Code of Conduct for Students

Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS)

LIAS aims to provide all of its students with the support and guidance they need to thrive. This Code of Conduct for Students sets out the standard of conduct required of students to ensure everyone feels safe and supported. Students must maintain reasonable behaviour when interacting with LIAS.

Students are expected to behave in accordance with LIAS’s Rules and Regulations, and in particular in respect of: 

  1. Health and Safety

  2. Equal Opportunities 

  3. Safeguarding Procedures 

  4. All LIAS facilities including teaching facilities, studios, catering areas and communal areas. 

  5. Any facilities that LIAS hires to deliver its courses.  

It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that they are aware of any such standards and to adhere to them.  

Any behaviour which infringes LIAS’s policies, rules or regulations, causes distress to individuals, or disruption or disturbance in the learning or social environments of LIAS, is unacceptable, and may result in the student being asked to leave the course. The course fee will not be reimbursed in this event. We also reserve the right not to accept a student on future courses. 

LIAS’s Terms and Conditions describes the School’s commitment to its students and its expectations of students in return. Terms and Conditions

Expectations of students 

In any situation, in any part of the LIAS, we expect that:

  1. Students behave with good sense, behave with consideration towards others and respect their differences and take care in the use of the LIAS’s facilities or services 

  2. Students will be considerate and respectful to the needs of fellow students, staff, and visitors to LIAS

  3. Students will comply with Government and LIAS advice relating to Health & Safety of others, including any temporary requirements put in place 

  4. Students will comply with reasonable requests or instructions from members of LIAS staff 

  5. Students will behave and communicate in ways that do not unreasonably offend others and will conduct themselves appropriately in all forms of communication, including social media. Examples of unreasonably offensive behaviours include using abusive or obscene language, bullying, disruptive behaviour and engaging in any form of discriminatory behaviour 

  6. Students will act within the law and not engage in activity or behaviour that is likely to bring the LIAS into disrepute 

Misconduct 

LIAS considers the forms of inappropriate conduct that are set out below to constitute misconduct that is likely to lead to possible expulsion from your Course and/or LIAS. The list should not be regarded as exhaustive:  

  1. Inappropriate, abusive, offensive, indecent, harassing, threatening or stalking behaviour against members of LIAS or its visitors, including via social media. 

  2. Failure to respect the rights of others; discriminatory or abusive behaviour towards others, including on the basis of age, disability, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, belief, or sexual orientation 

  3. Causing, attempting or threatening to cause physical harm, injury, or mental distress, including where this was caused by controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour towards members of LIAS or its visitors 

  4. Any conduct which constitutes sexual violence or misconduct against members of LIAS or its visitors 

  5. Any behaviour which is intended to or is likely to disrupt teaching, learning, or any other activities undertaken by or within the LIAS 

  6. Any conduct which adversely affects or puts at risk the safety, welfare or well-being of members of LIAS or its visitors 

  7. Damage to LIAS property or facilities, whether caused intentionally or recklessly, or the use of property or facilities for unapproved purposes 

  8. Possession or use of any illegal drugs, substances or offensive weapons  

  9. Complaints against LIAS or its members which are vexatious in nature or where there is evidence to suggest a false claim. For example complaints motivated by malice or designed specifically to cause disruption, annoyance or to discredit an individual 

  10. Any behaviour that interferes with the normal working of LIAS or any of its facilities or services 

  11. Failure to comply with a temporary suspension or restriction or ban from LIAS.  

  12. Any behaviour that damages, or has the potential to damage the LIAS’s reputation  

Use of Mobile Phones and Social Media 

LIAS expects students to adhere to the following when using mobile phones and / or social media whilst undertaking LIAS courses: 

  1. Occasional personal use of social media during course time is permitted so long as it does not involve unprofessional or inappropriate content, does not interfere with the course and complies with this policy. 

  2. If you are in a life drawing class, you must not use your mobile phone or take photographs of the life model in the studio at any time.

  3. Students may wish to take the odd photograph during their time in the studio to capture their experience.  Students should opt out at the start of classes by notifying the tutor if they do not wish to be photographed by fellow students during the course. 

  4. Be respectful to others when making any statement on social media and be aware that you are personally responsible for all communications which will be published on the internet for anyone to see. 

  5. You must not use social media to defame or disparage LIAS, our staff or any third party; to harass, bully or unlawfully discriminate against staff, other students, or third parties; to make false or misleading statements; or to impersonate colleagues or third parties. 

  6. Whilst there is a natural communicative nature of social media and some courses use them for communication, you should be careful not to interact inappropriately with fellow students or Tutors 

Intellectual Property 

Any intellectual property created during the teaching of the courses, including in any course materials is owned by LIAS and/or the Tutor. You must ensure you do not breach intellectual property law when sharing any materials outside of the course.  

If you are unsure what you can or cannot share outside of your course, please speak with your Tutor. 

Student’s right of complaint 

If a student feels s/he is a victim of inappropriate or unacceptable behaviour s/he has the right to use LIAS’s Complaints Procedure.