About Us

Our Purpose and Values

We're driven by a desire to break down the barriers that hold people back. Breaking Down Barriers Together.

Our Values

Our values define our culture and expectations of each other. They sometimes challenge orthodox thinking, yet support the ancient ambition of education; to transform lives for the better through greater understanding.

That's why we dare to be different.

That's why we make things happen.

And that's why we try our best never to be mean.

Breaking down barriers together

All of us face obstacles with the potential to hold us back. We hold that these are best addressed in a community that supports and believes in each other. We see this as our essential purpose and it underpins our approach to education and civic engagement.

Integrating purpose into our business strategy, we work with partners to widen participation in Higher Education. This important work does not end in the classroom, it includes working with students to identify and achieve rewarding graduate level careers.

This focus on personal and professional development is also an important feature of our civic engagement. We work with partners across the world to promote justice and fair play in all aspects of human interaction. We want to maximise opportunity for everyone and leave no one behind.

Our Commitments

Armed Forces Covenant

We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation committed to providing veterans and their families with the same access to higher education as any other citizen.

Ban the Box

We became the first higher education institute to Ban the Box for both staff and students — no longer asking anyone to disclose past criminal convictions.

Disability Confident

Our inclusive recruitment practices are recognised by Disability Confident and we constantly improve how we attract and recruit workers with a disability.

London Living Wage

We believe our staff should be paid a salary that meets the costs of living. We pay the London Living Wage instead of the National Minimum Wage.

Mindful Employer

We are committed to supporting the mental wellbeing of all our staff and creating a supportive and open culture where colleagues feel able to talk about mental health confidently.

UN PRME Signatory

We became the first independent provider in the world to join the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education — re-affirming sustainability at the core of our teaching.

Smarter London SME

We are members of Smarter London SME — removing any barriers for people with disabilities who work with us.

Strategic Framework 2022–2026

Our Strategic Framework is split into six goals and represents our institutional strategic targets that we seek to achieve over the three-year period 2023–26.

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Quality Enhancement Manual

The QEM sets out our Quality Assurance Framework — a central source of information on how we do things to provide assurance on the quality of our course delivery.

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