Our Values
                Our values are extremely important to us. They outline what we stand for, how we behave and what’s important to us.
As a student at Ůӟó, it’s important that you uphold these values too, while you’re here, and hopefully beyond your time with us.
Our Core Values
What you should do…
- Try to make sure everyone feels included and listened to in all interactions with colleagues and learners
 - Listen and respond to questions without prejudice
 - Be aware of and responsible for how your attitude and emotions can impact on other people
 - Take time to actively listen and endeavour to understand other people’s opinions
 
…and what you shouldn’t
- Jump to conclusions and make assumptions
 - Express non-constructive, negative or personal views of others and their opinions
 - Demonstrate favouritism
 - Encourage or take part in gossip
 
What you should do…
- Embrace the College vision and strategy
 - Face every challenge with positivity
 - Engage with everyone to seek answers
 - Take responsibility and ownership of problems
 
…and what you shouldn’t
- Ignore the issues and hope it will go away
 - Pass the buck to others
 - Accept that second best is ok
 - Be closed to ideas from others
 
What you should do…
- Treat all learners with respect and as individuals
 - Consider the impact on learners of every decision you take
 - Involve learners in the decisions you make
 - Appreciate our learners’ perspective – have empathy with them
 
…and what you shouldn’t
- Blame learners for things that are our responsibility
 - Prioritise operational needs before those of the learners
 - Take an approach that isn’t learner-focused
 - Fail to listen to, and act on, learner feedback
 
What you should do…
- Be fair, honest and transparent
 - Be a role model
 - Deal with difficult conversations and situations
 - Be responsible and dependable
 
…and what you shouldn’t
- Indulge in bias or favouritism
 - Turn a blind eye to inappropriate comments and behaviour from others
 - Fail to act in accordance with all our values, even when it’s difficult
 - Blame others for things that go wrong