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Student Leadership

Our students are at the heart of all decisions and actions at Dixons Cottingley Academy. We are especially proud of the development of all our young people, providing them all with opportunities to succeed in their future endeavours.

To support this, we have a thriving student leadership team. The students meet weekly to organise events, raise student voice points directly to our senior teams, and support the school in raising awareness of different initiatives. This has provided our student body with a clear communicable process in supporting with the direction of the school. Our leadership team is split into two cohorts, senior student leaders, and junior student leaders.

Our senior student leadership team

Our senior student leadership team consists of our Year 11 and Year 10 cohort. Here, students apply for roles at the start of the academic year with the understanding of the responsibilities involved. At this stage we have:

student principals
student vice principals
student form representatives

Our junior student leadership team

Our junior student leaders drive the aspirations of their peers by leading positive change within our Key Stage 3 cohort and within our community. Our junior student leadership team consists students from Year 7 to Year 9, with the ownership of our Year 9 students to lead our Key Stage 3 cohort. The roles available are:

Student assistant principals
Student form representatives

Our impact

Below are some of the issues our student leadership team have tackled:

single use water bottles are no longer sold in school
£410 was raised towards recognition events through pop up events such as basketball competitions, penalty shoot outs and bake sales
donations of new and used toys were donated to local children's charity, Martin House Hospice
Gender and sexual orientation awareness month was acknowledged within school

Meet our student principals for 2025-26

Our student principals for 2025-2026 from left to right: Tasnim, Shaan & Arissa.

Hear from Tasnim:

"Being principal at Dixons Cottingley is a great experience! I am able to proudly represent my peers and fellow students. I give a voice to the students acting upon their concerns no matter how big or small, I can also become involved in planning events and inspire my peers to become more involved within our community. My aspiration is for students to see me as an emblem of hope and motivation. Overall I hope this role will allow me to leave a lasting impact on everyone."

Hear from Shaan:

"Being student principal at Dixons Cottingley is thrilling. I am able to share the concerns and ideas of my peers. With this responsibility I am able to become voice for students enabling everyone to feel valued. I aspire to create a positive learning environment where everyone feels valued and heard. My desire is for students to see myself as an inspiration and hope motivating others. Overall, having this position is something that is highly valued as it provides me with lasting experience which will enable me to make a real difference"