Financial Information

1. Focused Development

Develop our provision for 14-19s to improve choice, recruitment, success and progression.
Match our provisions for adults to market requirements.
Strengthen our key and basic skills provision to provide better outcomes for learners.
Grow learner numbers in work based learning, community based courses and school-college partnerships.
Expand our work with employers, locally through Business Development, and county-wide through the college collaboration.
Increase HE student numbers through our involvement in the University of Cumbria initiative.
Modernise our curriculum to better meet the needs of all of our learners.

Exceed national benchmarks for the quality of teaching and learning in all curriculum areas.
Exceed national benchmarks for attendance and success in al curriculum areas.
Further develop the breadth, accuracy and value of the self assessment process.
Achieve year-on-year improvements in measures of learner/customer/stakeholder satisfaction.
Demonstrate adherence to the principles of equality and diversity in all aspects of college activity.

Provide development opportunities for our staff to support the achievement of college priorities.
Embed staff planning and succession strategy within college operations.
Achieve year-on-year improvements in staff productivity and learner yield.
Achieve reasonable operating surpluses with a view to rebuilding financial reserves for future re-investment.
Review, revise and implement estates and resource strategies.
Continue to build and strengthen partnerships that will support achievement of our objectives.
Reduce our environmental impacts.

Provide a healthy and safe environment for all staff, learners and visitors.
Strengthen management monitoring of financial and learner-related information.
Diversify income streams in order to decrease reliance on LSC.
Prepare for inspection and audit by external bodies.
Manage external perceptions of the college and market it effectively to support the achievement of our strategic objectives.
Establish a college wide risk management culture.