• Inclusivity
• Promoting social mobility
• Serving our local communities
• Believing in the potential of our young people
• Preparing tomorrow’s adults to contribute to social, economic, environmental and cultural sustainable development

​Encouraging professional freedom. We expect our school leaders and staff to develop a curriculum that is relevant to local context and is consistent with the values, principles and behaviours of Reach South. We require consistency but not conformity. We encourage professional freedom within boundaries.​

Championing young people, not institutions. We will always champion our young people, even if this conflicts with being the champion of our institutions. For example, where the most appropriate learning pathway for a young person is found in another institution, this would mean a loss of funding to the Trust. Under all circumstances, we are absolutely clear that we will always put the interests of the young person first.

Collaboration not competition. As a charitable education trust, we will collaborate and work with other organisations to deliver positive outcomes for children. Reach South already has very close synergies and association with REAch2 Academy Trust, CELT and the Wyvern Federation. We also seek to collaborate with other organisations, Local Authorities and Government agencies where it brings benefits to our young people.

Integrity and Trust. We behave with the highest integrity at all levels of the organisation. These behaviours are critical to our organisational growth and sustainability.

Developing our people. Integrity without competence would do little to build confidence in our ability to deliver what we promise. We will build and maintain a reputation for expert organisational competence through the development of skills and capacity in our people and our organisation.