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Joy

At Dixons, we want to understand what joy really means, and how joy and rigour play together: knowing that although the joy of success feels different from the joy of fun, both are nourishing and necessary. We want joy to be felt throughout our big events and expeditions, but also through our daily interactions so it's tangible in every corner of our lives.

Joy is one of our big moves at Dixons, which means it's at the heart of everything we do. And we are intentional with how we design and nurture it.

We believe that joy comes from:

  • rigorous, well-structured classrooms where every child knows they can succeed
  • strong, intentional communities that foster belonging and high expectations
  • meaningful relationships between staff and students, built on trust and consistency
  • a shared purpose that gives learning weight, direction, and value

Joy is integral to the daily experience of our students, staff, and communities. This work is seen through the three strands of our big move on joy. These strands cover:

  • the gate to gate experience of students every day
  • the wider barrier free offer through our co/extra curricular offer in our schools
  • seeing our schools as community anchors

This work is seen through some of our high profile events this year such as the Dixons Athletics Championships which included over 1000 athletes, our collaboration concert at St George’s Hall in Bradford, and creating opportunities across all subject areas, for students to come together under the banner of the Dixons Cup.

Joy in action

Amanda Bailey

School and college trust leader

Natalie Brookshaw

School and college trust leader

Alistair Burg-Broquere

School and college trust leader

Danny Carr

School and college trust leader and Principal, Dixons Allerton Academy

Robyn Ellis

School and college trust leader

Rachael Fidler

School and college trust leader

Mark Harrison

School and college trust leader

Tahmina Jahan

School and college trust leader

Faizal Musa

School and college trust leader

Justine Oldham

School and college trust leader

Jason Patterson

School and college trust leader and Principal, Dixons Trinity Chapeltown

Tom Rennie

School and college trust leader

Mark Rothery

School and college trust leader and Principal, Dixons Sixth Form Academy

Clare Skelding

School and college trust leader

Amanda Sleney

School and college trust leader

Luke Sparkes

School and college trust leader

Emma Steele

School and college trust leader and Principal, Dixons Trinity Academy

Judith Kidd

Director, Dixons Centre for Growth

Jenny Thompson

School and college trust leader

Richard Wilson

School and college trust leader and Principal, Dixons Kings Academy

Mike Blackburn OBE

Chair of Trustees

John Bowers MBE

Vice Chair of Trustees

Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE DL

Trustee and Audit & Risk Committee

Brent Fitzpatrick MBE

Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee

Kuldip Nijjar

Trustee and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee

Richard Tutt

Trustee

Robert Keniwell

Trustee

Helen Thornton

Trustee

Linda Magrath OBE

Trustee

Sally Kenyon

Trustee

James Barron

Trustee

Sir Nick Weller

Member

Bryan Collins

Member

Sir James Hill

Member

Lynn Barrett

Member

David Clayton

Member

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Assistant Vice Principal, Dixons Centre for Growth

Sarah Cowley

Senior Administrator, Dixons Centre for Growth

Mark Miller

Director, Bradford Research School

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Assistant Vice Principal, Dixons Centre for Growth

Hannah Pinkham

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Shahnaz Bi

Assistant Principal for Primary

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Richard Noble

Cover Supervisor

Muhammad Islam

Cover Supervisor

Faatimah Mayat

Teacher of English

Hannah Ferus

Teacher of Geography

Andrew Martin

Duke of Edinburgh Award Manager

Elise Bevan

Lead Teacher of Art

Amy-Jade Brown

Year 2 Class Teacher

Jennifer Avery

Teacher of English

Michelle Jones

Senior Administrator, Exams and Planning

Silvana Palmieri

Head of Creative Arts

Emily Hales

Teacher of Geography

Lizi Rushton

Teacher of Psychology

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Routines and joy

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Joyful schools

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Joy at our conference

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