George Dixon

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I am extremely proud to be Headmaster of George Dixon Academy. Our ethos at George Dixon Academy is simple and clear. We expect to teach our students to the highest of standards, to support them to be successful, to help them move on to higher education or high quality employment.

We welcome students of all abilities and cultures: Our aim is to ensure that every student has a positive and personalised learning experience where potential is realised. We will keep them safe whilst on the Academy...

I am extremely proud to be Headmaster of George Dixon Academy. Our ethos at George Dixon Academy is simple and clear. We expect to teach our students to the highest of standards, to support them to be successful, to help them move on to higher education or high quality employment.

We welcome students of all abilities and cultures: Our aim is to ensure that every student has a positive and personalised learning experience where potential is realised. We will keep them safe whilst on the Academy site. In terms of behaviour, uniform and Academy standards, we are very traditional. We expect pupils to wear our full uniform, attend well, behave appropriately and work hard. We also expect pupils to take part in the many extra‐curricular activities available.

Our partnership with families is important to us and we work hard to ensure that communication is open and positive. We know that to achieve the potential in our students we need to be united in our approach. ”A Posse ad esse – from
possibility to reality”… is our Academy motif , embodies our faith in every child.
Visits to the Academy are welcome, as are your questions and comments. We look forward to continuing working with all students, families and members of the local community

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school history

George Dixon (1820 – 24 January 1898) was a councillor, Mayor, and MP in Birmingham.

One of Dixon's experiments was the creation in 1884 of Bridge Street Technical School in the old Cadbury's premises, bought by him, converted to a school at his own expense, and leased to the board at a nominal rent. It taught science and mechanics to 400 of the brighter boys for two years beyond normal school leaving age. This was a great success and was repeated in large towns across the country, and led to the Technical Instruction Act, which formalised the finance of this type of school.
In 1888 the technical school moved to occupy the Oozells Street Board School as the George Dixon Higher Grade School and included girls. Waverley Road Higher Grade School was created in Small Heath in 1892 for 555 children. Dixon was made an honorary freeman of Birmingham in 1898, the year he died. The 1906 George Dixon Schools (now George Dixon Primary School and George Dixon Academy) in Edgbaston are named after him.

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