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Dixons Academies Trust

Our priorities

Armed with a thorough unbiased understanding of where our schools and college stand and what has been driving their performance, alongside riding the right trends, we can focus on what it would take to get even better. At Dixons, we start this process by developing a 2-to-5-year masterplan which outlines the expected trajectory in 4 simple sequential steps.

Every big move leads to an update of the expected trajectory of the school or college.

Our 2-to-5-year masterplan

  1. Pioneer the next-gen workforce: through our talent and rigour, students win
  2. Deepen our impact in the North: purposeful growth, community at the core
  3. Set the standard for children who need it most: top outcomes through true inclusion
  4. Export the Dixons Difference: from northern roots to global partnerships

This plan is kept at the front and centre of all our strategy sessions and is one that can be adjusted if we change initiatives, priorities, and big moves. Big moves are breakout opportunities that are ‘hard to reverse’. Think of them as the things the next management team will have to take as givens.

Our current big moves

  1. Ensure the highest standards in education
  2. Improve attendance
  3. Coaching, implementation and instruction
  4. Focus on developing reading and a joyful reading culture
  5. Maximise joy alongside rigour in our schools
  6. Business services transformation

Learn more about our approach to strategic planning on the Dixons OpenSource YouTube channel. Below is the first in our series of videos on the subject of big moves.

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