Our Mission

GDFT Mission Statement

Our mission is to become the leading Academy Sponsor raising standards in areas of social and economic deprivation and/or educational underachievement.

GDFT Mission Statement

We will achieve this mission by:

i)    believing all our pupils can achieve high levels of success.

ii)   identifying and pursuing opportunities where we can add the most value to young people’s lives.

iii)  creating a culture and framework where our pupils and employees can learn, develop and thrive.

iv)   investing in a high quality business infrastructure to support the delivery of outstanding education.

GDFT Long Term Vision

The GDFT will be a model of sustainable growth and operational excellence known and recognised as a leader of educational best practice.

Pupils will be our advocates, having benefitted from our educational culture to become purposeful citizens who are well qualified, confident and highly employable.

Employees will be highly skilled and motivated, supporting pupils, families and communities by delivering outstanding educational opportunities and outcomes.

GDFT Strategic Principles

i)  We will prioritise our resources to achieve outstanding educational outcomes for our pupils.

ii) We will clearly communicate what we stand for and how we govern ourselves.