Our Values

We affectionately refer to them as JOYB.I.R.D. We work to demonstrate our values every day and we focus on these in everything we do. Our values are: Joyful, Bold, Inclusive, Resilient and Determined. We encourage all staff, volunteers and students to represent these values.

Joyful

• We celebrate achievements – small and big – celebrating together regularly and frequently.
• We seek opportunities for joy, welcoming and modelling a positive attitude.

Bold

• We campaign together on agreed themes, being brave and enabling.
• We set each other stretching and achievable targets.

Inclusive

• We are ambitious for young disabled people.
• We work hard to make all our spaces accessible for all.
• We respect differences.

Resilient

• When a challenge occurs, we face it together and work out as a team how to overcome it.
• When life is difficult, we don’t give up, but we seek support and look for ways to learn from the experience.

Determined

• We know there will be challenges, but we seek support to overcome them.
• We recognise that challenges build our experience and enable us to learn and develop.
• We are professional.