British Council Scotland    

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A new direction    

Our vision, purpose and values    

Our purpose

We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide.

Our vision

The future for the UK in this crowded, dangerous, beautiful world depends on people of all cultures living and working together on foundations of education, mutual understanding, respect and trust.

Our values and how we show them

Our five corporate values guide what we do and how we work.

Valuing People

We demonstrate this by:

treating people with courtesy and respect    
listening to what people have to say and responding helpfully    
giving people the opportunity to use and develop their talents    
valuing diversity.   

Integrity

We demonstrate this by:

being honest    
being consistent both in what we do and say    
taking responsibility for our actions and decisions.    

Mutuality

We demonstrate this by:

wishing to learn from and share with other people    
putting effective relationships at the heart of our work    
working towards common goals.    

Creativity

We demonstrate this by:

encouraging people to develop new ideas in an environment of trust    
being resourceful and innovative in our approach    
actively seeking and presenting the best in creativity.    

Professionalism

We demonstrate this by:

being true to our values and keeping our promises    
listening to and valuing the ideas and opinions of others    
accepting individual and collective responsibility for delivering work to a high standard.    

Cultural relations

Cultural relations is the building of engagement and trust between people of different cultures through the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

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