Strategy Plan 2019 – 2021
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RADIATING POSITIVITY. TRANSFORMING LIVES. LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 LuminateEducationGroup.ac.uk 2 3 FOREWORD FROM SHAID MAHMOOD It is my pleasure to present dissolved and the new Leeds City College Corporation GUIDING EVERY was created. Joseph Priestley College merged with Leeds the Luminate Education Group City College and Leeds Conservatoire on 1 August 2011 strategy for 2019-2021. and Harrogate College in 2019. Three schools in Leeds, Leeds City Academy, Leeds East Academy and Leeds This strategy articulates an ambition for the Luminate West Academy came together in the White Rose STUDENT ON Education Group, to be a valued partner in driving Academies Trust and joined the Group in summer 2014. economic growth and the continued development of a dynamic Leeds City Region. A place that truly harnesses In 2017, we put in place a new unique governance the diversity and collective capacity of its many brilliant structure across these arrangements with an communities, so that growth is inclusive and helps overarching Group Board and member boards for Leeds A CLEAR PATH people to achieve their dreams. City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Keighley College, Harrogate College and the White Rose Academies Trust, The Luminate Education Group consists of three further this provides more localised decision making, a more education colleges, one higher education institution and strategic approach to our development and to focus our one multi-academy trust brought together in an individual and collective contributions on the TO SUCCESS integrated offer for learners. communities we serve. What binds us together is that we all share a passion for Now, in this our first strategic document, we articulate providing the best possible education and support for how the Luminate Education Group will seek to support our students. Our learners are wonderful, amazing and the delivery of outstanding education and training to talented individuals. Each and every single learner is 2021 - it is a testimony to the efforts and contributions entitled to know that when they study at one of our of governors, directors, managers, and staff from across member organisations that we are collectively straining the group members. every sinew to provide them with the best possible opportunity to achieve their potential and succeed in I trust you will enjoy reading its contents and both life. It is a partnership with our learners, their support us and challenge us in our endeavours to seek neighbourhoods and the communities we serve and we the best possible outcomes for learners in the Leeds will play our significant part through this strategy. City Region. Our history is that Leeds City College was created on 1 April 2009 to provide a much improved and better co-ordinated educational offer in the city of Leeds and the wider city region. The Corporations of Leeds Thomas Danby College, Leeds College of Technology and Park Dr Shaid Mahmood Lane College Leeds and Keighley simultaneously Chair / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 4 5 LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP In December 2018, the board of Leeds City College Group decided to change our name to Luminate Education Group. The reason for the change is that at the centre of Luminate Education Group is an Executive Leadership Team and services that are owned collectively and which work for all parts of the group. The members of Luminate Education Group are: COLLEGE We also have two significant sub-brands that are part of Leeds City College: / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 6 7 THE FUTURE FOR LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP A LEADING The organisations within the Luminate Education Group will VOICE OF continue to work together in partnership and support each other to grow and to have an EDUCATION IN increasing collective influence and impact, primarily within YORKSHIRE the Leeds City Region. / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 8 9 GROUP OVERVIEW The Luminate Group brings organisations offering At the start of the period covered by this strategy, The organisations (members) a broad range of educational experiences together there is a Luminate Group Board, who provide support that are part of the Luminate into a partnership where the members support each and challenge, as well as separate boards for: Education Group believe that other to grow and improve and to create greater we will be Leeds City College (LCC) ‘always stronger collective stability, strength and influence regionally together’ supporting each other and nationally. Keighley College (KC) and creating a shared leadership and management culture. We support all Luminate Group members to grow Leeds Conservatoire (LCon) and be successful. The focus for the Group Executive White Rose Academies Trust (WRAT) Team and the Luminate Group Harrogate College (HC) Board is to ensure that each organisation (group member), and the group as a whole, is successful, reaching potential and achieving strategic objectives. We are obsessively focused on transforming lives by providing outstanding education, training and support for all of our students. Group members support each other in order to secure greater long term stability, strength and influence. To achieve success, all group members proactively help each other and share services for the benefit of all members and for all (HE Music Conservatoire (Large General (Small General (Small General (3 Secondary our students. - 1,300 HE students) College of Further College of Further College of Further schools - 3,000 Education - 22,000 Education - 2,000 Education - 1,000 students) students) students) students) / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 10 11 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP GROUP GUIDING AND INFLUENCE PRINCIPLES One of the key activities of As a community of 30,000 students and more than We aim to achieve a sense of We will be imaginative and flexible scanning horizons 2,000 employees, the Luminate Group has local and and constantly promoting a culture of creating new the Luminate Group Board national political influence. We can also use the size team within the group, with opportunities. There will always be a healthy risk and the Executive Leadership and reach of the group to attract talented and the appetite and freedom to grow and diversify our work. ambitious staff and offer excellent opportunities ‘always stronger together’ Team is leading on developing for training and career progression. current running through every Key activities and elements to ensure fulfilment of our key relationships and member organisation. long term vision are that we will: partnerships across the Leeds Always aim to have excellent, varied, market leading courses and opportunities referring to City Region and nationally. Managers and staff will both contribute and gain from the diversity, support and inspiration and drawing upon market intelligence. from colleagues within the group. In particular, we work closely with the Leeds City Region Focus growth primarily on the Leeds City Region. Local Enterprise Partnership, West Yorkshire Combined As a group we will: Authority, Leeds City Council, Bradford Metropolitan Deliver outstanding education and training District Council, Keighley Town Council, Harrogate Support all Luminate Group members to and build on competitive advantage. Borough Council and local and regional MPs. We are grow and be successful. Form partnerships with other also continually meeting and working with ‘third sector’ like-minded organisations. organisations, with local, regional and national employers Seek to become a key supporter and influencer of and employer organisations and with other schools, education and training in the Leeds City Region. colleges and HEIs in the region. Be committed to social success in the Equally important are our ongoing relationships with communities where we work. national and regional representatives of key regulatory Create opportunities by being flexible and and representative bodies such as the Education and innovative education providers. Skills Funding Agency, Ofsted, the Office for Students, the Quality Assurance Agency, the Higher Education Be progressive, proactive and aspirational creating Statistics Agency, the Regional Schools Commissioner’s something unique for the Leeds City Region. Office, the national FE Commissioner’s Office and the Association of Colleges. Be viewed as a strategic partner by key external stakeholders and a wide range of local, regional and national employers. / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 / STRATEGY 2019 TO 2021 12 13 THE VISION As the organisations within the MISSION PURPOSE Luminate Group flourish over the All group members will be: Luminate Group members are focused on next three years and beyond, we transforming lives by providing outstanding will be looking ahead to influence The leading choice for students and staff education, training and outcomes for our students. and understand the trends and Making a positive, life changing impact on our The aspiration is to always add value for students students with clear progression routes into further and society by having a positive impact, allowing forces that, in the future, will study and work all students to succeed and improve their lives. shape our colleges and schools. Helping to make our communities more prosperous Our Purpose reflects why all of our staff come to work every day. We must also prepare our students to be resilient and cohesive and to acquire skills and an outlook on life that will Fully connected to businesses with constantly The Purpose for all group members is to ensure enable them to face new challenges and to secure jobs emerging opportunities that all our students: not yet invented. We will achieve this by having a highly inspirational and Dare to dream We must prepare for tomorrow, today! Our Vision, fully inclusive staff and student culture, coupled with Values and Mission create the direction of travel for Have a great time excellent resources and supported by strong leadership Luminate Group. The Purpose and Organisational and governance. Grow as individuals and progress to work Culture provide us with a “Roadmap” for achieving or further study our Vision.