Chair of the Board - Brighter Futures for Children @ (April 2020 - Present)
Director @ Di Smith Consulting Ltd (August 2010 - Present)
Partnership Improvement Consultant and Independent Chair - Croydon Safeguarding Children Board @ (September 2017 - March 2021)
Lead Safeguarding Trustee @ (September 2011 - September 2020)
Independent Chair of Children’s Services Improvement Board at Reading Borough Council @ (April 2016 - March 2020)
Education Improvement Partner for Borough of Poole (January 2016 to March 2017) @ (January 2016 - March 2017)
Interim Director of Children's Services @ (March 2015 - January 2016)
Interim Director of Children and Young People's Services @ (December 2013 - January 2015)
Education Consultant and Academy Lead @ (August 2012 - December 2013)
Interim Executive Director CYPL @ London Borough of Croydon (January 2010 - January 2011)
Director of Children's Services @ Brighton and Hove CYPT (March 2008 - August 2010)
Di Smith Education
University of Nottingham
Master’s Degree (Special Education and Teaching)
1983-1986
Di Smith Skills
Staff Development
Coaching
Leadership
Workshop Facilitation
Talent Management
Strategic Planning
Recruiting
Project Management
Public Speaking
Research
Local Government
Policy
Management
Organizational Development
Training
Volunteer Management
Personal Development
Management Consulting
Employee Engagement
Teaching
Performance Management
Public Sector
Management Development
Private Sector
Culture Change
Training Delivery
Change Management
Executive Coaching
Performance Improvement
Stakeholder Engagement
Governance
Leadership Development
Strategy
Government
Program Management
Business Transformation
Stakeholder Management
Public Policy
Business Analysis
Customer Service
Employee Relations
Di Smith Summary
Di Smith, based in Fleet, GB, is currently a Director at Di Smith Consulting Ltd. Di Smith brings experience from previous roles at Church of England - Diocese in Europe, Brighter Futures for Children, Croydon Council and The Children's Society. Di Smith holds a 1983 - 1986 Master’s Degree in Special Education and Teaching @ University of Nottingham. With a robust skill set that includes Staff Development, Coaching, Leadership, Workshop Facilitation, Talent Management and more. Di Smith has 3 emails on RocketReach.
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