Welcome from CEO Matthew Shanks

At Education South West we believe that education makes children’s lives better, it is as simple as that. It enables them to lead great lives in every sense of the word; that every child has the right to achieve all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background or raw ability.

The children in our schools are the future.

Across all of our schools our staff aim to provide an educational experience which is outstanding; our schools all believe strongly in the power of and broad and balanced curriculum. Sport, art, technology drama and music play an important role in all our of schools.

We encourage innovation, creativity and individuality.

By sharing this individuality and creativity we firmly believe that schools and communities become stronger through such unity and collaboration.

All schools should strive to be the best they can be for the children they serve and we believe in supporting all children, whether they attend one of the family of ESW schools or not.

We are caring and compassionate. Every individual in our schools matters.

We believe that children and staff should enjoy their time at school and work and have a positive can-do attitude to their work and study. The happier and more stimulated a person is the more motivated they are to improve.

Greater achievement arises out of a happy, respectful and engaging learning environment.

We believe in developing a positive attitude to learning and to life, in having clear goals and in providing a supportive environment to help the realisation of these.

We support and challenge our school leaders and the staff in our schools to be the very best they can, leading effective teams at every level, growing future leaders and working together to provide an exciting education for all

If you share our vision or beliefs or want to collaborate in any way for the benefit of all our young people then please do not hesitate to get in touch.