Statement following the Employment Tribunal judgment

While this is not a course of action that we would have chosen, we are pleased with the Tribunal’s unanimous judgment that has dismissed all of the claims made by Dr Edwards. Throughout this process, we have chosen not to engage publicly with the many claims that have been made and broadcast in public media. These claims have now been shown to be unfounded, and the College, by contrast, has been judged reasonable and proportionate in its actions. We wish Dr Edwards and his family well for the future, as we all move on from this long and involved process.

Cliff College is proud to be an institution where those with differing convictions are welcomed and challenged to live together as faithful disciples of Christ. We aim to do this with mutual respect and a generosity of spirit that springs from our biblical and evangelical conviction of God's love for each and for all.

We strive for Cliff College to be a place where everyone feels safe, everyone feels heard and everyone feels able to share their convictions in an open, appropriate and respectful manner, always mindful of how we communicate with each other and how our comments might be received. This includes a willingness to acknowledge when we get things wrong, or when we could do better – a characteristic which we seek to model and which we appropriately expect from our staff and our students. We look forward to starting our new term at Cliff College in a few weeks with our new intake of students.