While we cannot know the future, the purpose of the CLF Strategy 2030 is to ensure the CLF is prepared and focused on meeting the challenges of this decade, while also providing hope and opportunities to our learners, our people and our communities; it is against the ideals of this narrative that work of the trust is monitored and its future success judged.
Steve Taylor, CEO - Cabot Learning Federation
Our Core Strategy
Equity Through Education is underpinned by three core strategies central to all trust activity. They guide decisions around development and improvement, while adhering to our commitment to create equity of opportunity, promote inclusion, remove disadvantage and reject discrimination.
Through the Lens of Disadvantage
Strategic emphasis on delivering excellence for disadvantaged learners even over other groups.
Benchmarking our impact through the lens of disadvantaged learners.
Developing best practice among CLF People to deliver for disadvantaged learners.
Working in tandem with others via CLF Partnerships to support our most disadvantaged families.
Investing in People
Sector-leading support, learning and professional development.
A welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment.
Resilient, empowered teams, with leaders at all levels.
Meaningful commitment to wellbeing and career progression.
High standards and ambitions for learners and their families.
Investing in Partnerships
Deep and collaborative connections throughout our communities.
Clear understanding of community issues and opportunities, and enthusiasm to engage.
Strong relationships with learners, parents, carers, volunteers and alumni.
Contribute to the educational and social landscape – locally, regionally and nationally.
Partner with other civic agencies to be a force for good in our local area
Our Sub-Strategies
Designed as enablers of our core pillars, these seven sub-strategies transcend teams and departments to resonate throughout the CLF. Driven by senior members of staff and reviewed annually, these ambitions will contribute to the sustainable development of the trust.
EDI
Wellbeing
Digital
Voice
Leadership
Operating at Scale
Environment
Unwavering commitment to advancing equal opportunities for all, eliminating discrimination, and upholding CLF values of equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Ensure the Trust remains a place where everyone feels they belong and supported to succeed.
Support the drive to diversify the CLF workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Grow EDI Networks which create safe spaces for children and adults to be themselves.
Provide resources to help staff and students positively and proactively manage their wellbeing.
Ensure support is signposted and easily available if people are struggling.
Further evolve a wellbeing curriculum which aligns with our goal of self-agency.
Play an active role in communities which supports equitable access to mental health services for all – particularly those experiencing disadvantage.
Enable all staff and pupils to safely and effectively work and learn anytime, anywhere.
Be future-seekers, equipped and ready to adopt technology which has ‘crossed the chasm’.
Give people the right tools to support their work, and train them to excel.
Embrace technology which supports partnership ambitions within the community and across clusters and wider education system.
Be a listening organisation which puts its people at the heart of strategic choices.
Nurture cohesive and coherent systems which gather and understand stakeholder views.
Maintain strong understanding of our trust and its impact through the eyes of our communities.
Be a model for CLF students, staff, families and communities to use to enact societal change
Utilise Trust experience to develop leadership to meet the challenges of this decade.
Raise standards by investing in capacity and expertise across the Trust.
Nurture a leadership culture which sustains a high-performing Trust which improves as it grows.
Empower leaders to take ownership of improvements which raise standards
Deploy the right resource at the right time to deliver maximum impact.
Establish efficient and effective systems which add value and support core priorities.
Build a scalable model which enables both standardised and empowered future growth.
Develop a new financial operating model, shaped by the above outputs, which delivers successful outcomes.
A shared commitment to reducing environmental impact which will see all schools hold Eco Schools Green Flag status.
An annual environmental conference where green champions can showcase positive action in schools.
Deep pupil engagement in environmental matters, supported by the CLF curriculum.
Provide data to help schools understand and reduce their impact through behaviour and technical change.
