Vision mission values

Our mission and values

Our mission and values shape everything we do, creating a supportive and inspiring environment for our students, staff and community.

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Our goals:

We have set ourselves an ambitious set of goals, which we believe will transform the lives of every student in our schools:
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- 490: Our signature pledge that all our pupils will receive an excellent education.
- Disadvantaged pupils at our schools perform in line with non-disadvantaged pupils in England.
- Students with special educational needs or disabilities have their needs met equally in mainstream and special schools.
- Students at our schools are able to make better progress than they would at any other school.
- Every school in our trust is rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
- Students attend school – and learn – every day.
- Our pupils are safe and well, and have strong relationships with their teachers.Our pupils progress to – and flourish at – their next destination.
- Our parents recommend their child’s school to other parents.
- Our teachers are dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable.

Mission:

1. We will provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.
2. With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
3. We will work with others beyond our network to create capacity in the sector to benefit more children and communities.

Values:

Our values reflect what we believe is most important in our schools – and what we want our pupils and team members to achieve.

Be big-hearted

At our school, we commit to being big-hearted. We choose to treat each other with kindness, warmth and care, believing that everybody matters and believing in one another.

Discover what’s possible

We look to create ‘eureka moments’ for our pupils, helping them discover a world of possibilities and opportunities.

Be unusually brave

As a Lift school, we choose to be unusually brave. We’re not afraid to challenge wrongs, to make the right call, even when it’s both unusual and difficult to do so.

Push the limits

We always strive to push the limits. We don’t settle for less than excellent and we won’t allow our pupils to either. We resolve to overcome any self-imposed limits.

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