Mission and Goals

Mission Statement

The Dixons City Academy will provide high quality education and training,
enriched throughout by technology, for the benefit of its students, staff
and the community of Bradford.

Academy Goals

The Academy will meet the educational needs of its community by providing a high quality, flexible learning environment in which technology plays a key role. In seeking to fulfil this purpose, the Academy aims:

• To listen to and have high expectations of every student, regardless of their ability, gender or background and to challenge every individual to reach their full potential.
  
  
• To create and maintain an environment based on mutual respect in which students develop a sense of pride and belonging and become self-disciplined and self-reliant individuals.
  
  
• To provide a safe environment where all students can enjoy and achieve.
  
  
• To develop independent and responsible students through a range of team strategies and the use of information technology.
  
  
• To develop high level skills in the application of information and communication technologies amongst students of all abilities, giving them a head start as they enter further and higher education or employment.
  
  
• To equip all students with the knowledge and attitudes to play a positive role as active citizens in society as a whole.
  
  
• To give all students the opportunity for personal development and high self-esteem through experiences beyond the formal curriculum.
  
  
• To provide students with the knowledge and confidence to adopt healthy lifestyles.
  
  
• To support the concept of life-long learning by encouraging all students to continue in education or training after the age of 16 and by offering the local community a broad range of adult education courses in partnership with other organisations.
  
  
• To develop an active and responsive partnership with parents to enable them to support their children's education.
  
  
• To establish mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, commerce and other organisations within the Community of Bradford.
  
  
• To offer a range of appropriate professional development opportunities for all the Academy's staff to extend their skills and maximise their career potential and to provide a supportive environment for the training of future teachers.
  
  
• To invest in advanced educational technologies by participating in national and international research and development projects.