Gareth Southgate has confirmed there is no break clause in his four-year England contract and said Wayne Rooney will remain captain of the team.
Southgate was confirmed as England's permanent manager on Wednesday after taking interim charge of the World Cup qualifying wins against Malta and Scotland, the draw with Slovenia and the friendly draw with Spain.
"No, there's no break clause," Southgate said during a news conference at Wembley. "I'm taking over at a point where the last two tournaments haven't been as successful as we'd like. There's big potential in the squad but a lot of hard work ahead.
"We've got a group of players I think are going to develop a lot and it's important to look not just at short-term results."
The former England under-21 manager also outlined ambitious plans for his tenure in which he hopes to develop "a world-class team" capable of challenging for titles.
"I think being an England player comes with added responsibility to that of a player who plays club football, but I don't think laying down the law is necessary with this group of players," he said. "I like to treat players with respect, treat them like adults and there has got to be trust between coach and players.
"There have got to be clear guidelines but it's also important that players take some leadership in that. Look at elite teams and there's a clear process of players taking responsibility in what that looks like.
"When I took over for the four matches I changed lots of things about the way we trained, the way we prepared and some things I kept in place. On the back of those four matches it's an opportunity for me to review with all the staff and all of the players how we worked, what I observed and what we can improve on.
"We want to develop an elite team, we want to be a world-class team so every aspect of our training and preparation has got to work towards that. Now is an opportunity on the back of what happened in November to really talk to the players and get their thoughts and feelings on that, to guide where we go."
Of Rooney's future with England, Southgate said he will continue as the team's skipper but is not guaranteed a starting place.
"Wayne is England captain," he said. "I think I said that at the beginning of the interim period but what's also clear is I've only selected him to start in two of the four matches we've had.
"Obviously it's not the case that Wayne expects to play every game. It's important for me to develop more leaders in that group.
"If we're going to be successful we need to develop leadership, develop resilience and that's one of the key areas.
"Wayne has played an important part for England up to this point and I'm sure he can do that in the future but we also have to develop others."
Southgate is hoping to name his backroom staff in the near future and wants his assistant, Steve Holland, to join the FA payroll on a permanent basis having previously worked a job split with Chelsea.
Discussions around that are ongoing, though Chelsea's strong performances in the Premier League this year mean they may not be willing to let their coach go until the end of the campaign.
"We're working towards that and hope to be able to make some announcements soon," Southgate said. "I think everyone knows how important Steve has been for me in terms of the work we've done in the last few years [at under-21 level] and in the last few weeks, there's no secret in that. At the moment everything is ongoing.''
There are also no guarantees that Sammy Lee and Martyn Margetson, drafted to the coaching team by Sam Allardyce and retained during Southgate's temporary stint, will remain.
At least some changes to the backroom team are expected but negotiations are not yet complete.
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.