The head teacher at George Dixon School in Birmingham runs a school that has built success from the point of near closure by opening its doors to all refugee children seeking a place:

• The personal vision and drive of the head teacher shines through.
  
• He has used his own personal biography of being Irish to share experiences with his pupils.
  
• When faced with difficulties in school between Hindu and Sikh pupils he was able to open up the issues in school assemblies because the pupils knew him, trusted his belief in them and his deep care for them.
  
• Assemblies have been an important aspect of how he has created the school ethos.