What Makes WAT WAT?

Why we exist: a shared moral purpose

We exist for one simple moral purpose.

To unlock academic and personal potential

We want our students to aspire and to become all and more than they ever thought they could be. Students who know who they are and the sort of person they want to be; students who have discovered their passions; students who have high hopes and dreams for their futures and a clear sense of purpose; students who want to make a difference in their communities and in the world and therefore students who understand the importance and value of education as a powerful driver for the greater good.

The WAT ASPIRE Mountain, developed for our students, depicts a student at the summit of the Aspire Mountain where their academic and personal potential has been unlocked. WAT equips students with the compass, empowering them to navigate their way to their summit. The four points of the compass are:

• knowledge
• skills
• values
• attitudes

We put the compass in the student’s one hand and the world in the other.

What we do

We develop high-performing schools that raise aspirations, inspire learning, build character and cultural capital, power social justice and enable all students to thrive and make a difference in their communities and the world.

How We Behave: Our Values

In 2022, we collaboratively agreed on five core values: pride in excellence, respect, responsibility, collaboration and bold and innovative. As we move forward, we have honed these five fundamental values that underpin everything we do to reflect where
we are now as an organisation:

• Excellence: We have high expectations, relentlessly striving to be exceptional in all that we do.
• Collaboration: We maximise the wisdom, resources and power of the collective - across our trust family, civically and systemically - for the benefit of all.
• Inclusivity: We foster belonging and equity by behaving with integrity, respect and kindness.
• Empowerment: We unleash potential, entrusting people to lead and achieve.
• Innovation: We courageously shape the future for wider public benefit.

How We Succeed: The WAT Way

Our approach to achieving success is built upon a clear and dynamic framework, much like a winning sports team’s strategy.

• Game Plan: Our overarching strategy, defining our long-term objectives and the broad direction we need to take to achieve our vision.

• Set Plays: Our “best bets for success” - the proven, high-impact practices and initiatives that we know deliver results
and allow us to execute our Game Plan effectively.

• Empowerment: Entrusting our staff to perform at their best, fostering creativity and providing them with the trust and support needed to thrive and contribute fully to our shared goals.