Our commitments and values
Our overriding commitment is to provide
"ambition, learning and enrichment for all".
The positive impact we want for our students, staff and communities drives what we do, and how we do it.
Our Trust values are lived out every day...
value - respect - ambition - integrity
... and our vision is to be a place
where everyone is valued and respected,
where we share commitment to education that is ambitious,
setting the highest expectations
and where integrity is the foundation.
Delivering education that is ambitious in its widest sense, the Trust sets high expectations of all, regardless of starting points or situation. In all of our schools, we provide a rich, broad learning experience that supports students to flourish.
Whilst our schools work closely together and have much in common, we also value their strong individual identities and the unique way in which they each serve their local community. The alignment of values across our mix of Church of England and community schools is a key part of what makes our Trust a strong organisation. Trustees remain committed to the importance of a mix of schools and to how we develop and support our students by maximising the impact of working collaboratively within and across schools, enabled by high quality central support and services.
As an organisation proudly established with a Christian foundation, our commitments are underpinned by the words from Jeremiah 29:11:
"For surely, I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope."
The Trust's priorities are set out in our Strategic Plan 2024 to 2027: 'Our Trust: learning for everyone':
Ambition for our staff - the adults who lead and support the ambition, education and development of our students are the main strength of our organisation and are fundamental to what our students can achieve.
Ambition for our students - we have high expectations for our students, supporting them to achieve both academically and as individuals through a rich and ambitious curriculum, underpinned by an agile and comprehensive system of school improvement.
Ambition for our communities - education is one of the key civic partners in our communities. At schools within the Trust much already takes place which adds value to communities and we are committed to making this a planned deliverable and expectation for the Trust, fitting with our formal purpose of delivering "education for the public benefit".
Ambition for our Trust - our Trust will continue to develop and strengthen in order to provide the best conditions for our students, staff and schools to flourish. Seeking to reduce operational frontline commitments so that the focus can be on students, appropriate systems of assurance are in place so that we know what is effective, where we need to do things differently and how we can keep each school working efficiently, effectively and in a safe way.