General Social Care Council
Protecting the public by requiring high standards of professional education, conduct and practice of all social workers
About us
Our principles, priorities and values
Our principles
In upholding our responsibilities as the workforce regulator we aim to:
- seek and respond to the views of the public, people who use social work services, employers and social workers
- build constructive relationships with our partners and stakeholders
- be independent, clear, fair, open, collaborative, efficient and effective in what we do
- embrace human rights, equality and diversity in all that we do
- learn and develop as an organisation
- invest in our people and make the GSCC an excellent employer.
Our priorities
Our priorities as an organisation are:
- the protection of the public through improved educational standards, excellence in registering social workers, and effective conduct systems
- effective working with key partners
- excellent customer service and value for money
- robust governance arrangements
- excellent leadership and staff engagement
- strong organisational capability and performance.
Our values
In working towards our ambition we have adopted the following values:
- Fairness
- Quality
- Openness
- Efficiency
- Integrity
- Respect
These values shape how we interact with each other, our business partners, stakeholders and customers. They underpin our performance appraisal processes and guide our behaviour.
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Nicholas Humphries
21 Aug 2011 at 1:50pm
I found this page very useful. I am doing my units at the moment for my placement and i don't think that anywhere else would be able to state values as good as the GSCC.