The Salomons' strategy forms part of the Canterbury Christ Church University Strategic plan 2006-2010.

CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC PLAN 2006-2010
SALOMONS’ STRATEGY

Context

Salomons was acquired by the University in 1996 and was established as, and remains, a company wholly owned by the University. In 2001 Salomons was established as an Associate Faculty, comprising the original three departments, the Centre for Applied Social & Psychological Development (CASPD), the Centre for Leadership & Management Development (CLMD) and Conference & Events (C&E). Salomons has built on an impressive local and national reputation for its high quality post graduate programmes, consultancy and research.

The Tunbridge Wells Campus (David Salomons Estate) has also become the location for two Centres of the Faculty of Education, namely the Centre for Career and Personal Development (CCPD) and the Centre for Education Leadership and School Improvement (CELSI) which also contains the Quality in Study Support (QISS) sub-department. In addition, the Campus is used by other Faculties to run specific programmes and conferences in West Kent.

The positioning of Salomons as an Associate Faculty has proved useful up to this point, but does not fit well with the future vision. In the strategic period the plan is to establish the Associate Faculty as Salomons Institute for Psychological & Organisational Development functioning as the fifth faculty within the University.

The purpose of the Institute will be:

“To build the psychological health and sustainability of individuals, teams and organisations.”

The establishment of an Institute as a fifth faculty would build on the current high quality work offered at Salomons and serve as a strong platform for future growth. The intellectual foundation underpinning the work of the Institute would be provided by psychological, systemic and organisational theory and research. The staff should act in ways coherent with its purpose, that is, with integrity, commitment, friendliness, respectfulness and fairness. These foundations create conditions which will enable the Institute to meet the growing needs evident in society for creating psychologically healthy and sustainable individuals, teams, organisations and communities.

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