Polly Jeffcoat

AEN support and Interpersonal and essential skills development.

Polly, a graduate of Birmingham University in the UK, holds a Bachelor of Philosophy with a focus on young people and community development.

With over 20 years of experience working with teenagers in various capacities, Polly's career has included supporting Members of the UK Youth Parliament, advocating for young offenders in custody, and assisting young parents in deprived inner-city areas. Her extensive experience has been both challenging and rewarding.

Polly briefly ventured into the retail industry, opening a hat shop, but her passion for working with teenagers drew her back. She served as a Duke of Edinburgh Award coordinator, even attending a garden party at the palace despite inclement weather.

Later, Polly founded a social enterprise focused on teaching life skills to young adults through furniture upcycling. This innovative project faced challenges due to limited government funding but remained a significant accomplishment.

In her final role in the UK, Polly, alongside her husband, became a foster carer for three years. This role was both the most demanding and personally rewarding of her career.

Throughout her career, Polly has completed extensive training in understanding the needs of children and young adults, as well as the policies and directives that guide her work, and continues to do so whilst at ISIB most recently an SEN advanced course and a course on Promoting social and emotional learning and wellbeing in education.

Polly and her husband now reside in Denmark, where they have purchased a home and plan to stay long-term to devote their attention to their three grandchildren, with their own children also living in Denmark.

“Working at ISIB is a privilege. I am inspired by the children and staff team here and thoroughly enjoy my role. I hope to contribute to enabling the students to reach their full potential.”