Our vision and mission

Our vision

We believe that every child and young person must have an education that enables them to develop to their full potential.

We define ‘education’ not just in terms of core curriculum subjects – although we believe attainment in these is vital – but also in terms of supporting the development of healthy, resilient and well-rounded young people, ready for responsible adult life.

Yet some groups of young people (often defined by gender, race, special need and socio-economic status) do not achieve nearly as well as they should, in school or afterwards. We support these young people.

We also know that schools need support to engage families and communities in their children’s education and that, equally, these families and communities need support to engage with schools. We support these families and communities too.

Our mission

We recognise that children and young people spend only 15% of their time in the classroom.

That’s why we not only support young people to achieve their potential in school, but also help them to flourish in their family and community during the remaining 85% of their time.