Our Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives
Our Vision
To transform lives through education
This reflects our longer term ambition for the College, and encompasses more than just helping people to achieve qualifications. We want to be a place that people choose to come to in order to change their lives in a positive way, whether through improved job prospects or learning new life skills.
Our Mission
To inspire, educate and support our diverse community to reach its potential
This reflects what we aim to do every day. We pride ourselves on our community focus, with a diverse mix of learners and staff, and plan our curriculum and other activities to give everyone the chance to truly achieve what they are capable of. We believe that we are inspirational in what we do, and that the support we offer to both our learners and our staff is second to none.
Our Key Strategic Aims
- Strategic Aim 1: Teaching, Learning and Student Outcomes
- Deliver excellent teaching, learning and support that secures high levels of attendance, achievement, progression and student success.
- Strategic Aim 2: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Strengthen a culture in which diversity is celebrated, inclusion is embedded, and students and staff experience a strong sense of belonging.
- Strategic Aim 3: Sustainable Investment in Resources
- Invest sustainably in estates, digital infrastructure and financial resilience to support a high-quality learning environment and long-term sustainability.
- Strategic Aim 4: Health, Wellbeing and College Culture
- Promote a culture in which the health, wellbeing and wider development of students and staff are integral to College life.
- Strategic Aim 5: Workforce Development and Sustainability
- Build a skilled, sustainable workforce through strong recruitment, retention, development and progression opportunities.
- Strategic Aim 6: Curriculum Innovation and Growth
- Deliver an ambitious, inclusive and future-focused curriculum that responds to the needs of students, employers and the wider economy.
Our Values
- Welcoming and inclusive – we believe in making sure that all learners, staff and visitors to the College feel welcomed and valued at all times
- Supportive and compassionate – we believe in the importance of being reassuring, encouraging and caring towards our College community
- Aspirational for our learners, ourselves and each other – we believe in being ambitious in the way we work and promoting this with our learners
- Act with integrity and transparency – we believe in acting honestly at all times, and having open and transparent communications
- Be accountable – we believe in the importance of taking ownership of our actions, and expect others to act similarly
Please can you change the last paragraph to: ‘These values, together with the vision and mission statements, provide stretching aspirations underpinned by a strong College culture. Please follow the link below to view the full Strategic Plan.