Our Vision & Values

Vision, Values and Guiding Principles
Changing Lives In Collaboration - Together We Make The Difference

Vision

The CLIC vision ‘Changing Lives In Collaboration – Together We Make The Difference’ is core to the working of the Trust and underpins all strategic decision making and implementation. We collaborate when it is meaningful, will lead to a positive impact, and is wanted by stakeholders. Changing lives is about providing children with knowledge, skills and experiences that will enable them to be successful in their lives.

Values

We are a values-led organisation and, as such, our strategy and plans for implementation align with the CLIC Trust Values: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Kindness, Fairness, Empathy.
Being established as a Cooperative Trust, we also embrace the Cooperative Values: Self-help, Self-responsibility, Democracy, Equality, Equity and Solidarity.

Guiding Principles

Our core aim is to be able, always, to look back with pride and look forward with confidence. Our guiding principles describe our behaviour:

• Children first – at the heart of every decision is: will this benefit our children?
• Aspiration for all – children, staff, families and local communities to aim high and dream big.
• Ensuring our schools are at the heart of their local communities.
• Supporting meaningful partnership – schools that support and challenge each other to become the best through mutual accountability.
• A commitment to continuous improvement welcoming feedback and challenge, striving to provide the best opportunities for our communities, staff and children.