Dixons Cottingley Academy | Leadership
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Dixons Cottingley Academy

Dixons Cottingley Academy will close for the Christmas Holidays from 12:30pm on Friday 19 December 2025, and we return on Monday 5 January 2026.

Leadership

Our principals are empowered to lead their academies, and they do so primarily in the best interests of their students and their school. They also work in partnership with other principals for the good of the trust as a whole. They articulate their own culture, values and vision for learning around our shared core principles. We empower our people in every area and at every level of the organisation, and hold them accountable for their outcomes. We develop a strong culture of student leadership in all our academies.

Our leadership team:

Francesca HitchPrincipal
Jess CrollaSenior Vice Principal
Tom LascellesSenior Vice Principal
Katie RadfordVice Principal: culture and inclusion, acting SENDCO
Julia BettisonSENDCO
Caitlan Brewster-CraigDeputy SENDCO
David HuttonVice Principal: personal development
Shara Hasan ArshadAssistant Principal: behaviour and DSL
Saif HussainAssistant Principal: inclusion
Jo SengAssistant Principal: curriculum development
Tom PostAssociate Assistant Principal: behaviour
Andrew SutcliffeTrust Assistant Principal and Director of Sport
Donna HassanPastoral Lead