1. Lunchtime Staff Meeting: Strategy development update – final stages
Professor Jenny Higham, Principal
Paul Ratcliffe, Chief Operating Officer

2. Update Presentation to Council next Tuesday 7 February
Will be uploaded to the Portal for final comments
Minor modifications
Final version approved in March
Task-Finish Group > SPARC > Council
Operational Planning
Reflections and aspirations…

3. DRAFT vision
To meet today’s healthcare and scientific challenges through innovative education and research aligned to the needs of society.

4. DRAFT mission
To be a supportive and diverse community with agility to adapt, working in an authentic environment to deliver education and research in healthcare and science

5. DRAFT values – every contribution counts
Ambition
Authenticity
Drive
Openness
Pride
Respect
Responsiveness

6. DRAFT - Transformative education in partnership
Champion outstanding curriculum design and renewal
Create innovative new programmes to meet future societal challenges
Focus on producing highly employable and well prepared graduates
Broaden students’ horizons beyond the curriculum
Champion the student voice and include students as partners
Expand UG science, PG masters and short-course provision
Recognise and development excellence in teaching and supporting the student experience
Provide student support and development in an inclusive academic community
Widen participation and maximise learning gain

7. DRAFT - Research – Focus and critical mass
Further invest in our areas of research strength and rapidly adapt to new opportunities.
Encourage strategic collaboration with our local healthcare providers and other HEI research institutions across London, the UK and internationally.
Recognise, cultivate and retain early career researchers to create our scientific leaders of the future
Increase funding from a diverse range of resources.
Enhance our reputation for the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
Maximise the Impact of our research and communicate it effectively
Aid the delivery of excellent learning and teaching.

8. DRAFT - Engagement
Foster a strong sense of community and public responsibility
Be a key influencer
Be a partner of choice
Learn from the healthcare needs and perspectives of others

9. DRAFT - Our People St George’s is where diversity is valued
We will attract, develop and retain a talented and high performing workforce
We value high ambition, drive, accountability and decisiveness
We are non-hierarchical in our expectations and contributions but will not tolerate poor behaviour or performance.
We will maximise the individual potential of our people facilitated by a collaborative and supportive community. 

10. DRAFT - An environment for success
We will invest in a first-class physical and virtual infrastructure
It will be technologically and environmentally sustainable and scalable to meet current and future needs
Our environment will facilitate innovation and collaboration for sharing of ideas
We will promote an authentic, respectful and supportive student-focussed learning and working environment
Our pride and ambition in St Georges will be reflected in our infrastructure and will provide a stronger sense of our identity to our community.

11. DRAFT - Operational Excellence
Financial sustainability -
Maximising our income
Value for money
Our work will be facilitated by openness, respect and excellent working relationships
Common understanding of the respective needs and a commitment to work together towards common goals
We will deliver continuous improvement to our governance processes, business processes and the way we work
Reduce internal bureaucracy and create time and space to innovate, to change.
Organised for success
Our agility and flexibility will be to our advantage.

12. DRAFT - Communications
We will talk widely about our people and activities
We will have a strong and recognisable identity which ensures that our mission, vision and values are understood.
We will listen to our staff and students, supporting a culture in which all views are valued
We will develop our online presence, ensuring that our website inspires as well as informs our audiences
We will strengthen our relationships with alumni and supporters

13. Any further final comments to strategy@sgul.ac.uk please
Q&A
Any further final comments to please