This page covers a number of areas that are important to your well being
Safeguarding is a term used to describe the duties and responsibilities that those providing education and training must carry out to protect individuals from harm and to ensure they feel safe. Safeguarding includes online safety, sometimes referred to as e-safety.
We strive to make your learning environment a place where you can feel safe and we have a zero tolerance to abuse and other harmful behaviours.
We ensure that we practise safe recruitment of staff, raise awareness of safeguarding issues, and implement procedures for identifying and reporting issues, as well as supporting any vulnerable learner suffering or likely to suffer any significant harm.
Further details are available in our Safeguarding & Well Being Policy. Any specific safeguarding concerns you have may be raised with Trainers or the Designated Safeguarding Officer, Vicki Parker.
We have a responsibility to ensure you are not at risk from radicalisation.
Prevent is part of the Government’s Anti-Terrorism strategy and helps to stop vulnerable people being groomed, radicalised, and drawn into terrorism or violent extremism. You will be introduced to this strategy and learn about who may be vulnerable to, or at risk of radicalisation.
The Prevent Duty is covered in the Safeguarding & Well Being Policy
If you have a Prevent related concern, please contact a member of staff with this immediately.
If you have any information regarding suspected terrorist activity you should report this to the police or contact the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789321.
Our commitment to equality of opportunity covers all stages of your apprenticeship.
We aim to ensure that our learners do not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, religion or belief, age, race, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, disability, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic background, being an ex-offender with spent crime.
We expect employers to have an Equality and Diversity Policy which sets out their commitment to ensuring equality and valuing diversity. Please ask to see a copy if you are not already familiar with it.
If you believe you have been treated unfairly at any stage of your programme, we urge you to discuss this with your employer and Trainer.
We have a legal and contractual duty to take all necessary steps to ensure you are safe at work and are covered by your employer’s liability insurance whilst on your Apprenticeship. To help us and your employer in meeting these duties you most:
This can take many forms at work and can include unwelcomed physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct such as sexual advances, physical contact, gossip, obscene posters, and gestures etc.
Should you feel you are being bullied or harassed at work you should report the details to your supervisor and your Trainer. Your Trainer can provide help and guidance should you require it.
If this does not solve the problem you will need to follow your company’s grievance policy or contact your trade union if you are a member.
By law, all employers must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers.
The law is the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023. The law came into effect on 26 October 2024.
The law covers sexual harassment from:
All employers must ensure that their employees are trained to prevent sexual harassment happening.
This includes:
Whilst you are an apprentice we will take steps to reinforce this law and complete training with you.
