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A dialogue with the sector: LSIS’s statement of strategic direction 

Summary

LSIS’s statement of strategic direction marks the beginning of our strategic conversation with you, the sector and partners, through which we will identify the key priorities for responding to your ambitions.  Our aim for this dialogue is that it should be continuing, meaningful and productive.

This statement of strategic direction is the first of two steps towards our corporate plan for 2009 –12.  When you and we are satisfied we have our strategic direction right, the second step will cover the more detailed aspects of strategies, specific objectives and actions.

What our statement covers

Our proposals for LSIS’s strategic direction include our mission and vision statements, strategic aims, strategies to deliver our aims, and outlines of the kind of organisation we will be and how we will work with the sector and partners.

We thank everyone who took the time let us know your views, results will be published in the discussion feedback section below. The consultation sought your opinions on:

  • whether you think our proposed direction serves the sector’s wishes;
  • where it should be adjusted;
  • what is missing;
  • what should be removed; and
  • your ideas for what we should be including at the next stage, that is, specific strategies, objectives and actions.

 Download For reference when looking at the results, download a copy of the full statement click here
 Download For reference when looking at the results, you can access the executive summary here

Discussion feedback

We fed back results to the LSIS Council to consider and give consent to our strategic direction, in light of your comments, on 12 March 2009.  The LSIS Board will then approve proposals for our full corporate plan on 26 March 2009, which will be fed back to you as part of our continuing conversation.

Our strategic direction and the New National Improvement Strategy

On 10 December 2008 LSIS launched a consultation on behalf of the sector on a new approach to the National Improvement Strategy.

The new approach is to build consensus among providers and partners for a manageable number of core self-improvement principles based on trust and ownership.  If sufficient consensus is achieved in support of these principles they will inform the sector-support strategies in the corporate plans of the national partners.

Accordingly, LSIS’s proposed strategic direction has been developed in tandem with the New NIS and draws heavily on its core improvement principles.