Mr Burn PE

Head of PE & Quality Nominee • All views are my own

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

The new AQA GCSE PE Revision Question booklets are ready to be handed out! MCQ, SAQ & LAQ for each topic in paper 1 & paper 2! Practice, practice, practice! @ShareLearnT #AQA #GCSE #PE #Learning #Progress #PhysEd

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Don’t miss out on this brilliant opportunity to join a fantastic Trust, School and Deparrment. Deadline is Wednesday 3rd June.

If you’re interested, click the link here:

https://t.co/TyoxjKmtKs

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

On an evening, I’m getting out to get some extra steps in. I’m wanting to listen to some brilliant education podcasts which focusses on secondary education and PE specific if there are any. Let me know your suggestions #Podcasts #Education #Secondary #Learning #CPD #Development

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Good luck to all students collecting their GCSE and BTEC results today. You have worked incredibly hard for these. You should be proud of yourselves!

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

@AJacobsPE Absolutely! Our aim is to retain the title of Dixon’s Cup Champions!

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Could not be prouder of the progress we have made as a school but also as a PE department. We have broadened our curriculum offer, seen an increase in the amount of students engaged in co-curricular and PE lessons. We’re on an exciting journey where we are continuously growing!

[Ash Jacobs @AJacobsEdu]

We’re at the end of term 3 at @DixonsUnity. Compared to the same point last year, suspensions are down by 74% and attendance is up 6%, we’ve improved attendance to corrections by over 11% and this regularly exceeds 90%.

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Incredibly proud of these girls. Their grit and determination is so inspiring! Onto the Yorkshire Champions Schools tournament now

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Our Y9’s competed in the @RugbyLeeds Champion Schools tournament this afternoon and finished 2nd overall, progressing to the Yorkshire Champion Schools tournament in the Spring. Our girls looked great in their new @DixonsUnity Rugby kit. Well done girls 👏🏻

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Born and bread in Gateshead!

Geordie winning silver at the #Paris2024Olympics 🥈

Well done Kieran 👏🏻

[Team GB @TeamGB]

A magical moment for the man from Gateshead 🥹

Kieran Reilly gave it EVERYTHING in his two runs in the BMX freestyle final and earned himself a silver in his first Olympics!

So impressive in an incredibly competitive event 👏🥈

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

We’re proud to announce that we have been awarded the Gold Mark Award for @YourSchoolGames for 2023/24. The department has worked hard to ensure that students have opportunities to participate in sport! #Gold #SportsGames #PhysicalActivity

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Incredibly proud to work for this school and trust. What an amazing achievement in 18 months. Can’t wait for next academic year!

[Dixons Unity Academy @DixonsUnity]

See attached a link to our end of year update including information regarding our recent inspection.

https://t.co/ZgR3iJ3yyf

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

First full academic year as HOD and it consisted of a deep dive. So proud of the department, the progress we have made and the positive impact we have had on students lives. Time to rest and then prepare for another amazing year. Have a great summer everyone!

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Incredibly proud to see our students be pre match flag bearers at such a significant game last night 🔵🟡

[Leeds Rhinos Foundation @RugbyLeeds]

A very warm welcome to the community clubs and schools joining us for a very special game this evening, as we all come together to celebrate the life of Rob Burrow💙💛

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

So proud of every one of these girls! They’re inspiring so many other people and we’re seeing numbers increase for the amount of girls participating in Rugby!

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Runners up in the Girls MEARS Festival led by @RugbyLeeds 🥈

The team were outstanding from beginning to end. This team is going from strength to strength and we couldn’t be prouder

Huge well done to @corpusleeds on winning overall and taking the silverware 👏🏻

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Lovely hike up Glenridding Dodd and Sheffield Pike over the weekend to tick off some more wainwrights 🥾⛰️🌲

[Leeds Rhinos Foundation @RugbyLeeds]

🌹 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀

Yesterday we welcomed 8️⃣ schools to our Girls Year 7 and 8 competition, which saw over 80 girls competing for a place in the next round!🏉

Huge congrats to @pe_tfa who were victorious, and will progress to the next stage🏆

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

So proud of this group of girls. They’re currently leading the way for rugby in our school. I can’t wait to watch this group of girls achieve amazing things!

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Another amazing result for our Y8 girls rugby team 🏉

Tonight we came 1st in the Dixons Cup! 🏆

Played 8 games over 2 night and they’ve won 7!

Well done girls!

Thank you @dco_pe for hosting tonight

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

I am incredibly proud of these girls! What a team effort this was. We can’t wait for the next tournament and the Dixons Cup tomorrow!

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

What an amazing team! Our Y8 girls Rugby team played in the War of Roses festival lead by the @RugbyLeeds and made it to the final. We played 3 teams in our league and finished 1st. We then met @pe_tfa in the final where we lost 4-2. This team is going to go on to huge things! 🏉

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Another day, another fixture. Well done to our Y7/8 girls! ⚽️

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Our girls played brilliant this afternoon in the Dixons Cup. They faced tough opposition from other schools, especially Dixons Brookland. Despite the rain, hail and wind our girls won 2 with goals from Esther and Christine, drew 2 and lost 2. Player of the tournament - Christine

[Mr Burn PE @MrJBurn]

Unbelievably proud of this group of lads and the PE department! Receiving multiple messages about their conduct and how great they were

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

Well done to our Y9 boys rugby team coming 1st in the Dixons Cup! The team played fantastic! Staff from other schools commented on how brilliant these boys were as they were supportive and just lovely. We’re all so proud of you! Thank you @dco_pe for hosting 🏉🥇

[Ash Jacobs @AJacobsEdu]

Why would you want this role? Be a part of an exciting transformation journey? Have impact where it’s most needed? Have a day off every two weeks?! Get in touch if you want to hear more…

[DUA PE Dept @DUA_PE_]

To celebrate #internationalwomensday and our amazing female PE teachers, here’s a spotlight:

Name: Miss Titorenko

Team you support: Leeds United

Favourite Sport: Horse Riding - (cross country)

Best sporting memory: getting my black belt in karate