- To be a foundation for community development, within the sphere of vocational computer science within the UK and beyond
- Engage with key provocateurs focused on reaching underserved communities
- Offer services from the OU at large, as a fulcrum for educational development
- Ignore the confines of conventional wisdom and approach change with iconoclastic zeal
- Create future ASCs by virtue of community development
- Overcome anachronistic mind sets and practices
- Engage with the wider vendor community