James Barringer

Co-Founder

Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom23 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in executive coaching and leadership development.
  • Founder of The Clarity Orchard, enhancing team cultures.
  • Experienced in educational leadership and curriculum development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Leadership Development and Coaching expert with a focus on educational and nonprofit sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Leadership Development CoachingExecutive CoachingTeachingCoachingLeadershipSpiritual CoachingPhysical Education

Other Skills

Nonprofit OrganizationsExecutive DevelopmentAthleticsCommunicatorRugby UnionCurriculum DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentGrowth MindsetPeople personPositive Team PlayerEducational LeadershipEnergetic LeaderWorship LeaderRelationship BuildingDiscipleship

About

I work with leaders and leadership teams who sense there is more available to them, more clarity, more steadiness, more ease in how they lead, but aren’t always sure how to get there. As an Executive Coach and 5 Voices Guide, I help leaders build awareness of how they show up, how others experience them, and what gets in the way when pressure rises. From that awareness, leaders begin to find their own way forward, with greater confidence, healthier relationships, and teams that work better together. My work is grounded, relational, and practical. I don’t tell leaders who to be. I walk alongside them as they learn to read the terrain, listen well, and lead from a place that feels true rather than forced. You might find yourself here if you are a leader who: Carries responsibility quietly and feels the weight of getting it right Wants to lead with clarity, but notices tension or fatigue creeping in Knows your team has more to give, yet conversations don’t always land as you hope In my work, I often use the 5 Voices framework as a shared language for awareness. It helps leaders and teams understand how they contribute, where friction comes from, and how trust grows when people feel heard. If you’re curious about what greater awareness could open up for you or your team, you’re welcome to reach out. We can simply explore where you are, what you’re noticing, and what the next right step might be.

Experience

The clarity orchard

Founder | Executive Coach / Consultant

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos · United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • The Clarity Orchard helps purpose-driven leaders bring healthy team cultures. Improving Leadership and Team Communication, Relationships, Alignment, Execution and Capacity
Leadership Development CoachingExecutive CoachingNonprofit OrganizationsExecutive Development

Green leaf coaching

Founder

May 2024Sep 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · United Kingdom

  • Executive Coaching changed name to ‘the Clarity Orchard’
Executive CoachingLeadership Development Coaching

Aldwickbury school

Teacher at Aldwickbury School

Sep 2019Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Harpenden · On-site

Physical EducationAthleticsCommunicatorRugby UnionCurriculum DevelopmentLeadership Development+8

Hemel vineyard church

Founder | Senior Pastor

Aug 2013Jul 2024 · 10 yrs 11 mos · Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

  • Founder and Pioneer of Hemel Vineyard Church as Senior Pastor.
  • The vision was to cultivate a strong and vibrant community, rooted in the biblical values of love, compassion, and the values of family and centered on our relationship with Jesus. Committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone feels at home, supported, and able to thrive. Through our community, we aim to inspire and empower everyone to deepen their connection with God and with each other, as we journey together in faith and in life.
Energetic LeaderCommunicatorWorship LeaderRelationship BuildingSpiritual CoachingDiscipleship+15

Beechwood park school

Head of Theology Philosophy and Religion also PE/Games teacher

Sep 2007Jul 2019 · 11 yrs 10 mos

  • Teach, develop and coordinate Theology, Philosophy and Religion across Years 3- 8 (Common Entrance), designing and implementing the school Scheme of Work. Part of team that reached Excellent in 2019 Inspection.
  • Head up Rugby and Athletics within Developing Films under the production name Muddy Puddle.
Physical EducationAthleticsEnergetic LeaderCommunicatorRugby UnionCurriculum Development+3

Haven of peace academy

Sports Co-ordinator

Aug 2006Jun 2007 · 10 mos · Tanzania · On-site

  • Volunteered to organise the development of the sport, including lessons from reception to year 12/13 in Tanzania. Introduced sports days and involved in the development on relationships with local international schools. Involved in the swimming pool building project.
Physical EducationAthleticsCommunicatorLeadershipPeople personPositive Team Player

Beechwood park school

Physical Education Teacher

Dec 2004Jul 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

  • PE teacher and tutor
Physical EducationAthleticsCommunicatorRugby UnionCurriculum DevelopmentPeople person+1

Furze platt senior school

PE teacher

Sep 2001Aug 2003 · 1 yr 11 mos · Maidenhead · On-site

  • Taught year 7 to 13, co-ordinator of GCSE PE, taught A-Level PE. Also taught year 8 Geography, and year 9 Art
Physical EducationAthleticsCommunicatorCurriculum DevelopmentPeople personPositive Team Player

St bede's school, redhill, surrey

PE teacher

Sep 2000Aug 2001 · 11 mos

  • Was working as a Tutor and PE teacher. I taught a range of sports and from Year 7 to GCSE
Physical EducationAthleticsPositive Team Player

Tearfund

Team Leader

Aug 1999Aug 2003 · 4 yrs · Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand

  • Led 3 Tear Fund Transform Teams (involved 12 young adults) to different parts of Africa between 1999 and 2003. Spent the time working with orphans and street kids, disabled children, building projects and local villages. We lived with the people we were working with.
Energetic LeaderCommunicatorLeadershipPositive Team Player

Education

University of Exeter

BA/Ed Hons — Physical Education

Jan 1994Jan 1998

London School of Theology

CLAM — Theology/Theological Studies

Jan 2003Jan 2004

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