exSELlens

As a teacher trainer and well-being speaker, Theodora helps merge the science of emotional and social well-being with the science of learning and leadership to support schools, educators, and students in unlocking growth and agency. Through her frameworks and training programs, she equips school communities to strengthen both their own and others’ well-being. By facilitating reflection, self-awareness, and leadership practices, Theodora supports schools in building sustainable cultures of clarity, care, and collaboration.

Theodora speaks on a wide range of topics, for example: Teacher retention and well-being, Resilient Teens™, Leadership with authenticity and clarity, The SPARKED™ Method for educators and leaders, Whole School Approaches to Well-Being, Reconnecting teachers with their spark, Service Learning and Global Teacher Exchange, Using neuroscience and philosophy to inform practice, and Creating exponential schools that thrive.

Through exSELlens™, we:
• Partner with schools and organisations to transform education through emotional well-being strategies and whole school projects.
• Equip educators and leaders with practical, evidence-based frameworks for growth and confidence.
• Build cultures of clarity, care, and collaboration that drive long-term success.

What makes us different?
• Strategies grounded in neuroscience, philosophy, and over 25 years of application.
• Transformation with measurable outcomes, without losing the human essence.
• Tailored plans aligned with the realities of each school or community.

As a keynote speaker and consultant, Theodora shares tools to help schools and educators:
• Reconnect with their spark and design systems that sustain it.
• Lead with authenticity, strength, and emotional clarity.
• Create environments that promote agency, belonging, and exponential growth.

If you’re ready to shift momentum, explore new ways of thinking, and transform your impact in education, let’s talk.

Founder

Director Of Studies

Youtube

I am the host of EDU Leaders Speak, a podcast where trailblazers in education share their insights and innovations. 
In this podcast series, we delve into the heart of teaching and learning, exploring how today's educators can inspire, empower, and transform.

YouTube Podcast Host

British Study Centres

Academic Manager

Want to improve teacher satisfaction, reduce turnover, and retain top talent while transforming school culture? That’s what we do.

At exSELlens™, we support schools ready to move from survival mode to thriving ecosystems. We equip leaders and educators with evidence-based systems that increase engagement, reduce burnout, and create environments where both staff and students flourish.

Teacher dissatisfaction and turnover are not the root problems. They signal deeper issues like lack of purpose, emotional connection, and support.

This is where we come in.

We’ve worked with over 1,100 educators and school teams across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to:

• Build cultures of connection and consistency
• Align systems with emotional and professional well-being
• Reignite passion through neuroscience-based strategies
• Promote trust, collaboration, and shared ownership

How we support schools
• Reimagine staff satisfaction, retention, and growth
• Deliver training that boosts engagement and reduces fatigue
• Customize frameworks to improve school culture and mindset

About Me
I’m Theodora Bogiou, founder of exSELlens™, with 25+ years in education across Greece, the UK, and Malta. I’ve trained teachers, led academic teams, and coached school leaders to drive meaningful, lasting change.

Highlights
• Trained over 1,100 educators with measurable impact on engagement and retention
• Creator of six programs focused on student agency and teacher well-being
• International conference speaker in the UK, Finland, Greece, and UAE
• MA in TESOL. Director of Studies. Academic Manager
• Certified in Neuroscience Coaching, NLP, Teen Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Positive Psychology, Drama for Well-Being, and Play Therapy
• Expert in British Council and Ofqual inspection preparation
• Recipient of the Gold Award in Teaching Innovation in 2020
• Proven success in reducing staff turnover and improving school culture
• Advocate for emotional well-being as the foundation of educational excellence

Let’s Connect
• Weekly insights here on LinkedIn
• Explore our Diploma in Social & Emotional Well-Being™
• Get tools: linktr.ee/TheodoraBogiou
• Join the Teachers Adopt Teachers™ volunteer programme

School didn’t prepare us for what we’re living today.
And I dare say that we cannot truly prepare our students for what they will face tomorrow.

The future is unpredictable.

Trying to prepare children for a world we cannot yet imagine is futile.

What we CAN do, though, is prepare them for ANY future.
 ✨ To be resilient.
 ✨ To navigate uncertainty.
 ✨ To remain flexible.
 ✨ To see vulnerability not as weakness, but as the very soil where growth begins.

That’s the real curriculum of tomorrow.

👉 How are you equipping your students for a future none of us can predict?

⏬ Save this for the next time you need guidance to build your students’ inner skills.
🔁 Share with a leader who needs it

Theodora Bogiou

Award-winning Well-Being Consultant | Extended DISC Certified Consultant | Strengthening culture, retention, and student growth | Founder, exSELlens ~ Gold Award in Teaching Innovation | Podcast Host EDU Leaders Speak

4 Core Skills any Student needs

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And now it’s back ... this time with a bonus training for FREE! 🎁

DM me to get the book + a recorded training showing you how to put one of the practices into action.

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Just message me and I’ll send you the training as a gift! 🙌

It's a great honour to be one of the guest trainers at Boogie Mites

Music is what every brain needs, let alone a kids brain!!🧠✨

Excited to share practical strategies and creative insights that can make early years learning an even more powerful experience.

So much looking forward to it!!

