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George Dixon Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in Birmingham, England, which, until September 2012, was named "George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre".〔("Birmingham school ratings: George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre, Edgbaston" ). ''Birmingham Mail'', 28 September 2013.〕 George Dixon is considered an inner-city school, and many of its students are immigrants and refugees.〔Parkinson, Justin. ("The art of making a school happy " ). ''BBC News''.〕〔(Ofsted Inspection Report (2010) p.3 ) (prior to closure of George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre). Accessed 4 August 2015〕 ==History== George Dixon (1820 – 24 January 1898) was a councillor, mayor, and MP in Birmingham. 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, and, by 1869, the National Education League which was chaired by Dixon. The League in turn was instrumental in the creation of the Elementary Education Act 1870 (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.〔(History of the Academy: Who was George Dixon? ) at official website. Accessed 4 August 2015〕 In 1906 the school was rebuilt and renamed once again as George Dixon School after its founder. The new school building included a gymnasium. In 2002, headteacher Sir Robert Dowling was knighted for "services to special needs education".〔(Head 'bowled over' by top honour ). BBC News, 14 June 2002. Accessed 4 August 2015〕 The school was rebuilt using funds from the Birmingham City Council's Building Schools for the Future Programme. In September 2012 the school converted to academy status and was renamed George Dixon Academy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Dixon Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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