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Our mission is to ensure students achieve excellent outcomes and are empowered to lead happy, purposeful and successful lives

Bingley, West Yorkshire
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
We are absolutely delighted to have been graded ‘GOOD’ in all areas in our first Ofsted inspection! Read the full report:
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 months
From all of us at Dixons Cottingley #EidMubarak 🌙✨
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
Day 3 at Aberdovey! We have really gone out of comfort zones but everyone is doing amazingly well and realising potential that they never knew they had!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
After 36.5 years of cooking and serving meals to students & staff alike, Mrs Waterhouse retires today! 1984-2021. She has brightened many a day with her sunny outlook. Wishing her a long, happy and enjoyable retirement. 🏅🎉
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
Today we held the most amazing culture day at DCO! The atmosphere was amazing throughout the day and all students looked absolutely fabulous in their cultural dress. TEAMDCO💜
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
We have arrived! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 All students are safe and well and looking forward to the day ahead!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
And we are off to Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Excited for an action packed 5 days at @AberdoveyCentre @OutwardBoundUK
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
More pictures from Day 2 in Loch Eil
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Day 2 - Loch Eil
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
A beautiful sunrise (in our brand colours) this morning at Dixons Cottingley as we get set for a busy Careers fair!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
We are delighted to officially become Dixons Cottingley as of 1 July 2018, with the mission of securing excellent outcomes for all our students and supporting them to lead happy and purposeful lives.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Congratulations to all our students on their fantastic GCSE results today. We are all proud of your amazing achievements.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
A great first day. Students have had a lovely time and are happy and well. Everyone is safely tucked in bed ready for a good night's sleep after a very long day! Roll on Day 2!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
Day 2 at Aberdovey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Students are growing in confidence and thriving in their new environment. All of them are safe and well and having a great time.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 months
Thank you to all the families and staff who attended yesterday's Iftaar event. It was a lovely evening, breaking our fasts together and celebrating our amazing students with 100% attendance and zero behaviour points! #DCOFamily
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
Today we held interviews for Head Boy and Head Girl at DCO! Mr Patterson and Mr Khan had a tough job choosing between candidates. Those who were successful in interviews will now face whole school elections on 1.10.21 #StudentLeadership
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
We are proud of all our students today and their achievements. We are wishing them all the best for the future! #gcseresultsday2021
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
A few pictures from today's Year 10 visit to Jesus College, Oxford @JesusOxford @EnglishDco #inspirational
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Day 3 in Loch Eil - A wet and very windy day in Scotland but everyone is having a brilliant time out in boats today after walking and camping out last night.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Not long to go until our first Year 8 residential to Loch Eil and Aberdovey on Monday.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
Congratulations to our very first student council on being elected to office! Hassan Zamier is our very first Head Boy, Harrison Mills -Deputy Head boy, Amirah Dawood- Head Girl and Wania Nazir - Deputy Head Girl! We are so proud of all of you and can't wait to get started!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
There are lots of visitors to school this morning. A #Gaggle of #CanadaGeese #grazing . There are currently 62,000 breeding pairs in the UK!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
And that's a wrap! Thank you @OutwardBoundUK @AberdoveyCentre We have just left site and expect to be back for between 6.30 and 7.00pm.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
#JuliusCaesar by the @TheRSC , @RSC_Education . Thank you to all the students and staff for coming from @dixonsca @dixonsmnp @DixonsAAPrimary @DixonsTA @dixons @DixonsMP @dixons_mb - we hope you all enjoyed the performance!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Wording has been going up around the academy this week, with Dixons Cottingley Academy's values of Determination, Integrity and Trust. #Inspirational #motivational and looking fab!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
We are looking forward to all our new staff joining us in August. A fantastic start to our new staff induction weekend!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
First stop of the day is to the passchendaele memorial museum
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Day 3 Aberdovey - Another tiring day. Some of the group spent last night camping whilst the other half went gorge walking.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
The whole gang are back together after 3 days of various groups being out on expeditions. Evening toast to finish off the day!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
Pictures from Day 4! All students are safe and well 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Day 3 - Aberdovey
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
A fresh and invigorating start to the school day! Mr Patterson, Mr Murray, Mrs Radford, Mr Duggan, Mrs Crolla & the Site Team all clearing the paths so students can arrive safely and start their learning. #Determination
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
12 days
We had an amazing day enjoying a giant inflatable obstacle course as well as laser quest as part of our end of year recognition celebrations. Our whole school took part and created some lovely memories together! #TeamDCO
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Our yr11 students showing off their wonderful Christmas jumpers for Christmas jumper day! #Christmasjumperday2022 @savechildrenuk
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
1 year
Welcoming our new cohort of students - class of 2030! The start of climbing the mountain to achieve excellent outcomes and live happy, purposeful lives. @Year7DCO
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Well done to all the students who received certificates, Easter eggs and vouchers in our recognition assemblies at the end of last half term. We are incredibly proud of you!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Year 7 had a lovely day @BradfordTheatre #Alhambra engaging with the @TheRSC cast and crew, creating their own storyboard of Romeo and Juliet and enjoying the matinee performance! #romeoandjuliet #RSC
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
In our first inspection Ofsted praised the curriculum offer for all our students. Read the full report:
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
Final activities this morning before we pack up and get ready to go home after an exhilarating and unforgettable week! We look forward to seeing families at 7pm.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Our two brilliant students took part in the Stand Up and Speak Out competition. We may not have brought home the cup, but Miss Ilyas and everyone at DCO are extremely proud of you two. Well done girls! #SUSO #ProudTeacher
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
Lovely to see Mrs Kaur and Miss Clissitt bring #Shakespeare 's play #TheTempest to life in the classroom. Well done @Year7DCO !
