Strategic Goal 2
Transformative Experiences
Communication is key to creating the Transformative Experiences that Lincoln Bishop University provides through a person-centred approach to the experience of students, staff and partners. As the single-site campus in Uphill Lincoln is both a welcoming environment within which learning together in person is celebrated, as well as the hub for a growing network of geographically distributed activity (in partnership, in the workplace and online), the University has mapped its students’ journeys to enable continuous enhancement of the student experience, informed by learner analytics and associated feedback.
The single-site campus in Uphill Lincoln is both a welcoming environment within which learning together in person is celebrated, as well as the hub for a growing network of geographically distributed activity (in partnership, in the workplace and online). The University has mapped its students’ journeys to enable continuous enhancement of the student experience, informed by learner analytics and associated feedback. Innovative learning and teaching and deep subject expertise is enabling students to gain the applied wisdom that will be transformative in enabling them to thrive in life and work, ready to face the challenges and embrace the opportunities ahead.
The growth in the University’s apprenticeship provision reflects the increasing recognition among employees and employers of the value of apprenticeships as a powerful route to career development. Our higher and degree apprenticeships are not only transforming workplaces, they’re also contributing to improved services and outcomes for customers and service users across Greater Lincolnshire and beyond.
Head of Apprenticeships
A university-wide focus on organisational development is creating Transformative Experiences for staff, with an alignment of strategy, people and processes optimising organisational performance in the achievement of our Strategic Goals. We value the contribution of colleagues and celebrate their success, investing in a tailored programme of Continuing Professional Development to ensure we meet professional standards and requirements; enable personal and professional growth; and encourage innovative thinking and action.
Collaboration with partners creates Transformative Experiences centred on mutual benefit. The clarity and transparency with which commercial considerations are addressed enables steadfast focus on the social purpose outcomes to be achieved through collaboration, fostering commitment and contributing to long-term sustainability. As a civic university, we are committed to the social and economic wellbeing of our local communities: we are active in leading placemaking community-based initiatives that promote social inclusion and encourage engagement in learning at all ages and stages of life.
Continuously enhancing the quality of the touchpoints between students and the University within each category of student journey (in person and online; on campus and in the workplace; full-time, part-time and modular), from pre-application interactions to alumni engagement.
Maintaining close collaboration with the Lincoln Bishop University Students’ Union, ensuring students feel valued, prioritised, involved, supported and prepared for their next steps.
Advancing an interactive approach to learning and teaching to increase student engagement and enhance learning gain, with increasing use of mentoring and peer support.
Encouraging inclusion, strengthening social networks and enhancing the vibrancy of the university community through a dynamic cultural programme, including workshops, events, debates and discussions, in person and online.
Encouraging a positive and inclusive culture aligned to the University’s Values that builds on active employee engagement to realise our Vision.
Providing a tailored programme of Continuing Professional Development incorporating study options within the University and supported by opportunities for social interaction, to enable personal and professional growth and encourage innovative thinking and action.
Promoting a healthy work-life balance to enhance staff wellbeing and satisfaction.
Ensuring effective leadership that gives priority to staff recognition, appreciating and recognising the contribution of colleagues, and leading open communication.
Making a distinctive contribution to meeting higher skills needs, working collaboratively and in a complementary way with partner schools, the Lincolnshire Federation of FE Colleges and the University of Lincoln.
Engaging actively and in a co-ordinated way with local partners across Greater Lincolnshire to create opportunities for student placements, work experience, and volunteering, and thereby a pipeline of graduate talent into local employment.
Co-designing and delivering programmes of professional development, maximising opportunities for knowledge exchange and responding to partner priorities, such as the enhancement of digital skills and the adoption of AI.
Promoting Lincoln Bishop’s facilities and services within Lincoln and Greater Lincolnshire, collaborating within business and community networks to raise the University’s profile and encourage future collaboration.
Maintaining a diverse portfolio of collaborative partnerships, ensuring full alignment with each of the University’s Strategic Goals and in pursuance of our social purpose locally, nationally and internationally.
