George Dixon Academy

George Dixon Academy
Address
Map
Portland Road

Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B16 9GD

England
Coordinates52°28′39″N 1°57′20″W / 52.47743°N 1.9556°W / 52.47743; -1.9556
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1906
FounderGeorge Dixon
Local authorityBirmingham
Department for Education URN138695 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherTutvinder Mann
Staff100 (approx.)
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1000+
Colour(s)   
Websitehttps://www.georgedixonacademy.com/

George Dixon Academy is a secondary school located in north Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. Former names of the school include George Dixon Higher Grade School, George Dixon Grammar School, George Dixon Community School, George Dixon Grant Maintained School and George Dixon International School. The current headmaster is Tutvinder Mann. Former heads include Robert Dowling and Anthony Hamilton, a double gold medal paralympian.

History

George Dixon

George Dixon (1820–1898) was a councillor, mayor, and MP in Birmingham.[1] One of his first actions after being elected mayor in 1866 was to hold a conference to discuss the lack of education for children. This led to the formation of the Birmingham Education Society in 1867, and the National Education League, which he chaired, in 1869. The League in turn was instrumental in the creation of the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) (Forster's Act), leading to the formation of the first school boards in England and Wales.

In 1884, Dixon created Bridge Street Technical School. He bought the old Cadbury's premises, and converted it to a school at his own expense. It taught science and mechanics to 400 boys for two years beyond normal school-leaving age. In 1888 the school was moved to occupy the Oozells Street Board School building, renamed George Dixon Higher Grade School in 1888, and began to include girls.[2] [3] In 1906 the school was rebuilt[4] and renamed once again as George Dixon School after its founder.[5][6] The new school building included a gymnasium.[7]

In 2002, headteacher Sir Robert Dowling was knighted for "services to special needs education".[8]

The school was re-modelled using funds from the Birmingham City Council's Building Schools for the Future Programme.[citation needed] In September 2012 the school converted to academy status and was renamed George Dixon Academy.

The television character Dixon of Dock Green was named after George Dixon. The character first appeared in the film The Blue Lamp (1950), produced by a former pupil of the school, Michael Balcon.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Journal of Education. W. Stewart & Company. 1912.
  2. ^ a b History of the Academy: Who was George Dixon? at official website. Accessed 4 August 2015
  3. ^ Patricia Potts (18 October 2013). Inclusion in the City: Selection, Schooling and Community. Taylor & Francis. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-1-136-45248-2.
  4. ^ Michael Balcon (1969). Michael Balcon presents ... a lifetime of films. Hutchinson.
  5. ^ School Government Chronicle and Education Authorities' Gazette: An Educational Record and Review. 1907.
  6. ^ The Westminster Review. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. 1911.
  7. ^ Thierry Terret; J. A. Mangan (13 September 2013). Sport, Militarism and the Great War - Terret: Martial Manliness and Armageddon. Routledge. pp. 271–. ISBN 978-1-135-76088-5.
  8. ^ Head 'bowled over' by top honour. BBC News, 14 June 2002. Accessed 4 August 2015

Further reading

  • Dixon, James (2013). Out of Birmingham: George Dixon (1820–98), "Father of free education". Studley: Brewin Books. ISBN 9781858585055.

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