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HELPING INDIVIDUALS & ORGANISATIONS

We build solutions that helppeople learn, growand thrive.

Operating at the intersection of education, technology and human potential —  building the learning and growth platforms of tomorrow.

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What we do

Two practices, one mission — building better futures.

01 · Consultancy

Education Growth and Improvement

We support schools, trusts and education providers to improve outcomes for children and young people — identifying what isn't working, strengthening systems and building capacity for lasting change.

  • School improvement
  • Developing new schools and APs
  • Leadership development
  • Safeguarding
  • Attendance
  • Behaviour and inclusion
  • SEND
  • Curriculum and assessment
  • Quality assurance
  • Inspection readiness
02 · Studio

Venture Studio

We build technology-enabled solutions that solve meaningful problems in education, personal growth and human connection — turning insight into products, products into companies, and companies into impact.

01
Identify
We find opportunities
02
Build & Launch
Tested with real users
03
Scale
Investment in traction

Our focus areas

A portfolio designed to reach millions and improve lives.

Two interconnected verticals — education and personal growth — each building tools, platforms and experiences for measurable human impact.

Education 

6 PROJECTS DEVELOPED
FIIT Learning preview
Skills · AILAUNCHED

FIIT Learning

An AI-powered personalised learning platform reshaping how learners build mastery.

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Project Me preview
LEADERSHIP TOOLLAUNCHED

Project Me

Skills, personal development and careers based platform dedicated to preparing learners for the future.

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Rapid Execution Model preview
LEADERSHIP TOOLLAUNCHED

Rapid Execution Model

Providing school leaders with a practical, stage-by-stage approach to successful school improvement.

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Braver Leadership preview
LEADERSHIP TOOL Building

Braver Leadership

A resource to assist with being a courageous leader, to act bravely under pressure. Even when it's uncomfortable, unpopular, and unclear.

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Get Promoted in School preview
PROFESSIONAL GROWTHLAUNCHED

Get Promoted in School

Helping staff to get promoted in their current school, or in a new environment. A range of tools to assist with taking the next step.

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We Rise Together preview
LIBRARYLAUNCHED

We Rise Together

A curated library of inspirational stories shared with young people, to assist them with achieving their true potential.

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Personal Growth Ventures

3 PROJECTS DEVELOPED
PLATFORMLAUNCHED

Black Girl Maxxing

A personal growth platform and community helping Black women become the best version of themselves.

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PLATFORMLAUNCHED

Boy, Man & Father

A modern movement for boys, men and fathers redefining strength, purpose and growth. In partnership with Fredi Nwaka.

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PLATFORMLAUNCHING

Reevew

An interactive personal growth platform that helps people discover, learn, and apply the right growth strategy at the right time in their lives.

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Our venture criteria

Five standards.
No exceptions.

If an idea does not meet all five standards, we do not build it. This discipline is how we protect quality, focus and long-term impact.

  • 01

    Solves a real problem

    We start with friction in the world, not assumptions in a room.

  • 02

    Has potential to scale

    We back ideas that can reach many lives, not a few.

  • 03

    Creates measurable value

    We back outcomes we can prove, not narratives we can tell.

  • 04

    Generates recurring revenue

    Sustainable impact requires sustainable economics.

  • 05

    Aligns with mission & values

    Every venture must move us closer to better futures.

Our approach

A repeatable system for turning insight into impact.

01
Insight

We begin with real-world problems, not assumptions.

02
Build

We create simple, testable products quickly.

03
Launch

We put ideas in front of real users early.

04
Learn

We measure demand, feedback, usage and revenue.

05
Scale

We invest more into ventures that show traction.

Built from the inside

Our team understands the pressures facing school leaders, families, learners and communities — because we've worked alongside them.

Why SF Education Group

The future of learning won't be built by repeating old models.

It will be built by people who combine frontline experience, technology and bold execution. This shapes every decision we make, every venture we build, and every school we support.

£123M+
Long-term portfolio ambition
Millions
OF LIVES OUR SOLUTIONS AIM TO REACH
5
Standards every venture must meet
1 mission
Building better futures

Who we work with

Trusted by the people building, leading and investing in the next era of education.

Schools
Trusts
Alternative provisions
Education providers
Founders
Community organisations
Investors
Strategic partners
Dionne Jude, Founder & Principal Consultant of SF Education Group
Founder & Principal Consultant
Dionne Jude

Meet the founder

Built from frontline experience and a vision for what education could be.

Dionne Jude is the founder and principal consultant of SF Education Group. With deep expertise in school improvement, leadership development and safeguarding, she has worked alongside schools, trusts and education providers to drive measurable outcomes for children and young people.

Her work sits at the intersection of education practice and entrepreneurial ambition — combining firsthand understanding of the pressures facing school leaders with a bold vision for technology-enabled ventures that unlock human potential at scale.

School Improvement
Specialist consultancy across England
Safeguarding
Expert advisory and systems design
Leadership
Executive coaching and trust development
Venture Building
Education and personal growth startups

Venture Thesis

Unlocking human potential through venture creation.

Read our belief, mission, venture creation system and vision in full.

Read our Venture Thesis

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