Ruth Slater
School of Education
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: S.R.Slater@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2598
Ruth Slater is Head of the Centre for Educational Leadership and a senior leader within the Faculty of Society and Culture. She leads innovative partnership and place-based projects that connect education, public services, and communities across the Liverpool City Region. Ruth is committed to advancing the region’s skills agenda through collaborative workforce development, supporting the design of inclusive, future-focused leadership pathways across the public sector.
Her academic and professional work centres on stakeholder engagement, organisational development, and applied leadership practice. Ruth brings a strong track record of creating impact through regional and national partnerships, combining executive education with coaching and mentoring to support cultural change and improve organisational performance.
With a focus on innovation and enterprise, Ruth champions leadership models that are practical, values-driven, and designed to meet the real-world needs of public sector organisations. Her work places particular emphasis on supporting under-represented groups and fostering positive working environments through evidence-informed coaching interventions.
Ruth works at the intersection of research, policy, and practice to build sustainable, high-trust partnerships that deliver meaningful outcomes across pubic sectors, education and communities.
Academic appointments
Head of Centre of Educational Leadership, School of Education, Liverpool John Moores University, 2021 - present
Programme Leader Corporate Programmes and CPD, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, 2021 - 2022
Lead Senior Educationalist, Education Directorate, Royal College of Physicians, 2018 - 2020
Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015 - 2018
Chapters
Slater R. 2025. Slater, R., 2024. 'People come bearing gifts': Generating cross-cultural coaching interventions through understanding the experiences of the international workforce in large UK organisations. In: A. Ricciardelli and M. Valeri, eds. Organizational Behaviour and Design. Implications for Management (Contributions to Management Science Series). Springer. Ricciardelli A, Valeri M. Organisational Behaviour and Design Implications for Management Springer. Switzerland DOI
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, Phyllis Court Club, Henley on Thames, UK, EMS 2024, Exploration of the Workplace Experiences of the International Workforce., https://edbac.org/ems2024. 2024
Poster presentation, Phyllis Court Club, Henley on Thames, UK, Engaged Management Scholarship Conference 2024 Applied Business Management Research: Impact for a Brighter Future., Partnership and Place: A Catalyst for Levelling Up and Innovation, https://edbac.org/ems2024. 2024
Oral presentation, LJMU, Students at the Heart Conference 2023, Embedding anti-racism into school culture: a CPD pilot programme for headteachers and senior educators in Liverpool. 2023
Oral presentation, Warrington, TCAT Leadership Conference 2023, Social Justice in Education: Are We Listening?- How far do we authentically connect our people and communities to our leadership practice?. 2023
Oral presentation, Lyon, iaelyon Management School International Week 2023, Ethical leadership practice in cross-cultural organisations. 2023
Conference organisation:
Co-lead and panel chair, Foundation of Education Development Summit 2023, https://fed.education/key-speakers-announced-fed-national-education-summit-2023/. 2023
Award:
European Foundation for Management, European Foundation for Management Gold Award Leadership Development Programme, https://www.efmdglobal.org/awards/eip-excellence-in-practice-award/. 2023
External committees:
The Academy, University of Liverpool, Member, NW HE Coaching Network. 2023
Membership of professional bodies:
EMCC - European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Associate Member. 2022