To create a healthy learning and working environment we need to foster a community in which different backgrounds and cultures are cherished and recognised as critical to excellence in education.  We will create and nurture a supportive environment for staff and students that rewards and recognises innovation and encourages active student engagement in positive change.

Strategic approach

The creation of a supportive environment is key to fostering a sense of community and we will work to enhance this throughout the College.

• Inclusive learning: supporting staff and students to turn diverse backgrounds and cultures into an opportunity for mutual learning, taking advantage of different experiences and perspectives
• A supportive and inclusive scholarly community: strengthening support for students and working to embed equality, diversity and inclusivity in the campus community
• Establishing a culture that values teaching as highly as research: improving recognition for staff and striving for greater parity of esteem for teaching
• Supporting innovation: creating time for staff to step back from existing workloads and recognising their contributions consistently across the College
• Student engagement in positive change: establishing new ways for students to contribute to their own and to their peers’ educational experience as co-creators of teaching innovations