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14th April 2026

Engineering great teaching: our approach to instruction

At Dixons, teaching is built on 12 evidence-informed principles that ensure every lesson is deliberately designed for lasting learning, not left to chance.

13th April 2026

Rethinking workforce design: our nine-day fortnight

A redesign of how we structure work in education, exploring a nine-day fortnight built on trust, flexibility, and system-level change to improve sustainability, retention, and impact.

10th April 2026

Strategic planning: turning strategy into a living system

Strategic planning makes strategy a live, adaptive system that connects long-term vision to weekly action and real-world impact.

10th April 2026

Mission Mapping: making culture visible, intentional, and repeatable

Mission Mapping turns culture into a clear, taught and repeatable system so values become visible impact every day.

10th April 2026

Circles: the right people, doing the right work, at the right time

Circles are a simple, open approach to organising work so the right people can make the right decisions at the right time, together.

19th December 2024

Unlocking joy in our classrooms

How do thoughtful teaching strategies help students achieve meaningful success?

8th November 2024

Coaching to drive quality: facilitating a future of choice for students

At Dixons, we have jettisoned appraisal and instead provide personalised coaching for all members of team Dixons.

25th October 2024

Artificial intelligence: elevating education

We are excited by artificial intelligence's to improve educational outcomes, and transform our sector.

19th August 2024

Supporting stronger communities: The Unity Community initiative at Dixons Unity Academy

One of our big moves as a trust is a focus on community, and developing and maintaining stronger relationships with the communities we serve.

25th July 2024

Putting talent first

We are a talent first organisation, and we believe that our talent is our most valuable resource.

10th July 2024

Flexible working at Dixons: making our ambitions a working reality

We are working hard behind the scenes on the timetabling process, to make our flexible working plans a working reality in our academies.

24th April 2024

Civic responsibility

At Dixons, we are doing lots of work around the civic responsibility space, focusing on giving our students a voice and supporting them to challenge educational and social disadvantage in our communities.