Diane Fisher-Naylor As the former Director, Di provided overall strategic direction and leadership for CCE and its international creatlve learning programmes. Having worked at CCE since 2009 Di was initially Director of Development and then took on the additional role of Director of Schools for Creative Partnerships which operated in England for over a decade with an annual budget of £50 million. She is a specialist in programme design, professional learning for teachers, leaders, artists and creative professionals, implementation and quality assurance and has extensive international experience. Di has lead and supported the design and delivery of creative learning programmes across a wide range of countries including Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Pakistan, Thailand and Wales. Di has also supported an international creative learning network which included partners across four continents and continues to this day.Di dropped out of school early but returned to formal education completing a DMS and MBA at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. She is passionate about bringing high quality creative learning experiences to children from disadvantaged communities. She has almost 30 years experience in the arts and creativity. Before working for CCE Di was the National Director of Grants for the Arts at Arts Council England.