A Relevant, Responsive, Agile Curriculum
Our dynamic, inclusive curriculum will offer lifelong learning opportunities, meet changing skills needs, serve the local and regional economy, and respond to the demands of our students.
Critical Success Factors
Evidence that our curriculum offer provides entry points that are accessible and appropriate for all our students
- Increased levels of successful internal progression for all our students
- Successful implementation of our Curriculum Strategy
- Growth in student numbers
- Sign-off and delivery of our Accountability Statement
- Strong alignment with the Local Skills Improvement Plan
- Targeted growth in our curriculum offer
- Industry support and validation
- Evidence that curriculum design and delivery is informed and supported by industry partners.
- Evidence that our students are progressing to relevant and sustained further or higher education and into employment
Innovative and Impactful Learning
All our students matter to us and will leave us well-prepared for their futures. We will provide them with exceptional learning opportunities that makes best use of technology, ignites curiosity, and enables them to produce work they are proud of.
Critical Success Factors
Consistently high standards of practice in classrooms and workshops with relevant use of new technologies
- Our students confidently recommending us to others
- Our students being recognised and celebrated for producing exceptional work
- Our students developing skills, behaviours and attributes that enable them to make a positive contribution to their communities and be successful in their next steps.
- High levels of pastoral and wider student support services that enable our students to succeed at college
- More students progressing and securing positive destinations
- More students achieving their target qualifications
- More students securing high grades in their qualifications
- External validation as an outstanding provider of learning and skills
Exceptional Staff Experience, Engagement and Satisfaction
Acknowledging that our staff are our most valuable asset, we will ensure that their welfare, wellbeing and professional development are well-served and that we become an employer of choice for our current and future workforce.
Critical Success Factors
Continually improving levels of staff satisfaction through all measures
- Successful implementation of our People Strategy and all its metrics
- Reduced levels of staff absence
- High levels of staff engagement in and positive feedback from learning and development opportunities
- Improved levels of diversity across all levels of the organisation to better reflect the communities we serve
- Evidence of successful career progression for an increased proportion of our staff
- A renewed employee life-cycle that secures improved outputs and staff satisfaction at all stages
- Effective internal communications, employee engagement, collaboration and involvement
- Increased opportunities to celebrate staff achievement and successes
- Securing external recognition as an excellent employer through a range of high-quality assessments and kite marks
Financial Resilience
We will secure a strong financial position that enables the college to successfully navigate risks and be able to invest in staff capacity and capability, in our estate and in our learning resources, for the benefit of current and future students.
Critical Success Factors
Critical measures and benchmarks of financial security are exceeded
- Effective and efficient utilisation of all resources
- Full and effective utilisation of budgeted and allocated capital funds
- Targeted investment in staff capacity
- Annual increase in staff development budget and activity
- Positive feedback from students and staff regarding resource levels
- Strong financial scoring across all headline measures
Reputation for Excellence
We will take all opportunities to promote our successes and position ourselves as a leading organisation in the region and communities we serve. We will position ourselves as a forward thinking provider of learning and skills and a true college of the future.
Critical Success factors
Implementation of an enhanced marketing and PR delivery plan
- Frequent positive local, regional and national profile
- Participation in events, conferences, and other relevant activity that enables us to share best practice
- Membership of committees, representative bodies and strategy groups to influence and support positive change
- Publication and distribution of annual report promoting success to stakeholders
- Significantly enhanced internal celebration activities and events
- Successful introduction of an active alumni
- Securing nominations and successes in relevant industry awards, quality and kite marks
Sustainable, Purposeful Partnerships
We will actively develop and sustain meaningful partnerships that are mutually beneficial and open up opportunities that benefit our staff and our current and future students.
Critical Success factors
- Continually strengthened employer and industry partnerships that benefit the partner organisation and our students
- Industry Advisory Boards successfully implemented and active in all curriculum areas
- Enhanced levels of meaningful industry placement opportunities for our students
- Partner investment in resources for the benefit of our students
- Increased or enhanced curriculum offer as a result of targeted partnerships
- Active participation in local and regional community events
- Strong strategic alliance with education partners
