The Compass Eko Vision
Our North Star
Every child achieving, without exception
Our Vision
At Compass Eko, we believe that where you start in life should never determine where you end up. Our commitment is simple and uncompromising: every child achieving without exception. We pursue that north star with excellence in our classrooms, inclusion in our culture, collaboration across our communities and integrity in all we do - building great schools where every child flourishes, every teacher thrives and everyone belongs.
Our Values
Excellence
We hold high expectations for every child and every adult. Good is never good enough when better is possible.
Inclusion
Every person belongs here. We celebrate difference, champion equity and ensure no child or team member is ever left behind.
Collaboration
We are stronger together. By sharing knowledge, expertise and trust across our schools, we achieve more for every community we serve.
Integrity
We do what is right, not what is easy. We are honest, transparent and accountable - in every action and every decision.
Ethical Leadership Statement
The premise of ethical leadership at Compass is to behave in a way that models Nolan’s Principles of Public Life, whereby decision making is underpinned by a framework of values. Our words, actions and practices develop to promote social engagement and challenge inequality and injustice.
This framework also protects individuals and organisations from the perverse effects of external pressures and accountability measures so that decisions are ethical and do not compromise integrity.
Our policies aim to achieve clarity for all, underpinning our ethical approach. Short term, reactionary measures do not offer sustainability, therefore we aim to support leaders in schools to focus on the long-term cohesion of the school and Trust community.
‘To do right’ is ambiguous – we can only be sure that what we choose to do is ethical – it does no harm to the emotional, physical, social and reputational well-being of individuals and schools. What constitutes right and what constitutes wrong is a value judgement.
At Compass Eko, we seek to do no harm. We strive to achieve the very best outcomes across the curriculum thereby ensuring all children make exceptional progress and leave us as confident young people, ready for the future ahead of them.
Pupil Voice
Our children are playing a vital role in shaping the future of the Compass Eko Trust. Two children from each of our schools are nominated to become members of our Compass Eko Council each year, which was set up to bring children together and provide a platform for them to participate in decision making across the Trust. School leaders meet regularly with representatives from both the Compass Eko Council and seven school councils, to expand on their ideas and incorporate their feedback into the development of our partnership. The Compass Eko Council has developed the ‘11 before 11’ and ‘16 before 16’, the key experiences that they believe children attending a Compass School should experience by the ages of 11 and 16 years.