DPSI Knowledge Education

Diane Pye has worked as a teacher, curriculum leader, headteacher, inspector, trainer and speaker. She is an expert in curriculum design. Diane inspects for Ofsted, worked with the curriculum unit and contributed to the HMI subject reports in 2023 and 2024. She provides training for English hubs and consultants across the country.

Diane now runs an award-winning training platform, with over 800 schools accessing her online and face-to-face training.

Diane is passionate about top-quality curriculum design that inspires pupils and teachers alike. She has an excellent knowledge of current accountability measures and the rationale and research that sit behind the renewed inspection framework 2025.

Diane can support schools with:

• informed, up-to-date subject specific training

• developing effective curriculums that drive strong progress in different subjects

• making the most of schemes and resources

• demonstrating what meaningful assessment in different subjects looks like

• understanding the most important knowledge and concepts that pupils need for later learning

• objective, evaluative and constructive reviews of current practice and identifying next steps.

Diane is well known as an inspirational and motivational trainer and speaker who brings informed clarity and simplicity to curriculum thinking. Diane works with all phases from early years through to secondary. She has a proven track record in school improvement, which has been recognised in school performance and inspection outcomes. In recent years, Diane's training has won several national awards.

Until 2020, Diane was the headteacher of a primary school in Shropshire, which she led to outstanding judgements in both Ofsted and SIAMS inspections.

In 2010, Diane wrote a successful children’s book. She has visited schools as an author and been involved in projects to raise reading standards in primary schools.

Diane has an up-to-date enhanced DBS check and professional insurance.

Diane Pye BEd hons, NPQH, PQSI

Contact number: 07910 247 558 or email: diane@dpschoolimprovement.co.uk

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