Who We Are.
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Founder
I'm Ellie Coles, a UK-based Registered Dietitian, educator, and mentor, dedicated to shaping the future of dietetics. With a career spanning the NHS, private practice, and higher education, I bring a wealth of experience in clinical nutrition, behaviour change, and education. My passion? Helping aspiring and newly qualified dietitians build confidence, competence, and a meaningful career in this ever-evolving field.
Over the years, I’ve worked across weight management, pregnancy nutrition (including gestational diabetes and hyperemesis), gastrointestinal disorders, surgery, and mental health. I have developed community weight management programmes and co-established a pioneering family weight management service for low-income families, commissioned by Surrey County Council.
Transitioning into academia, I became a Teaching Fellow in Nutrition & Dietetics before taking on the role of Course Director at the University of East Anglia, where I launched the university’s first MSc Dietetics (pre-registration) programme. As Practice Education Lead, I successfully expanded placement opportunities within the NHS and developed non-traditional placements, broadening student exposure to diverse career paths in dietetics.
Today, I’m fully immersed in freelance dietetic education, providing mentorship, practice education opportunities, and innovative learning resources for universities and dietetic students across the UK. I’m also proud to serve as the Education Officer for the Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group (PENG) of the British Dietetic Association and contribute to BAPEN’s Malnutrition Action Group and Education Committee.
I’m here to inspire, educate, and guide the next generation of dietitians—helping them build fulfilling, impactful careers in this vital profession. Whether you’re a student, a new graduate, or a university seeking to enhance practice-based learning, I’d love to help!
Education, Training & Registrations
BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics
HCPC registered Dietitian
Full member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
HEE Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (ICAP)
Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Aurora - Leadership Development Programme, Advance HE
Our Affiliates
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Kara is a dietitian who is passionate about helping women cut through the noise of perimenopause, menopause and weight loss messaging with nutrition support that incorporates behavioural science and intuitive eating. She supports women to harness the huge power that comes with taking a pause to reconnect, understand and create a nourishing relationship with their body and food on their own terms.
Kara combines her diverse background in clinical care, university lecturing and 1 to 1 patient counselling, to put her clients at the centre of their menopause journey, providing evidence-based support that ensures all her clients feel both empowered and informed to make meaningful change for the long term.
Since 2024, Kara has also supported our one of our PBL opportunities, the Peer Enhanced E-Placement (PEEP).
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Emily is an HCPC registered dietitian with specialist interest in malnutrition. Her portfolio career builds on over 2 decades of clinical and leadership roles in the NHS and completion of an NIHR clinical academic fellowship. She has a PhD in Health Sciences and MSc in Leadership and Management. Emily’s strong interest in ‘growth mindset’ is reflected in the delivery of innovative practice-based learning and provision of mentoring and coaching. She is a visiting a university lecturer and skilled in delivering projects and research. Her significant leadership experience is utilised as a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Non-Executive Director and Chair of the BDA Professional Committee, alongside voluntary roles as BAPEN’s Malnutrition Officer and membership of the Advisory Committee for Borderline Substances (ACBS). She is also a Partner of the Health and Care Professions Council.
Emily and Ellie joined forces in 2024 to maximise PBL delivery opportunities for student dietitians.
