Our Vision & Values

Our Vision: Transforming our Communities Through Learning

At DN Colleges Group, we are working towards a common goal: to transform our communities through learning.This vision reflects our belief in our students and in our ability to transform their lives so positively. Our students are at the heart of everything we do.

Together, we can ensure they reach their full potential as they move forward to successful futures, contributing to their communities and to the social and economic needs of our region.

Our Values: ASPIRE

This vision is supported by a set of values that underpin how we operate every day across our organisation.  Across every team and department, we follow core values that guide our decision making, our interactions and our approach to challenges and opportunities.

These values are a fundamental part of DN Colleges Group, as we aspire to deliver outstanding and inspirational teaching and learning for our students every day.

Ambition: to achieve the highest standards
Support: a caring, safe and inclusive environment
Partnership: collaborative working to achieve shared goals
Innovation: we use our initiative and are agile in finding creative solutions
Responsibility: we take individual and collective responsibility
Equality: we work with integrity and are open, honest and respectful of each other.

You can find our Public Values Statement here.

My tutors were so supportive and understanding of all of the students’ needs and are more than happy to help. You can genuinely see that they go out their way to make our learning as enriching as they can.


Jordan Murray

The University has helped me enormously, I never thought I would have achieved and grown so much personally as I have in the last 3 years.


Jacqueline Brown