For someone with self-confessed geek tendencies, life is not all about Star Wars for Ayrshire-born TeachMindset founder John Paul Fitzpatrick. Professionally speaking, John Paul’s career has seen him cross the divide from frontline community work to formal education and leadership roles. 

Young people have been a constant, from early youth work days through to supporting children at risk of exclusion from schools, and the development of policy and good practice for looked after children. 

JP’s experience extends to grown-ups too, through extensive school improvement and leadership work with parents and teachers. These days, as a small business owner and qualified executive coach John Paul has a unique insight into the challenges of commerce and applies his growth mindset principles for corporate clients too. As a serial learner, education has played a huge part in John Paul’s life. 

After being told at school that he was too stupid to get a degree, his CV now boasts a BA, an MSc, an MBA and a PhD too. These days, he’s known as Dr JP.