Dionne Jude

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Interim Headteacher and School Improvement Partner at RISE Education School

Mitcham, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Dionne is an accomplished education leader with over 25 years of experience, holding roles from Headteacher to Founder of Solid Foundations Education Group. She specializes in turning around outcomes in special schools and alternative provisions through strategic leadership and coaching. People often call her values-driven, inspirational, and an exceptional leader.

Beyond her institutional work, Dionne is passionate about personal growth and self-awareness, authoring several books and hosting the "Ignite Growth" podcast. She actively explores new fields, such as venture capital, to broaden her impact and shares her business insights as a Forbes Business Council contributor.

She is the creator of the proprietary FIIT Learning methodology, an approach designed to make learning more dynamic, personalized, and engaging for students.

Personality Overview

Direct & Assertive

Big Vision Person

Risk Tolerant

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

AI in Education
Currently focused on building scalable models combining AI and human mentorship. She also speaks on panels about her experience using AI in education.
School Turnaround
Specializes in improving outcomes for special schools and alternative provisions, focusing on behavior, inclusion, safeguarding, SEND, and attendance.
Values-Based Leadership
Colleagues have called her work in Values-based Education "inspirational, " and she writes articles about building trust and collaboration in business.

Media Appearances

Dionne has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024 - 8-2025
Interim Headteacher and School Improvement Partner at RISE Education School
1-2022 - 7-2024
Trust Lead - Behaviour, Safeguarding and Inclusion at Education for the 21st Century
9-2020 - 12-2021
Educational Consultant - School Improvement for Behaviour, Pastoral and Inclusion at Education for the 21st Century
9-2020 - 12-2020
Educational Consultant at Anthem Schools Trust
7-2020 - 8-2021
Forbes Contributor at Forbes Business Council

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA from Goldsmiths, University of London

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Insights For Selling To Dionne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dionne is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dionne

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dionne move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Dionne take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Dionne

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