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Dixons Academies Trust

Liverpool

Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April 2021
Apply by:
18 January 2021

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to work for an exceptional multi-academy trust

2nd highest performing Trust in the country for secondary Progress 8

Now expanding along the M62 to Liverpool and Manchester

Values driven and highly rewarding place of work

Having doubled in size over the past five years, we have exciting plans to double again, adding hubs in Liverpool and Manchester.  In collaboration with the existing Governing Body, we are seeking to appoint a Headteacher of Fazakerley High School from Easter 2021, to become Principal of the Academy when the school joins our Trust a few months later.

You will be well supported by our Executive Team and Teaching Institute to transform the life chances of Fazakerley’s students.

The Dixons Academies Trust is currently a family of 12 schools in Bradford and Leeds: 3 primaries, 6 secondaries, 2 all-through and one standalone sixth form.  We are committed to making a difference where it matters most.

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

  • Values driven
  • 30 years of challenging educational and social disadvantage
  • Ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
  • Always in the top 4 nationally for progress at secondary
  • Exceptional colleagues will support you to be your best
  • Low staff turnover

We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital.  By the age of 18 we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Learn more

Contact Luke Sparkes, Executive Director, on 01274 089783 to discuss the role further.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

To apply, visit www.dixonsat.com/join/jobs, search by job title and apply via our jobs portal.

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About Dixons Academies Trust

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At Dixons, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most.  We work to improve the future for thousands of children in the parts of the north of England where young lives are adversely affected by social and educational disadvantage.

We believe that every child, regardless of their background, should be able to fulfil their academic potential and go on to thrive amongst the demands and expectations of 21st century life.

We are ambitious for every child we teach and want to see a society that benefits from the contributions of our well-educated and empowered young people who come through our network of high-performing non-faith academies.  We make a difference to young lives by being that difference and defying the disadvantage we see.

Founded by Dixons City Academy, the former City Technology College, our Trust has almost thirty years’ experience of running our own affairs. Although our original sponsor, Lord Kalms of the then Dixons Stores Group, still takes a keen interest in us, we are now self-sponsoring and independent. We remain true to our original aims, however, and our ambition remains the same: to transform education in our region.

Our family of schools includes primary, secondary all-through and sixth form.  We focus exclusively on sponsored turnaround academies to address educational failure and on new free schools to meet growing demand.  Our diversity is a real strength of our model, balancing common alignment with the autonomy to innovate. Our start-ups are all graded Outstanding and our sponsored academies have all climbed at least two Ofsted grades with our backing.  

We have achieved a great deal in a relatively short time, but such is the culture of expectation here that we know our greatest impact is yet to come.

Visit our website to find out more: www.dixonsat.com

Learn more about our culture on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/dixonsopensource

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