Core Purpose, Commitment & Values

Our Commitment & Values

To our students, we commit to

1. Putting your needs and aspirations at the heart of our decision making
2. Providing a safe, well-disciplined and stimulating environment for learning and personal development
3. Providing a curriculum that extends knowledge, develops skills and deepens understanding
4. Providing a curriculum that taps into the culture and resources of your local community
5. Providing teaching that inspires, enables and prepares you to fulfil your ambitions
6. Providing opportunities to develop and explore your talents and interests
7. Listening and responding to your views and concerns

To families and local communities, we commit to

1. Engaging with you to secure, support, enhance and enrich the learning of our children and young people
2. Listening to your views in order to improve and develop our provision
3. Working with you to ensure that our academies are at the heart of our communities

To our staff, we commit to

1. Providing a safe, well-disciplined environment for you to demonstrate and extend your talents and expertise
2. Ensuring opportunities for your continued learning and career development
3. Listening to your views in order to improve and develop our provision

As a Trust, we commit to

1. Developing relationships with other education providers to exchange knowledge and expertise
2. Continuing our own professional development as leaders
3. Putting collaboration before competition in order to gain maximum benefit for all
4. Treating all individuals with respect and fairness v. An understanding that we are a public service and are bound by the seven Nolan principles: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. (listed below)

• Selflessness: Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest
• Integrity: Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships
• Objectivity: Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias
• Accountability: Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this
• Openness: Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing
• Honesty: Holders of public office should be truthful.
• Leadership: Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs