decades of real experience in schools. We came together because we saw the same thing again and again: schools improve when the culture underneath is right, and struggle when it isn’t. So that’s what we help with. Between us we bring headship, inspection, coaching, safeguarding and a genuine love of this work — and we’d like to introduce ourselves.
Chameleon on an Iceberg
People ask about the name.
The iceberg came first. It’s the whole idea behind what we do — that what you see on the surface of any school is only ever part of the story. The culture, the relationships, the things nobody says — that’s what sits underneath, and it’s usually what really matters.
The chameleon came from a client of Victoria’s. She said working with Victoria was like having someone there in the thick of it — reading the room, sensing what was really going on — but never making it about themselves. It made her feel safe. We liked that so much we kept it.
Because that’s the work: seeing what’s beneath the surface, and making it safe enough for everyone else to see it too.
Trevor Williams
His professional development includes:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Two special school headships
- Director of an independent education consultancy since 1999
- Operations Director, Merseyside Special Teaching School Alliance
- Ofsted-trained inspector
- County SEN Adviser for Lancashire
- DfE working party for Inclusion & Physical Intervention
- Supported in the development of BILD’s accreditation for physical intervention, and sat on the accreditation panel
“Be clear on your vision, give people the room to grow, and put the children at the heart of every decision – that’s school leadership.”
Victoria Williams
Her professional development includes:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Over two decades working with complex and challenging behaviour (1996–2018)
- Owner and Managing Director of FBOH Ltd (2018-2022)
- Advanced Certificate in Executive Coaching (ACEC) — Human Technics in partnership with the University of the West of England
- Psychological Safety Train-the-Trainer
“We expect children to take risks in their learning every day. The adults around them need to feel safe enough to do the same.”
Lesley Hurst
Her EXPERTISE INCLUDES:
- 40 years across education and policing
- Experience spanning primary, secondary, SEND, PRUs, nurseries and colleges
- Safeguarding audits and scrutiny
- Supervision for Designated Safeguarding Leads and staff
- Safeguarding training across all settings
- A focus on supporting the wellbeing of those who carry the safeguarding load
“You can’t pour from an empty cup. The people safeguarding our children need safeguarding too.”
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