Our Vision

In 2030 we want Stratford-on-Avon District to….

  • Be well-known internationally for the culture, heritage and countryside across the District, and for the quality of its visitor experience, as well as for being Shakespeare’s birthplace.
  • Have used its international reputation to support and sustain the development of future technologies and innovative businesses of all sizes. be one of the UK’s first carbon-neutral Districts supporting zero-carbon innovation, technology and construction and be at the forefront of climate change adaptation.
  • Benefit from the most advanced connectivity and accessibility across the District (including the best possible communications infrastructure) and an integrated transport system with excellent links to Birmingham, Oxford and London.
  • Enable all its residents to live safe and healthy lives, work, raise children and grow old in an excellent District for leisure, education and sport.
  • Have high quality, appropriate and affordable housing across the District.

Our Plan

Working on regional, national and international stages

We will promote Stratford-on-Avon externally and use our relationships and reputation to help deliver our vision for 2030 and our ambitions for 2023. Enhancing the quality Stratford-on-Avon as a place

We will use our roles and powers, an ever-closer relationship with Warwickshire County Council and effective collaboration with other partners to enable us to ensure that Stratford-on-Avon is an excellent place to live, work, learn, visit and invest.

Nurturing a thriving, innovative and inclusive economy

We will work with the Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, West Midlands Combined Authority and Midlands Engine to support our local economy.

Responding to the climate emergency

We will do all we can locally to contribute to national carbon reduction targets, fulfil our aim to becoming a carbon-neutral District by 2030 and support measures to adapt to the impact of climate change.

Putting residents and communities centre stage

We will listen to and engage with residents and communities, use what we hear to shape what we do, and communicate the results.

In order to deliver this, we will become a more agile and resilient Council

Our Values and Behaviours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Council has a set of values that define our behaviour in the way we work.

Integrity

• Do the right thing

• Learn from mistakes

• Be considerate

• Be accountable

Trust

• Be fair and honest

• Developing trusting relationships

• Treat people with respect

Approachability

• Be accessible

• Always try to help

• Show empathy

Adaptability

• Have a ‘can-do’ approach

• Endeavour to find the best solutions

• ‘Get stuff done’

• Have a flexible attitude

Employee Benefits

Disability Confident Employer

Stratford-on-Avon District Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. To achieve this standard the District Council has shown a commitment to attract, support and promote disabled people in the workplace, by implementing a variety of supportive processes including:

  • Making sure our recruitment process is accessible to all and attracts a wide pool of talent.
  • Offering interviews to those candidates who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
  • Supporting disabled people by making adjustments to interviews, jobs and the workplace to reduce any disadvantage caused by the disability.
  • Providing a range of support to staff who become disabled whilst working for us: including occupational health provision, an employee assistance programme (EAP), mental health first aiders and ongoing support from human resources and managers.

The Council is currently accredited until 13 May 2025