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
Year 7 have been determined to borrow books to read in the holiday and have been making use of their school email to request books from the Library. They have also tried out our e-books using their school login for access to over 1400 books online ♥️📚 #dcoreads #wheelerseplatform
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Year 11 Geography students recently visited Leeds to study the impacts of urban regeneration. A great opportunity for the students to put their geographical skills into practise and learn outside of the classroom.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
The academy will be reopen to all students on Thursday 27 February. Students are expected to arrive at the academy for the normal start time of 8.20am. Thank you to all our families, staff and external agencies for their support and assistance @WYFRS @bradfordmdc
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
The sun going down on another day Dixons Cottingley Academy @Dixons_Co
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
A fantastic afternoon yesterday at York Book Awards winner ceremony at St Peters School in York
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
1 month
We had a great time at Hollywood Bowl celebrating over 150 students for their exemplary behaviour and attendance all year. Well done team! 🎉
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Well done to the amazing Yr10 girls who won the @Bronteparsonage poetry competition yesterday! What a fabulous performance by all those involved.Thank you to @Literacy_Trust and @Bronteparsonage for the amazing opportunity! The girls will be performing again 29th July! #bronte200
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
The sun sets on another fantastic day of learning at DCO! Well done to Year 11 for continuing to show determination and integrity in your mock exams this week! Keep up the hard work!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
Following a successful and inspiring talk from @Prof_Nick_Groom on #gothicliterature yesterday, #year9 continued analysing critical perspectives on #Frankenstein in today's #BigTeach with the English department. Well done #Year9 - keep it up!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Students have been taking part in fun and engaging workshops this week with a team from the National Enterprise Challenge who have motivated and inspired them to show their #DCO values of #Determination #Trust and #Integrity . Thank you to @_tnec #TNEC2020
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
Well done to all the Team at DCO - students have shown true determination engaging so well with their remote learning, and I would like to thank all our brilliant teachers and associate staff who have worked so hard over the past week.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
Thank you to everyone, students, parents and staff that so kindly donated food and support to Bradford Central Foodbank @foodbankBD . The 110.50KG of food will help feed 18 people or provide 166 meals! #makingadifference
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Dixon’s Cottingley in an act of Remembrance at the Menin Gate
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
This week, we are proud to be taking part in the #Bradfordschoolsummit with @CitizensUK . Our students will represent their generation at the online event this Thursday. To find out more about their aims, visit
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
It's a pleasure to welcome @AishaIqbalKhan from @BBCLeeds to cover our #gcseresultsday this morning. Here she is with Mr Patterson reflecting on a difficult year and the resilience shown by our students and staff. Catch her again at 8:05, live from Cottingley.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
To all our students receiving GCSE results tomorrow - we wish you well.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
#InternationalNursesDay - What a great day to introduce you to our new Adademy Nurse, Alison Robson and our two students nurses Rebecca & Emilia! Celebrating hard work and dedication of all nurses!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
And finally Year 8 at today's #CareerFair - Its never too young to start planning for a happy, purposeful and successful life. Thanks to @Shipley_College and @KeighleyCollege also today for attending.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Our Year 7s having fun this morning taking part in French Speed Dating with Mrs Wilson and Mrs Wright. "Bonjour comment-allez vous?"