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A new academic year is the perfect time to invest in your team’s professional development.
With a Boogie Mites Annual Webinar Subscription, you can give them 12 inspiring CPD sessions for the cost of just 5 – that’s 7 sessions completely free.

Each webinar is packed with practical strategies, fresh ideas, and original music, supported by exclusive resources to help you put learning into practice.
It’s a full year of engaging, high-quality training designed to boost skills, spark creativity, and strengthen expertise in early years practice.

Our Autumn/Winter schedule is packed with inspiring co-presenters including Sue Asquith, Professor Sam Wass, Ben Kingston-Hughes, Theodora Bogiou, Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg MBE, Michelle Windridge and Asta Hodgson 🙌 

Explore our upcoming webinars or secure your Annual Subscription here: https://lnkd.in/et7UHfms

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See you all on 29th November in Baku in a workshop on how to teach very young learners in the age of AI!
Many thanks to iTTi Baku - International TEFL Training Institute for the honour!

TESOL/TEFL, General English, International Teacher Training Courses, IELTS, TOEFL

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💁🏽‍♀️ Meet Theodora Bogiou from Greece. She is a Founder of exSELlens.

👨‍🏫 She’s joining us at the Beyond Grammar International Conference on November 29, 2025 in Baku at Azerbaijan University of Languages.

🎓 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from her in person.

Conference Highlights  
✅ AI & ChatGPT in ESL – Tacito Cury (USA)  
✅ Communicative Approach Strategies – Gisela Cornejo (USA)  
✅ Creativity with Young Learners– Theodora Bogiou (Greece)  
✅ Task Based Learning in Action– Mehdi Zargari (Netherlands)  
✅ Drama as Methodology in ESL– Evi Karydi (Greece)

📌 Benefits of the conference:  You will
✅ receive an international certificate
✅ learn modern language teaching methods
✅ meet teachers from different countries
✅ gain new opportunities for your education and career development

📝 Registration Deadline: 15 October, 2025
💰 Price: 150 AZN
⏰ Time: 09:00 – 17:00
📞 Registration: wa.me/+994775757589

🌏 Follow this link to join the WhatsApp group of the conference:
 https://lnkd.in/ezGBVM-W

🌱 Parent involvement isn’t an add-on to education... it’s the soil where learning grows.

I’m excited to share that I’ll be presenting at the Bright Start International Conference in Abu Dhabi this November!

My session, “Roots Before Wings: Nurturing Emotional Well-Being in Early Childhood Through Play and Parent Involvement,” explores how early learning environments can strengthen the bond between parents, teachers, and children, creating the foundation for self-awareness, agency, and joy in learning.

Together, we’ll explore how simple, play-based, and emotionally grounded practices can turn everyday moments into powerful opportunities for growth.

If you’ll be at the conference, come join the conversation and let’s reimagine how home and school can grow together to raise confident, connected, and curious children.

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We are not Competitors we are Co-Creators to a Future that everyone deserves!
Congratulations to all Finalists of the Well-Being Resource of the Year! 
See you all in London for the award ceremony!

The Boxall Profile® Online is a Finalist in the 2025 Education Today Awards 🙌🙌

Congratulations to our brilliant fellow nominees 🌟 CPOMS Systems Education Mutual exSELlens Jigsaw Education Group Rocksteady Music School Schools Advisory Service Twinkl Educational Publishing 

🚀 At nurtureuk we continue on our mission to improve the Boxall Profile® Online, to make it an even more powerful tool for schools and educational settings to assess, plan, track and help improve the social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing of their children and young people.

https://lnkd.in/e6Q3uCVB Education Today Awards

Open article: Finalists 2025 by educationtodayawards.co.uk

🔴  Schools recruit teachers all the time, but rarely do it right.

Most recruitment decisions are based on ticking boxes for skills and qualifications.

 But here’s the truth:
✅ Skills can be trained.
 ❌ Character cannot.

When schools hire only for skills, they fill vacancies.

When they hire for character, they create culture, retention, and growth.

The future of education depends on teachers who bring resilience, empathy, and integrity to the classroom. 

Skills can follow.

👉 If your school is ready to recruit differently, connect with me. 
I’ll make sure you get the right CV match, not just a quick hire.

Jasmine Navarro CPCC, PCC John Thomas Kelly Dr. Tassos Anastasiades IOANNIS ANAPLIOTIS John Marinucci Antonia Kasti Zefy Antoniadou

Recruitment in education doesn’t have to be a gamble.

At Education Speaks, we’re working with school leaders to make the process clearer, fairer, and more effective.

Here’s how we support schools:
✅ Complimentary vacancy audit
➡️ immediate improvements to tone and clarity.

✅ Bespoke vacancy copy 
➡️ setting out the role scope and realistic day-to-day expectations.

✅ Candidate-facing materials 
 ➡️ a voice that matches your school.

✅ Panel coaching 
➡️ practical interview design that reduces bias and speeds decisions.

✅ Measured outcomes 
➡️we track shortlist quality, interview conversion, offers, and retention.

Every step is designed to strengthen trust in your recruitment process and bring the right people into your school community.

📩 If you’re a school leader looking to improve retention through better recruitment, let’s connect.

Open article: Education Speaks launches - recruitment that feels like belonging by Education Speaks • 2 min read

Education Speaks launches - recruitment that feels like belonging

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