This page provides an overview of the Boston College Corporation, highlighting its commitment to equality and diversity, key strategic documents, and important certifications. It demonstrates how we uphold high standards of governance, quality, and accountability, reflecting our ongoing dedication to providing an inclusive, excellent learning environment for all.
Key Strategic Documents
Strategic Plan
The College's Strategic Plan sets out the direction of travel for the next three years. Colleges have an important role to play in helping to build an internationally competitive skills base and in promoting opportunities to ensure that all adults and young people are able to realise their individual potential.
Annual Accountability Statement
Annual Accounts
Boston College's Annual Report and Financial Statements
EMFEC Key Ask
Gender Pay
The purpose of gender pay reporting is to show the difference between the average earnings of men and women.
Ofsted
Equality and Diversity
Supporting everyone to achieve their potential and celebrating everyone as an individual is fundamental to Boston College's culture and values. Boston College is committed to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion amongst students and staff, so that it is ever visible as a central point of the College's culture.
This commitment is also one of the College's key strategic aims, and helps fulfil the vision of being 'Brilliant Today, Better Tomorrow' and mission 'to ensure that all our students achieve their brilliant ‘best’ for their employers, their communities, for themselves and for the future.'
The College also recognises its duties under the Equality Act and other relevant legislation. This includes the Public Sector General Equality Duty which requires public bodies such as the College to have a due regard to the need to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010.
- Advance equality of opportunity between people from different groups.
- Foster good relations between people from different groups.
Certain groups with 'protected characteristics' are covered under the Equality Act. The protected characteristics are:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender Reassignment
- Marriage and Civil Partnership (but only in respect of eliminating unlawful discrimination)
- Pregnancy and Maternity
- Race (this includes ethnic or national origins, colour or nationality)
- Religion or Belief (this includes lack of belief)
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
Read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement for a full list of the College's commitments to Equality and Diversity.
Underpinning this statement are our employer, student and visitor policies and procedures. Each gives consideration to equality, diversity and inclusion and are routinely analysed and monitored to ensure they achieve the desired impacts and outcomes.
Our Certifications
