Adam Kohlbeck is the Director of Teacher Quality at Chiltern Learning Trust. Adam has a passion for professional development. He has been teaching and leading in schools for 17 years and has an undimmed love for teaching. Adam was a finalist in the 2025 National Teaching Awards and is the author of three education books, including co-authoring ‘Coaching for Adaptive expertise’. Adam is also a doctoral student with an interest in decision making in complex environments and specialises in supporting schools, leaders and teachers embed the improvement of teacher decision making into their professional development offer. Adam also holds Chartered teacher status and is a qualified executive and instructional coach.