Investors in People Gold Award for South Dartmoor
South Dartmoor Community College has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold Standard. We have achieved IIP in every cycle for a long time, but the Gold Standard was a very pleasant surprise. Our assessor indicated that we are one of the only schools in Devon or Cornwall to achieve this.
Each of ten areas are graded out of 4, with national averages hovering around 2. We were graded full marks in six of the ten areas:
- Learning and development is planned to achieve the organisation’s objectives
- The capabilities managers need to lead, manage and develop people effectively are clearly defined and understood#
- Managers are effective in leading, managing and developing people
- People are encouraged to take ownership and responsibility by being involved in decision-making
- People learn and develop effectively
- Investment in people improves the performance of the organisation
As a large school we offer a great deal of training to each other in-house so this is a ringing endorsement of the efforts of the staff to ensure everyone working at South Dartmoor feels valued and has opportunities to develop themselves at work.
