- Why Dixons
- Our enrichment activities
- Student experience
- Our approach to learning
- Literacy at Dixons Croxteth
- Learning habit 1: homework and deadlines
- Learning habit 2: on task
- Learning habit 3: equipment
- Learning habit 4: punctuality
- Learning habit 5: uniform
- Learning habit 6: positive response
- Morning Meeting
- Powerful feedback
- More time
- Compulsory learning catch up
- Corridors and transitions
- A high performing, nationally recognised academy trust
- Knowledge Organisers
Students at Dixons Croxteth Academy expand their knowledge in all areas. They learn the latest and greatest powerful knowledge to reach their goals and have educational justice.
As a Dixons academy, our curriculum is aligned to a common set of Trust-wide principles which are underpinned by our mission to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. We believe all students are entitled to an ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum which will open doors and maximise life chances.
Dixons Croxteth uses Knowledge Organisers (KOs) as a key tool to support student learning and promote academic success. These documents contain the most important, foundational knowledge that students are expected to learn and retain for each subject or topic. Here’s a breakdown of their purpose and how they help students:
Why Dixons Academies Use Knowledge Organisers
- Promoting Knowledge-Rich Curriculum: Knowledge organisers align with Dixons' commitment to providing a broad, knowledge-rich education.
- Encouraging Long-Term Memory Development: They help students retain core facts, concepts, and vocabulary needed for success in exams and future learning.
- Standardisation and Consistency: They provide a clear, consistent structure of what students need to know across all classes, reducing variation in teaching content.
- Self-Regulated Learning: They foster independence by giving students a clear framework to study on their own, helping them become more self-reliant learners.
How Knowledge Organisers Help Students
- Improving Retrieval Practice: By repeatedly reviewing the content on the KO, students strengthen their ability to recall information from memory, a key component of effective learning.
- Clarifying Learning Goals: KOs outline exactly what students are expected to learn, which helps them focus their revision on the most relevant information.
- Encouraging Spaced Repetition: Frequent use of KOs encourages students to revisit material over time, reinforcing learning and preventing forgetting.
- Supporting Vocabulary Acquisition: Many KOs highlight subject-specific terminology, which improves students' language skills and understanding of key concepts.
- Reducing Cognitive Load: With key facts summarised in one place, students avoid information overload and can concentrate on deeper learning and application.