Projects are ongoing and developing each year.Governors of Dragon School, Oxford are delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Goldsmith as Head of the Dragon from September 2021.Įmma has enjoyed notable success as Head of Winchester House School, winning ‘Best Head of a Prep School’ at the 2019 Tatler Awards.Įmma taught at Oakham School, Rugby School and went on to become Deputy Head at Bloxham School where she also worked as Housemistress, setting up the first girls’ boarding house. We organise several 'Partners in Learning' projects each year covering, the Arts, Science, Music, Philanthropy, Enterprise and Sport. Pupils between the ages of 8 and 13 work together with the majority of the projects covering the primary age range. ImpactĮstablishing the metrics for evaluating outcomes is under review. We are able to support some projects financially through external funds. We use teaching and non teaching staff who are enaged for different but defined periods of time. Good governance, collaboration between management teams, support for staff initiatives. The Blackbird Academy grew out of these initial conversations. When we were asked by the then Head Teacher of Pegasus, Jill Hudson, if we could extend the projects we were happy to do so. The children and staff got to know each other and enjoyed working together. Since 2007 pupils from the Dragon and Pegasus School had been sharing 'Partners in Learning projects', and the schools developed a trust and a creative working relationship. To enhance teaching and learning and raise aspirations. The Academy schools retain their individual identities and the Dragon will enhance the links between them extending the range of opportunities in science, music, the arts and sport. The Dragon is looking to create productive relationships between all four schools with staff and children learning with and from each other. Through the Academy it is hoped that all three primary schools will benefit from working with each other and the sponsors to develop and improve their own teaching and to encourage pupils to reach their full potential.

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