About

Why Exeat Together?

Our boarding world pause button.

Because behind every great boarding school are people and teams who deserve a moment to breathe, learn, and thrive
Because the best investment you’ll ever make is in yourself and your people.

Exeat Together is built on the lived experience of boarding life — the late nights, lost laundry, surprise crises, and everything in between. I believe in making space for staff to pause, learn, and grow so they can lead their communities with confidence and care.

This isn’t just professional development — it’s your moment to future proof your boarding world. Starting right now.

Meet Tracy

Author | Boarding World Builder | Coach | Champion of Staff Lived Experience in Boarding

You might be here because you have seen, read or heard something from me and now want to find out more. Maybe you are one of the boarding practitioners that I made draw around their hands in a personal development training at Boarding School Association conferences around the world.

Boarding schools are more than just places to work—they are communities shaped by the lived experiences of their staff. I’m a global author, trainer, coach and speaker working online, onstage and in person. I focus on the human side of boarding, ensuring that the voices, challenges, and successes of staff are recognized, valued, and used to build stronger, future-ready schools.

Specialising in EX (employee experience), I work with boarding schools to help them close the investment gap by supporting you in the moments that matter. By doing this, you can spend less time fighting fires having support from a person who has lived experience in a boarding world.  With coaching excellence trained by Marshal Goldsmith and Animas, human resources qualifications and as a Mental Health First Aid trainer I meet you and your community where you are.

Originally qualified as a mathematics teacher and I use all my skills and experience to solve the following problem.

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Moments That Matter (Professional + Personal)

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Personal Moments That Matter

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Lived Experience in your organisation

With decades of experiences in international boarding school worlds from startup schools in Asia, to the call of redundancy – it is time to serve, share and care.

Let’s take an Exeat Together to take the next step to help you.

What:

Investing in more starts here!

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More Wellbeing

It is about boarding reset not inset.

How you feel everyday is about you?

But feelings drive behaviour.

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More Future Building

You build everyone elses, but what about you.

What do you want and need?

Can Exeat together help you…

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More Global Opportunities

Connect with other boarding practitioners around the world and learn from each other.

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More Frontline Support

Personalised learning to help you move forward one question or action at a time.

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More Spaces to learn

When boarders are home, it is time for you.

Be smart, put yourself at the top of the agenda.

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More Innovation

It takes one idea, and one action to build something unique, look what happened to me!!!??

More Investments

Investing together to help your people be their best.
What do they need?

More Wellbeing

It is about reset not inset.
How you feel everyday is about you?
Independent support is here.

More Future Building

You build others for the future. But what do you want and need?
Your show how is more valuable than ever.

More Front Line Support

Personalised learning to help you move forward.
One question or action at a time.

More Spaces to Learn

A space for you to learn at a time that works for you.
Online. Face To Face.

More Innovation

It takes one idea, and one action to build something unique.

How:

Three areas of focus and ready to serve

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Investing for change as an author writing in personal development. Serving, sharing and caring with one-of-a-kind books, resources and a podcast.

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Providing independent spaces to support you in the moments that matter during your employee lifecycle.

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Partnering with organisations to deliver an accredited portfolio of training in mental health and personal development. Bespoke options available.

When:

In a space that works for you, invest together to take the next step. 

After a catch up to meet you where you, together we can plan to invest for success.

Together we can work online or face to face or both at times that work for you.

When term is in, your time is not your own.  Evenings, weekends and school holidays are available.

Boarding Support

What else?

With every engagement, Tracy provides support to others who may need help and support. From supporting Madlug to adults in need of interview clothes, this is an exeat together that makes the difference.