Our Vision & Values

At Explore we understand that our strength comes from our fantastic people. We all share a common purpose with our Vision and Values and the culture that this creates is truly unique.

Everyone here takes every opportunity to really get to know each other, both professionally and socially. We’re all united in wanting to make Explore the best place that it can be for our members, and therefore also the best place that it can be for us to work in as well.

Our Vision:

• Best in Education: Independent research will show that we are leaders in our field. We will be an engine for innovation and empower children to reach their potential.
• Best Staff: We will be recognised as an outstanding employer. Our fantastic reputation will attract superstars to join our team, and we will offer them opportunities and support to help them grow and thrive in our dynamic culture.
• Best Service: We will be the benchmark for providing outstanding customer service, inspiring others across all sectors.
• Best Ambassadors: We will be proud of everything we achieve at Explore. We will shout our achievements from the rooftops to support us in raising our profile and building our reputation across the local community.

OUR VALUES:

• Integrity: Our staff and members are the heart of our company.  Their feedback and opinions guide our decisions.  Our staff are role models, inspiring our families and each other.
• Family: Our staff and families have a say in anything we do, from the competitions we run to the look of our brand, to ensure that everyone feels part of the Explore family.
• Inclusive: Explore Learning is a welcoming home for all children, regardless of their ability and for families and staff of all backgrounds.
• Customer centred: We offer a listening ear and expertise to ensure we are delivering an outstanding, tailored service to every parent and child.
• Ambitious: Just like our members, we never stop learning. We are innovative, creative and always strive to improve the service that we provide. Our success is driven by the difference we make to our families.

Our Competencies

Whatever level you’re joining us at, we will look for you to be strong in our 7 core competencies.  These will put you in excellent stead for working here.  Joining as a part-time Tutor, helping in our IT or finance team, or becoming an Assistant Director, these are the things we’ll be looking for…

• Passion – a strong desire to grow the business, to make a meaningful impact, our people are inspirational, ambitious and goal-orientated.
• Communication – everyone here is energetic, warm, positive, articulate, adaptable, credible and empathetic with fantastic interpersonal skills.
• Receptiveness – always seeking feedback, strong self-reflection is crucial to recognising your own strengths and areas for development.
• Leadership – developing into strong people managers and taking responsibility means you should be confident, driven, assertive, decisive and demonstrate strong self-belief.
• Resilience – when you’re juggling multiple responsibilities, resilience is crucial to dealing with setbacks and problem solving any pinch points that you encounter.
• Initiative – we love nothing more than a can-do, go get them attitude.  We really look for gumption, in absolute bucket loads!
• Teamwork – one of our fundamental values is Family.  This means embracing the collaborative elements of being in a team, taking shared ownership and a conscientious accountability for your work.

OUR CHARITY PARTNERS

It’s really important to us at Explore that we make a meaningful impact, to our members, for our staff and in the wider community, as such we love to lend our support to wonderful causes that echo our values and are close to our hearts.

We partner with two charities each year, which are chosen through a staff vote, we’re thrilled this year to be working with CHAS and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. We get stuck in to doing all sorts of things to help fundraise, our pledge this year is to raise £12,000. Our efforts have so far included half marathons, full marathons, leg waxing, cake bakes, storytelling, gunge tanks, quizzes, wellbeing days and all sorts of other brilliant bits and pieces. We have a long and growing list of volunteers and we coordinate activities for you to be able to get hands on with supporting families and children who work with these charities as well.