What is the Student Charter?
The Student Charter sets out what you can expect from Regent College London, and what we expect from you, as part of a shared learning community. It reflects our commitment to partnership, inclusion, and excellence, and helps create a positive, respectful student experience for everyone.
The Charter is covers the five key commitments that shape student life at RCL: education, support, opportunity, respect, and employability.
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Read the Student Charter
RCL will:
- Provide high-quality, inclusive, and supportive physical and digital learning environments including access to books and journals.
- Support authentic learning that prepares students for the world of work, community and society.
- Provide clear and consistent course information including the syllabus, academic requirements, assessment criteria, and feedback timelines.
- Support student development of key academic and digital skills.
- Ensure reasonable adjustments and learning support for all students.
Students will:
- Attend and actively engage in scheduled sessions, keeping cameras on during online classes.
- Study independently outside class to prepare, review, and complete assignments.
- Manage time effectively and meet submission deadlines.
- Uphold standards of academic integrity and honesty.
- Communicate proactively about circumstances affecting their studies with their Personal Academic Tutors (PATs).
- Engage respectfully in classes and collaborative activities.
RCL will:
- Provide accurate, accessible information about facilities, services, and regulations.
- Offer varied wellbeing, academic, and financial support.
- Embrace the diversity of our student community to ensure that teaching and support services are accessible to all.
- Use student feedback to continuously improve support provision.
- Protect the digital wellbeing and privacy of students and staff.
- Safeguard students from harassment, harm and abuse.
Students will:
- Seek support proactively when needed.
- Keep RCL informed of wellbeing or study concerns.
- Engage with student-facing services and follow RCL policies and procedures.
- Check and respond to communications promptly.
RCL will:
- Provide channels which encourage student participation and feedback.
- Promote a range of developmental, and professional opportunities.
- Include student representatives as partners in decision-making.
Students will:
- Contribute actively to feedback processes and decision-making.
- Take full advantage of curricular and extracurricular opportunities.
RCL will:
- Promote and uphold equality, inclusion, courtesy, and respect across the RCL community.
- Address complaints and concerns sensitively, fairly and in a timely manner, respecting confidentially.
- Safeguard wellbeing and uphold behavioural standards.
Students will:
- Treat others with courtesy, fairness, and respect both online and offline.
- Support inclusive behaviours and report inappropriate behaviour when observed.
- Respect College property and digital platforms.
RCL will:
- Embed employability and graduate skills development across all programmes.
- Provide careers advice, mentoring, and networking opportunities.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with employers and alumni to support career pathways.
- Facilitate activities, placements, and internships to enhance student employability prospects.
Students will:
- Engage fully with careers advice, employability initiatives and workshops.
- Develop professional skills and seek feedback to improve career readiness.
- Pursue internships, volunteering, and experiential learning opportunities.
Download the Student Charter [PDF].
