Professional Values

Professional Values

1.1. Students at the centre
  • Understands student needs, the context in which they are living and studying, and the impact of these on learning.
  • Values the contribution students as learning partners can make individually and through systems of representation to the delivery and enhancement of the learning experience.
  • Develops learning relationships based on mutual respect and integrity.
  • Commits to equality and diversity, and promotes inclusiveness, trust and fairness. Commits to the safety and wellbeing of all students.
1.2. Leadership of learning
  • Promotes collaborative and collective leadership of learning.
  • Creates innovative learning opportunities for students through active enquiry.
  • Promotes, enables and empowers students to engage and achieve in learning in order to maximise their potential.
  • Supports and encourages students to take personal responsibility for leading their own learning.
  • Embraces and embeds sustainability in learning and teaching.
1.3. Continuous professional improvement
  • Reflects critically on, and evaluates professional values, practice and contribution to student success.
  • Collaborates with students, colleagues and external partners, including employers, to deliver excellence in learning.
  • Participates actively in continuous career long development of professional knowledge, understanding and practice.
  • Embraces change and emerging practices and developments.
  • Promotes and supports a culture of quality improvement.

Professional Standards are developed around three interdependent elements

Professional
Values

Professional Knowledge and Understanding

Professional
Practice