Company Profile
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln
Company Overview
Our Vision and Mission
Vision
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is committed to being a leader in learning, to inspiring excellence, and to enriching the lives of its students and staff and the communities it serves.
The University College seeks to value diversity; recognise aspiration and achievements; promote opportunities for self-development; respect its heritage whilst embracing appropriate change; and remove barriers to progress.
Purpose
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is a higher education institution with a foundation rooted in the Church of England tradition. Its academic portfolio includes undergraduate, postgraduate and work-based programmes in education, arts and humanities and cultural industries.
Through the provision of academic and vocational courses, Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln produces graduates with high levels of employability who are equipped to make a valuable contribution to society. The University College also engages in knowledge transfer and other appropriate support in its work with partners in the public, private, educational, voluntary and community sectors.
Mission
The mission of Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is to:
excel at teaching, learning and research
enable all students to achieve at the highest possible standard in their chosen field of study
foster an ethos in which the whole person is valued and diversity is celebrated
provide a dynamic environment that supports learning, research and external collaboration
work with partner schools to ensure that present and future teachers are well prepared and challenged in their thinking about learning
engage with cultural and creative activity at all levels for the enrichment of our society
develop productive partnerships with businesses and communities for mutual benefit.
Core Beliefs and Values
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln:
is committed to being an inclusive community which welcomes and hosts a diverse population of students & staff and fosters an ethos of mutual respect, trust and care
recognises the place of faith within the human experience and provides for its practice, nurture and exploration
has a strong belief in and commitment to education, learning, and the facilitation of personal development, placing high value upon the academic quality of the courses we offer
is committed to making a positive impact on the societies in which we live and work, locally, nationally and internationally
seeks to take an ethical approach to all activity and policy-making and encourages good practice in issues relating to the environment, sustainability and fair trade.
Company History
About Robert Grosseteste
Widely regarded as a great teacher, scholar, reformer, scientist and theologian, Robert Grosseteste is believed to have been born in Suffolk in around 1170. After holding a variety of academic and ecclesiastical offices Grosseteste was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln (at the time the largest diocese in England) in 1235 and remained in office for eighteen years until his death in October 1253.
Over the course of his lifetime Grosseteste wrote many texts including philosophical commentaries, prayers, religious poems, and pastoral and scientific treatises. He also performed experiments with light and optics and is said to have inspired his younger contemporary Roger Bacon, later known as Dr Mirabilis.
The remains of Robert Grosseteste lie in the south-east transept of Lincoln Cathedral. Each year on his feast day, October 9th, he is remembered at a service held in the University College Chapel.
Benefits
The working conditions are fixed by the Governing Body but are generally in line
with those agreed nationally for staff employed in Higher Education.
Paid annual leave is 22 days per year pro-rata plus statutory and bank holidays.
After 5 years' service the annual leave will be increased by a further week.
The post is pensionable.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Declaration of Health Form
and, if necessary, have a medical examination to ascertain that he or she is
medically fit to perform the duties of the post.
New employees to BG may have to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
Disclosure Check depending on their job role.
All offers of employment are made subject to the University College receiving two
satisfactory references.
Following an initial 6 month probationary period, this appointment is subject to
one month's notice on either side.