The School seeks, through its teaching and research, to be a provider of high quality education and training, which meets the needs of the Health and Social Care sectors within an environment which encourages students, staff and stakeholders to learn together and to work together for health.
The Vision of School of Health Studies, for the period 2009/10 to 2013/14 is as follows:
Make knowledge work through vocational provision, which prepares health care professionals through the concepts of fitness to practice, purpose and award
Produce competent, critical, reflective and accountable health care professionals equipped to work in a multicultural context
Provide a learning environment that embraces diversity, facilitates widening participation and flexibility, and minimises attrition
Ensure that clinical competence in relevant programmes utilises current best evidence
Enable students to meet their full potential through the acquisition of skills and knowledge in a coherent and developmental manner throughout their programme of study
Ensure that physical and virtual learning environments, both academic and clinical, are effective and meet student needs and promote interprofessional learning
Enable students to acquire key skills associated with employability, enterprise, sustainable developmentand with independent and life-long learning
Provide flexible, responsive educational opportunities for students using state of the art technological innovation and supportive administrative services and processes
Foster a culture of co-operation and collaboration between the student body and staff to maximise the student voice
Enhance the capabilities of leaders and managers and promote and support staff development opportunities which are aligned to organisational and personal aims
Promote public and patient involvement in the life of the school including governance, research, knowledge transfer and curriculum design, delivery and evaluation
Continue to engage collaboratively with the health and social care sectors and seek out opportunities to work with new partners
Seek opportunities to work with a wider range of public and private partners
To be a school of first choice for highly talented staff
To retain staff through transparent, equitable and supportive working practices that recognise excellence and promotes well being
Achieve a diverse student body and staff profile
To promote a sense of citizenship in a multicultural society amongst students and staff through school governance, curriculum design and delivery of education, research and knowledge transfer
All activities of the school are sustainable and governed by sound financial management practices