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Be curious, Be caring Be confident
Be Curious, Be Caring,
Be Confident The Foundation Strategic Plan 2022
The King’s Worcester Foundation has published its Foundation Strategic Plan, which defines the values and vision which will move the Foundation forward over the next twenty years as we look towards our 500th anniversary in 2041.
Our Foundation Strategic Plan, Shaped by King’s recognises our deeprooted history. It confidently celebrates who we are and what makes us a successful institution but leaves no room for complacency. The vision will be realized in four distinct areas: Foundation, Sustainability, Futures and Community and Outreach.
Gareth Doodes, Head of King’s Senior School and CEO of the Foundation explains,
“This once in a generation opportunity to define the strategic vision of the King’s Foundation fills me with tremendous excitement. For nearly 500 years, our School has been evolving, and our commitment to excellence and our focus on leadership have provided the values and skills for our pupils to realize their full potential in the communities and careers in which they will live and work respectively.
“Our Foundation is built upon the promotion of academic excellence, combined with the inculcation of ambition, resilience, humility, creativity, and kindness. These five value pillars are the foundation of our school’s vision for its pupils: to be curious, to be caring, to be confident.”
Shaped By King’s evolved from the broadest consultation possible. Pupils, governors, staff, parents, and alumni were all involved, offering the views, opinions, thoughts, and suggestions. It has been grown from the community that will now nurture and propagate it.
Pat Preston, Chair of Governors for the Foundation, adds,
“This strategic plan represents the latest important chapter in the King’s story. Conceived, as it has been, through extensive consultation with multiple stakeholders, you can be assured that the vision and values described within it are shared by the entire King’s community. The strategy will rightly evolve as new challenges arise but its guiding principles, espoused by all, will remain constant.”
In the busy day-to-day life of any school it can be difficult to
see beyond the minutiae, but raising our view above the everyday to focus on the horizon provides the wider vision which is essential for any organisation, particularly a Foundation of Independent Schools, if it is to develop, to be fit for purpose as the twentyfirst century progresses.
The Foundation’s vision to be curious, caring and confident fulfils our mission to seek excellence in all we do and provide an outstanding preparation for life. At the heart of everything we do are our five core values of Ambition, Resilience, Humility, Creativity and Kindness.
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Awesome Awards for All
Celebrations were in full swing last term as all three of the King’s schools were shortlisted for a total of five of this year’s Independent School of the Year (ISOTY) Awards, with King’s Worcester and King’s Hawford being announced as finalists in early September ‘22. This is the highest number of award nominations in our Schools’ history.
The Senior School was shortlisted in a number of categories, including Co-Educational School of the Year as well as the Sporting Achievement and the Rising Star of the Year categories. As well as King’s Worcester being recognised, our Prep Schools, King’s St Alban’s and King’s Hawford were both shortlisted for Prep School of the Year.
The Independent School of the Year awards are designed to showcase independent school success stories and celebrate the extraordinary student experience provided during the 2021 and 2022 academic years. This year there are 22 award categories, which receive over 1000 entries from UK Independent Schools.
The finalist and shortlisting news are another fantastic achievement for King’s, alongside their recent recognition in The Sunday Times Top 10 West Midlands Independent Secondary School League and the recent Top 20 UK Nursery Group Award received by the King’s nurseries for the second year running.
Gareth Doodes, Headmaster at King’s Worcester and CEO of the Foundation, said, “We are delighted to have been chosen as finalists in these two competitive categories. It is a great acknowledgement that our Schools, staff and pupils have been recognised for our coeducational and prep provision and our talented young pupils.”
