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Education investment strategy

The Education Investment Strategy presents an overall vision, strategic aims and values for Cardiff's education system. This will shape our service over the next 9 years.

The strategy sets out long-term goals based around supporting Cardiff's education system. It is aligned with:

  • the national mission,
  • our specific priorities regarding improvement and investment in education in Cardiff, and
  • our vision to be aspirational, equitable and sustainable.

We are committed to:

  • Raise aspirations and expectations for all children and young people in Cardiff.
  • Improve educational outcomes for our learners, achieving best value for our city.
  • Support equality of opportunity, championing and celebrating success and life chances of all children and young people.
  • Respect the rights of all children and young people by listening to their views and actively involving and listening to them in all that we do.
  • Enable collaborative working between departments and partners to share knowledge, practice and learning.
  • Promote our Welsh heritage and culture and use the Welsh language much more widely.
  • Prioritise investment that make good use of finite financial resources to maximise educational impact.
  • Respect and protect our natural environment for the children and young people now and for the future.

The strategy works alongside our Collaboration and Federation Strategy which outlines which outlines:

  • How we plan to deliver our aims in Cardiff 2030 by working together with partners and federations.
  • The importance of investment and effective organisation in Cardiff's education system.

You can view the Education Investment Strategy 2024 to 2033 (PDF, 2 MB).

You can view the Collaboration and Federation Strategy 2024 to 2033 (PDF, 1 MB).