INTRODUCTION During the 2017/2018 year, the College embarked on a strategic planning exercise, a collaborative process involving multiple College stakeholders. The result was the UWCSEA Strategy 2018-2023, which was approved by the Board of Governors in March 2018 and shared with the wider community in April 2018. The College guiding statements, which include the mission, educational goal, ambition and values served as compass points in the process. The planning honoured multiple perspectives while seeking reliable evidence and data to inform decision making. A small group of leaders formed the Steering Committee and engaged large numbers of people in some depth, with different constituencies being brought together for discussion and insight in a transparent process. We had input (often repeated, iterative input) from educational and operations leadership, governors, staff and parents, with students becoming involved at the project planning stage. The process provided for scaffolded generative discussion with such questions as: ‘What are our assumptions? What information do we need here? What might be alternatives? What should we stop doing?’ The Strategy should be like a river, adapting to obstacles and change and is structured so it can endure from year to year, even as some elements within may change. The Strategy begins with a Strategic Vision, a description of what the plan is intended to achieve over the next five years, followed by four Areas of Focus. These Areas of Focus each include a summary of the intended outcome for the focus area, along with strategies that will help to realise these outcomes. The ten strategies are the strands that guide planning and decision making for campuses, schools and operational areas at the College. During Term 3, each campus, school and operational area took the Areas of Focus and strategies and made annual or multi-year plans for the various projects that will bring these strategies to life. The Board of Governors will oversee progress through a report on an Area of Focus at each of the four meetings during the year, while the senior leadership teams monitor the detailed projects. The following is an outline of the UWCSEA Strategy 2018-2023.
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