DCG Impact Review 2024 - Flipbook - Page 7
SEVEN | iMPACT REVIEW
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY ONE:
DELIVER EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE
Provide every student with an
excellent education, enabling
them to study a coherent and
challenging curriculum that
develops the knowledge, skills,
behaviours and ambition to be
successful in future learning,
employment and to be
con昀椀dent in life.
Adopt, utilise and undertake
research into learning sciences,
informing experiments and
driving innovative practice, risk
taking and collaboration across
our community of teaching
professionals, resulting in more
students receiving an exceptional
education.
Pro-actively encourage and
nurture students to deploy
effective behaviours and
attitudes, fostering understanding
and preparing them as
professionals at work and as
social contributors in life.
Put student views, employer
voice and customer satisfaction
at the heart of our service
delivery, embrace a culture
of accountability, continuous
improvement and evolution
to improve all aspects of our
customers’ experience.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY TWO:
CHAMPION
SOCIAL MOBILITY
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY THREE:
ENABLE ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY
Further develop our breadth of
community provision to engage
with individuals with no or low
quali昀椀cations, or those at risk of
social marginalisation, removing
obstacles to further learning and
progression.
Utilise and exploit comprehensive
business intelligence to drive
strategic intent and inform a
responsive curriculum plan which
meets the needs of students
and employers, as well as local,
regional and national priorities.
Effectively engage with schools
to ensure smooth transition for
young people, so they can be
supported from day one and are
best prepared for ‘college life’.
Co-design our curriculum with
employers, via our Employment
and Skills Boards, to ensure the
talent pool generated is equipped
to effectively transition between
education and industry, and
where appropriate via Higher
Education, supporting exceptional
outcomes and contributing to the
productivity and prosperity of our
city, county and region.
Remove barriers for
advancement to Higher Education
by expanding the range of
progression opportunities to
widen participation and positively
impact on students’ life chances
and future earning potential.
Utilise our excellent relations
and interactive engagement
with employers, sector skills
bodies and wider stakeholders
to raise awareness of industry
opportunities, helping us to tackle
gender stereotyping in career
choices, broadening horizons and
inspiring social progression.
Co-deliver career pathways with
business, via our Employment and
Skills Academies, to enhance our
students’ exposure to ‘world of
work’ opportunities and essential
life skills, embracing enterprise
and resilience to support positive
destinations into employment,
including business start-up for our
aspiring entrepreneurs.
Upskill and retrain the adult
workforce to meet the needs of
the economy, provide tailored
programmes for employers and
further develop our commercial
offer to support people and
business to thrive.
