Strategic Priorities

The Sir John Brunner Foundation is ready to support even more students to make exceptional progress and provide even more professionals with the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking trust.

We continue to be open to learn from others and welcome innovative, fresh ideas, ensuring our vision is fulfilled.

The Foundation is mindful of the regional and national context in which it operates. Partnership is one of our main values. We continue to work with new partners, formal and informal, to help build capacity and ensure even more students and professionals receive the benefits and opportunities provided by our Foundation.

Our four strategic priorities are:

Continual Improvement and Enhancement of Quality

  • Students embracing high quality educational provision
  • Professionals supported and challenged to provide the best student experience possible
  • Students making exceptional progress

Maximise use of Resources Ensuring a Sustainable Learning Organisation

  • Recruiting, developing and retaining exceptional professionals
  • Utilising and managing resources effectively and efficiently including finance and digital
  • Managing estates and environment with sustainability at the heart

Considered, Targeted and Carefully Managed Growth

  • Supporting even more students to make exceptional progress
  • Providing even more professionals with the opportunity to work in a forward-thinking trust
  • Discovering fresh thinking and ideas and influencing local and national decision making

Professional Curiosity and Innovation

  • Research informed, utilising great intellect and judgement to embrace the freshest and innovative ideas
  • Innovative curriculum design and teaching and learning
  • Continually improving business support practices and effective and efficient systems