Dame Dela Smith (b. 10 Oct 1952) is a retired British schoolteacher and educator. She was Headteacher at Beaumont Hill Technology College, Darlington, from 1992 until she retired in 2010, after 35 years in the field of education. Beaumont Hill is Darlington's only special school and has the full range of pupils with special educational needs including emotional behavioural difficulties. Smith has had extensive experience at a national level and is a regular speaker at conferences.