Nicola Beattie directs and co-ordinates Lincs. She has an extensive background in education, and taught for a number of years focussing primarily on working with young people at the risk of exclusion from the mainstream.

Since 2000 Nicola has worked independently as a consultant, managing and providing Training, CPD and SEMH interventions into a wide range of schools and settings across the North West.

Nicola is a Master Practitioner in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), an accredited instructor for the Massage In Schools Programme and a member of the Massage In Schools Association. Nicola is trained to teach the Paws b  and breathe Mindfulness Curricula which has been developed by The Mindfulness in Schools Project. She is also Chair of their Inclusion Group for Independent Practitioners .