Missions and objectives

Mission

Linking London is a unique partnership of London universities, colleges and other strategic stakeholders dedicated to working collaboratively to identify opportunities and to meet the challenges of the changing educational landscape, building on our experience and track record of the past twelve years.

The core aims of the network are to support recruitment, retention and progression to and through higher education.

Through Linking London membership, partners can work collaboratively, and individually, to maximise their contribution to targeted student engagement and success, social mobility and in pursuit of improvements in social justice through education.

Broad Objectives

To support partners in areas of both strategic and operational importance and to help them achieve key institutional objectives, and to provide a service for professional and organisational capacity improvement.

To provide a forum for information, discussion and networking on matters of importance to all sectors in education to ensure a pro-active, collective voice, and to provide opportunities for networking with stakeholders and employers, whose views and approaches have relevance to the world of education both in terms of design, delivery and successful outcomes.

To support readiness for and engagement in impending changes, to seek to innovate, whilst drawing on good practice to inform our understanding of what works and to work for quality outcomes.

To provide cost-effective and efficient solutions for partners through collaboration that represents 'value for money'.