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•mission [mish-uh-n] noun
– An important goal or purpose that is
accompanied by strong conviction; a calling or vocation
mission, vision and values statement 1
Our Mission
“To inspire, build confidence and prepare you for the life you want to live� 2
Our Vision “ We’ll believe in you” Whatever your background, identity or experience of learning to date, we believe in you. We will support your achievement and success.
“ We’ll provide an inspirational environment for you ”
“ We’ll take you further than you expect ”
You’ll experience a warm welcome from our community. You’ll grow in confidence, resilience and be ready for progression to the next step in your life, whether that’s further study, the world of work or your own unique adventure.
You’ll have the opportunity to choose from the widest possible range of courses in one place and we’ll stop at nothing to connect you with the best university, employer, or apprenticeship for you. And if you’re already working, we’ll help you to keep developing and growing. 3
•values [‘vælju:z] noun
– principles or standards of behaviour;
one’s judgement of what is important in life
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Our Values “ For us to succeed in our mission and vision, the College has shared community values which help pull us together to act in agreed ways as part of an inspirational community. ”
“ We respond quickly, so we’re always able to give you the best support, information, advice and guidance, just when you need it.”
“ We listen intently to the voice of those we serve and show unending commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.”
“ We engage fully with the needs of the local community, employers and universities so we can secure your achievement, success and progression.”
“ We celebrate together the successes and diversity of our community.” 5
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Our 10 Promises as a College 1. What you learn will give you a fantastic boost to Your Future Each curriculum area will reach out to the community, employers and universities to build stronger connections, share experiences, knowledge, skills and understanding.
2. We’ll prepare you for employment, an apprenticeship or university to Secure Your Future We will provide you with dedicated services to support your progression to employment, an apprenticeship or university, including the provision of options of taking up Foundation Degrees as a stepping stone to employment or a full undergraduate degree.
3. We’ll get to know you more through a College/Student Relationship over time We’ll work with you in Years 9-11 by offering exciting learning events and supporting your progression to college. That means we’ll also understand your learning needs really well before you even join our community.
4. We’ll keep you informed through Communications directly to you We’ll communicate with you in the best way for you, so you don’t forget important dates and events, and you remember to do things on time. This will also get you ready for the world of work.
5. We’ll put your College Opportunities at the heart of the local community We’ll open the College up more and more to host sporting, social, economic and cultural events for the whole of our local community. We will continue to be a College of both local and national significance.
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6. We’ll Support you even when the going gets tough We will provide really caring, personal support to you whilst developing your resilience and effectiveness as a learner, because we realise that your academic success is linked to your personal health and wellbeing.
7. We’ll provide experience to Enrich Your Time You’ll take part in fun, enriching, exciting learning opportunities provided through lots of external visits or inspiring people coming from outside the College to talk to you.
8. We’ll support your Health and Wellbeing We’ll continue to invest in sport, fitness, health and wellbeing facilities and services which you and the rest of the local community can benefit from.
9. You’ll learn in a smart way through Innovative Teaching & Learning Together, we’ll build a partnership between teachers and learners to experiment, learn from each other and dare to do things differently. We’ll use digital learning in new ways but we’ll always keep it human.
10. We’ll always be there For You We’ll keep in touch with you once you leave the College, so we can support you if you need it, or inspire others to be like you.
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•vision [vizh-uh-n] noun
– The ability to think about or plan the future
with imagination or wisdom
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