Our Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives
Our Vision
To transform lives through education
This reflects our longer term ambition for the College, and encompasses more than just helping people to achieve qualifications. We want to be a place that people choose to come to in order to change their lives in a positive way, whether through improved job prospects or learning new life skills.
Our Mission
To inspire, educate and support our diverse community to reach its potential
This reflects what we aim to do every day. We pride ourselves on our community focus, with a diverse mix of learners and staff, and plan our curriculum and other activities to give everyone the chance to truly achieve what they are capable of. We believe that we are inspirational in what we do, and that the support we offer to both our learners and our staff is second to none.
Our Key Strategic Objectives
- Deliver high quality teaching, learning and support to promote high levels of attendance, achievement and positive outcomes for learners
- Provide a high quality technical and vocational curriculum, aligned to regional and local businesses and community needs
- Value our diverse college community, and provide aspirational progression pathways for all learners and staff
- Improve financial surplus and cash generation to provide future investment capacity
- Fully embed a culture in which all staff deliver outstanding performance that contributes effectively to the learner experience
- Nurture effective partnerships that benefit learners, staff, the City of Preston and the wider region
Our Values
- Welcoming and inclusive – we believe in making sure that all learners, staff and visitors to the College feel welcomed and valued at all times
- Supportive and compassionate – we believe in the importance of being reassuring, encouraging and caring towards our College community
- Aspirational for our learners, ourselves and each other – we believe in being ambitious in the way we work and promoting this with our learners
- Act with integrity and transparency – we believe in acting honestly at all times, and having open and transparent communications
- Be accountable – we believe in the importance of taking ownership of our actions, and expect others to act similarly
These values, together with the vision and mission statements, provide stretching aspirations underpinned by a strong College culture. The detailed strategic priorities for Curriculum, Quality and Resources, with associated deliverables, are detailed in the Strategic Plan. Please follow the below link.