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
Fantastic day at Royal Armouries with excellent contributions from of all our year 9 students. We are so proud of the integrity and trust they showed. Great representatives of DCO.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 months
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Students showing great determination, using their knowledge navigators. Well done all!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Lovely to visit two Year 10 students on work experience this morning, Muskaan and Zikra are both thoroughly enjoying their time on work experience and are a credit to the school - Miss Hasan
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Ramadan Mubarak. Wishing all our Muslim students, families and staff a happy, safe and blessed Ramadan. #RamadanMubarak
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Eid Mubarak to all of our families celebrating over the next few days. We hope you have a wonderful time!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
3 years
The academy will be open for all students on Thursday 25 March. We look forward to seeing all our students back in the academy tomorrow.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
Thank you to all our students, staff and families this term! We are incredibly proud of how our school community have worked together to handle the challenges we have faced this year. We wish everyone a wonderful break and look forward to welcoming our students back in 2021!
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Dixon’s Cottingley remembering those who gave everything at Tyne Cot
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
We are welcoming families to our Open Evening on Wednesday 14 September. Arrival from 4.15pm with presentations from the Principal at 4.30pm, 5.15pm and 6.00pm. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Adil has had a very successful #workexperience placement with @IntouchAdvance #GlowingReport with the possibility of joining the team as an #apprentice in a years time! Well done ;) Miss Kirton
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Today we are welcoming our visiting Year 6 students who will become our new Year 7s in September. Transition Day is in full swing with all students being as busy as bees learning new things and taking it in their stride. #Welcome #Transition2018
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
A HUGE appreciation to all students who showed determination & attended the October Revision School over 4 days during half term & had excellent attendance! Students really benefited. Thank you to the staff who showed integrity & gave their time to the students in the holidays.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
Our Christmas Tree is up! Thank you Mrs Young for your determination to have it decorated by end of today!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
We recently held our Cycle 1 recognition events. Over 300 students were treated to an exclusive cinema experience to celebrate 100% attendance / zero behaviour points! We are very proud of all of you! #determination #integrity #trust
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
5 years
Years 7 and 8 students auditioning for the annual Dixons' Stand Up and Speak Out competition. Stay tuned to see who gets through...StandUpandSpeakOut
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 months
We had an excellent careers fair earlier this week. Thank you to all those guests who came and represented their organisations. Students have been expressing how beneficial they found the day. #determination
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
One day to go! Remember to arrive at the academy ready for the following departure times.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Photos from last night's @TheRSC performance of #JuliusCaesar #FirstEncounters . A terrific night had by all spectators, staff, students, parents and people from the local community. What a treat! Thank you to everyone involved from the RSC. You were amazing! Long live Caesar!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
7 years
An unexpected visitor flew into our Academy today - A racing pigeon from #Wigan who needed a rest on his journey home! @official_rpra
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 years
Super excited as the Year 11 Leavers Hoodies arrived today! #hoodies #team11 #DCO #classof2020
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Thanks to all the employers who gave up their valuable time today to help our Year 11 students with their interview skills #mockinterviews
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
25 days
Thank you to @BradfordLitFest for giving us the opportunity to host the world renowned calligrapher Haji Noor Deen for an insightful and enjoyable workshop this afternoon. Our students loved it!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Congratulations to the Year 10 students, who showed great determination studying for the further maths qualification in their own time!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
We have welcomed Paul, Poppy & Paddy from @DianaAward here to deliver Anti-bullying Ambassador training to students from @SListerAcademy and 8 other schools.
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Dixons Cottingley will be putting on their first ever live performance! Please see the poster attached for details on auditioning.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
6 years
Yr8 students have had a fantastic day taking part in the 'Page to Stage' workshop where they were allowed to see & take part in backstage secrets. They're now settled in their seats, ready for the performance to begin. @WarHorseonstage Thank you for a fab day @AlhambraTheatre
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@Dixons_Co
Dixons Cottingley Academy
4 months
Thank you also to @IsmailHussainOf - lovely to have one of our @DixonsAcademies alumni come and recite for all of our guests!
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
We would like to wish all staff and families celebrating a very Happy Diwali.
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
Our Christmas Tree is up and decorated by Mrs Young with help from Jimmy-Lee and Siavash! Thank you again to @AcwCentre garden centre for another beautiful tree. 🎄
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
2 years
We are incredibly proud that inspectors recognised the fantastic behaviour and culture across the academy. Read the full report:
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