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Dionne Jude

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Interim Headteacher and School Improvement Partner at RISE Education School
📍 Mitcham, England, United Kingdom

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.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Interim Headteacher and School Improvement Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mitcham, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Dionne shows up

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.

Priorities

Topics Dionne cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Goldsmiths, University of London
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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