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Dixons Trinity Academy: afternoon session options
If you are attending Dixons Trinity Academy on Friday 14 Feburary for our trust conference, your afternoon session options are:
| Beech Grove Greenway children's playarea clear up | Better Start Bradford work with young families to give the children in our communities the best start in life. Their 'The Better Place' project works in partnership with local people to improve outdoor spaces for families with young children. Could you spend the day doing maintenance on a playground that our children enjoy? Join a Better Start Bradford Urban Ranger to make a difference to this community. Please note that this activity will require travel to Beechwood Grove, BD3 0PP for a 1.10pm start. |
| Make space for Marchbank community hub | Do you love cleaning, tidying and organising? Help our team organise the community hub rooms at Dixons Marchbank Primary Academy: clean the areas, prepare the boards to display children's work, sterilise toys and arrange the books. By creating a safe, clean and joyful space, you'll be making a real difference to our families. Please note that this activity will require travel to Dixons Marchbank Primary Academy, BD3 8QQ for a 1.10pm start. |
| JTI Community Fridge: Foodbank Volunteering | JTI Fridge is a foodbank serving those who need help to feed their families in Bradford. JTI is supported by volunteers who stock fridges and bag up food for collection. Could you make sure our families don't go hungry by giving two hours of your time at this foodbank? Please note that this activity will require travel to Southfield Square, Bradford, UK, BD8 7SN for a 1.10pm start. |
| Dixons Trinity Academy and vicinity litter pick: a happier, healthier, cleaner Bradford | We want our staff, students and families to feel safe and have pride in where they live. Research suggests that litter is associated with higher rates of depression and anxiety within the community, that people tend to drop more litter when there is already rubbish on the ground, and that the presence of litter is associated with fear of crime and personal harm. Helping clear some of the litter surrounding our academy, alongside colleagues, is an opportunity to connect with others and keep active. Make a visible difference to our shared spaces. |
| The joy of reading: the big Dixons book swap | Reading can help you relax and unwind, broaden your understanding of the world - take you to different places, challenge you to think about different issues but most importantly bring joy to your everyday life. Books bring people together, through sharing your thoughts and interpretations on a book, you’ll find yourself learning a lot about others, broadening your perspectives and getting to know your colleagues. Come together on 14 February to swap a book with a colleague (don't worry you'll get it back) and share the joy of reading. |
| Born in Bradford: what the data tells us | Born in Bradford is the world's largest cohort study. It looks at thousands of young people across Bradford. The insights it has uncovered have had far-reaching implications for research and public policy. Dixons schools participate in Born in Bradford research, and this session will share the most recent findings on the health and wellbeing of young people in the city. |
| School in the community: classroom discovery session | Our academies exist in a distinctive social context, which has a direct impact on what happens in them. We have the opportunity to form a bridge between schools and the communities that we serve but to do this, we need a strong understanding of our catchment areas. This discovery session of the local areas surrounding Dixons Trinity Academy will look at the rich breadth of diversity amongst the community, the unique historical context that shapes our present and what works well in this area to support our families and students. Sign up to this session to be more informed and be a constituent of the community we serve. |
| School in the community: walking tour | Our academies exist in a distinctive social context, which has a direct impact on what happens in them. We have the opportunity to form a bridge between schools and the communities that we serve but to do this, we need a strong understanding of our catchment areas. This walking tour of the areas surrounding Dixons Trinity will look at the rich breadth of diversity amongst the community, the unique historical context that shapes our present and what works well in this area to support our families and students. Sign up to this session to be more informed and be a constituent of the community we serve. |
| Love Letter to Bradford | Award-winning playwright, screen writer and actor, Kamal Kaan, studied A Levels at Dixons City Academy, and Architecture at the University of Cambridge before completing an MA in TV Film Writing. He has written for BBC radio programmes, amongst other projects, and still works and lives in Bradford. Kamal will share reflections on growing up, studying and living as a Bengali Bradfordian and how his community has influenced his work. Kamal's conversation 'A Love Letter to Bradford' will be live streamed throughout our academies for those who would like to hear his story. If you would like to attend it person, please travel to Dixons City Academy for a 1.10pm start. |
| De-stress express: games to get your moving | Get up, away from your desk and do something a little different. With a choice of badminton, pickleball and table tennis, spend the afternoon getting the endorphins flowing and taking on your colleagues. You'll boost your mood and be ready for a weekend rest. |