Educational Mission Statements

• Start thinking about the role of your school or college, its purpose and its achievements

• Take your time when writing a Educational Mission Statement. Its a hard but very important task, learning how to write an Educational Mission Statement takes time! It needs to be both positive and inspirational

• Get the 'feel' of Mission Statements by checking out the Samples and Examples of Mission Statements of famous companies

• Make separate lists of the following:

• Courses - What you do and how well you do it - the range and the quality

• Facilities - classrooms, sports facilities, library etc

• Technology - Your use of Technology and your facilities

• People involved in your Educational Organisation

  • People who attend your establishment - the students, teachers and tutors

  • People who are involved in your establishment

  • Your Community

  • How you help your students

• Your Values and Philosophy

• Pick out the most important points. Obtain input from other people

  • List some positive words - words of aspiration and inspiration are really important for Educational Mission statements

• Select your most important words and combine in one sentence or put your most important sentences together which must be combined in one short paragraph. You will now be in an excellent position and know how to write Mission statements!

Educational Mission Statements
Do you need to write a Mission Statement for your Educational establishment? Not sure where to start? Then we hope that this page will provide help and useful guidelines for developing compelling Educational Mission statements. How to write a Educational Mission statement? Educational Mission Statements should be generally short, clear, vivid, inspiring and concise without using complicated words. The most successful Educational Mission Statements are inspiring, powerful and compelling.

What is the difference between Educational Mission Statements and Educational Vision Statements?
A good definition for a Mission Statement is a sentence or short paragraph which is written by a Educational establishment which reflects its core purpose, identity, values and principle aims. A good definition for Vision Statements is a sentence or short paragraph providing a broad, aspirational image of the future. A Vision is defined as 'An Image of the future we seek to create'. A Mission is defined as 'Purpose, reason for being'. Defined simply "Who we are and what we do". Many organizations, such as a Educational establishments such as colleges and schools, combine both their present accomplishments, which would typically be found in a Mission statement, together with their future aspirations in just one statement - a hybrid version of both a Mission and Vision statement. There are no rules, the choice is down to the Educational who decide what they are trying to achieve and who will be reading the statement.

• Educational Mission Statements contain important information about the Educational establishment, but in a nutshell. This should include what the college or school does, its achievements and who attends. Educational Mission Statements focus on today.

• Educational Vision Statements contain details of the future of the establishment - its vision ( the future plans with aims and objectives). These types of Statements focus on tomorrow. Colleges and schools write Vision statements to clarify and emphasize their future goals and the benefits which would be derived from their successful completion.