Our Core Values
Our values are extremely important to us. They outline what we stand for, how we behave and what鈥檚 important to us.
As a student at Coleg Gwent, it鈥檚 important that you uphold these values too, while you鈥檙e here, and hopefully beyond your time with us.
Respect for All
What you should do鈥�
- 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鈥檚 opinions
鈥nd what you shouldn鈥檛
- 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
Solutions Driven
What you should do鈥�
- Embrace the College vision and strategy
- Face every challenge with positivity
- Engage with everyone to seek answers
- Take responsibility and ownership of problems
鈥nd what you shouldn鈥檛
- 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
Always Learner First
What you should do鈥�
- 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鈥� perspective 鈥� have empathy with them
鈥nd what you shouldn鈥檛
- Blame learners for things that are our responsibility
- Prioritise operational needs before those of the learners
- Take an approach that isn鈥檛 learner-focused
- Fail to listen to, and act on, learner feedback
Act with Integrity
What you should do鈥�
- Be fair, honest and transparent
- Be a role model
- Deal with difficult conversations and situations
- Be responsible and dependable
鈥nd what you shouldn鈥檛
- 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鈥檚 difficult
- Blame others for things that go wrong