Head of Geography

Dixons Academies Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job description

Why choose Dixons Trinity Academy?

• We believe that people, more than strategy, create value - we all belong and grow together
• '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing greater flexibility and agency
• Culture of high expectations; teachers can teach and students can learn
• Focus on feedback, NOT marking
• No off-the-shelf strategies; weekly coaching
• Schemes of work fully resourced and ready

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of hard work, trust, and fairness, and completely committed to our mission: the academy will ensure that all students succeed at university (or a real alternative), thrive in a top job, and have a great life.

Dixons Academies Trust

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester, including primaries, secondaries, all-throughs, and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
• We are launching a bold new strategy
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
• We are always in the top five nationally for progress at secondary
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high-performing schools and colleges, which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop culture, and build cultural capital.

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Full details of this role can be found in the job description.

Interviews will take place on 15 July 2025.

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We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. We encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.

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.