College Mission
Weymouth College aims to meet the education and training needs of the community by providing a quality service to achieve positive outcomes. You can view the College Charter by clicking here.
Disability Equality Scheme
Full text of Scheme in PDF format
Weymouth College is committed to complying with its duties under the disability discrimination legislation. We are working to remove all barriers to people with rights under the Act. This includes any staff or students with disabilities and potential staff or students with disabilities.
The College aims to do this by working closely with people with disabilities in and out of College and consulting local and national organisations to ensure these needs are being met.
This Disability Equality Scheme is a statement of our strong commitment and continuing approach to delivering disability equality for staff and students. It is closely aligned to the College's strategic priorities. The principles set down in this first Disability Equality Scheme are fundamental to building a more inclusive learning organisation which sees disability as a dynamic driver for change and which takes disability equality to its heart.
We aim to be open to all sections of the community and to be a truly inclusive organisation where individual differences are respected, where staff and students are treated solely on their merits, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential. We welcome the new statutory duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 which asks public authorities to take a proactive approach to the promotion of disability equality.
Weymouth College has used positive initiatives to make our services, policies, practices and buildings as accessible as possible. The Scheme highlights our progress to date, where there are gaps, where we can make improvements in policy and practice, and our new responsibility to promote disability equality in all aspects of our work.
We have involved disabled students, disabled staff, managers and external organisations through a range of activities and initiatives in developing this Scheme. The feedback from disabled staff and students has enabled us to prioritise key actions, which will enable us to develop and enhance the extensive services/support we already offer. We will also take a fresh look at those areas which require new initiatives.
Our Disability Equality Scheme will provide the essential framework for promoting and embedding disability equality across all areas of our work. It will enable us to provide a positive and lasting difference to the experiences of current and potential disabled students and those disabled people who would like to join us as employees. This will also provide the opportunity for Weymouth College to attract and retain talented staff and students and enhance our diversity and competitiveness in the changing and dynamic higher education environment.
Sue Moore
Principal
Safeguarding Children
The College is committed to working together with Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Local Safegurading Children Board and Dorset Safeguarding Children Board to complying with their procedures. It recognises that it has a responsibility towards all children and vulnerable adults attending or visiting the College, to safeguard their welfare and to take appropriate steps to ensure this can be achieved.
- The College ensures that safe recruitment practices are followed when employing staff.
- A safeguarding culture is actively promoted within the College.
- The College has a senior member of staff who leads on safeguarding across the College and 7 trained Child Protection Officers.
- All governors and staff receive regular training on safeguarding. Volunteers, employers and partners of the College are made aware of the safeguarding procedures and their responsibilities towards our students.
- All students receive an induction and information on safeguarding and what to do if they are concerned about any situation. Immediate access to a Child Protection Officer (CPO) is available to all students and staff.
Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme
Adopting a publication scheme is a requirement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This Act promotes greater openness and accountability across the public sector by requiring all ‘public authorities’ to make information available proactively, through a publication scheme.
The classes of information we publish are described in the second part of the scheme.
Next to each class we have indicated the manner in which the information described will be available. We have also indicated whether charges apply to material in each class.
To request information available through our publication scheme, please contact: Kieren Hasler
For the complete Publication Scheme in Adobe pdf format -
Please Click Here
Data Protection
Data protection Act – Your Rights and How We protect Them
When it comes to the information we hold about you, your rights are set out clearly in the law. The Data Protection Act 1998 also provides the people who record and use personal data must be open about how it is used and that they must obey the eight principles. This is normally where obeying the principles would damage the fight against crime, or be against national interest in some way.
First Principle - Process it fairly and lawfully
Second Principle - Process it for specific purposes and not in any manner incompatible with those purposes.
Third Principle - Only process information that is adequate, relevant and not excessive.
Fourth Principle - Ensure that the information is accurate and up to date.
Fifth Principle - Ensure that the information is not kept longer than is necessary.
Sixth Principle - Ensure that the information is treated in accordance with your rights.
Seventh Principle - Take care of your personal information.
Eighth Principle - Ensure that your personal information is not transferred outside the European Economic Area unless there are suitable safeguards in the countries to which it needs to be sent.
If you want to know more about the Data Protection Act 1998, you should write to:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Or visit their website at: www.ico.gov.uk
College Vision
· Effective Lifelong Learning Programmes with progression from Foundation to Higher Education level
· Widening Participation and Access
· Working positively and in partnership with others
· Contributing effectively to meeting local needs
· Committing to a rigorous continuous improvement process to raise standards
· Achievement of financial stability within four years
· Providing leadership and managing change effectively through development of staff
· Establishing Centres of Excellence for both academic and vocational programmes.
Equal opportunities
The following is the official Governing Body statement on Equal Opportunities.
"The Board of Governors of Weymouth College believes that Weymouth College should operate on a principle of Equal Opportunities and recognises its overall responsibility for promoting both the principle and the College policy on Equal Opportunities which it fully supports.
As a body, Governors will encourage staff and students to display a positive attitude and commitment and will expect that individuals treat one another with respect, sensitivity and consideration".
College Disability Statement
Weymouth College is committed to promoting the practice of fairness and to eliminating inequality based on the grounds of age, disability, learning needs, family responsibility, marital status, culture, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, trade union activity, unrelated criminal convictions or other irrelevant criteria. We aim to recognise and value the contribution made by each individual to our learning environment.
The College strives to ensure that all staff and learners, whether existing of potential, receive fair treatment when making application; and in terms of their retention, achievements an employability, not least in relation to under-represented groups within the community.
Health and Safety Policy
General Statement of Intent
Full text of Policy in PDF format
The Board of Governors of Weymouth College accepts ultimate responsibility for health and safety and welfare of all employees, learners, visitors and contractors and is committed to ensuring that these responsibilities are fully discharged throughout the College. The Board considers health and safety to be a core management function and therefore will ensure that the necessary resources are available to implement the policy successfully. This includes ensuring that the policy is communicated effectively and that employees are competent to fulfil their health and safety roles.
Weymouth College recognises its responsibilities to the local community and is committed to reducing the impact of its activities on the surrounding environment.
The college is also committed to achieving the following objectives
• To implement a robust plan for the management of health and safety throughout the College;
• To promote high standards of health and safety awareness; including the LSC ‘Safe Learner Concept’
• To provide and maintain a safe and healthy workplace and working/learning environment;
• To ensure that safe systems of work are in place;
• To encourage full and effective consultation with employees or representatives of employees on all matters relating to health, safety and welfare;
• Measuring performance will be carried out by monitoring and auditing to ensure that the required standards are met and maintained.
GENDER EQUALITY SCHEME – Specific Duties
GENDER EQUALITY SCHEME – Specific Duties
Full text of Policy in PDF format
Weymouth College welcomes the new gender equality duty as a powerful tool that will deliver real change and practical improvements in the lives of women and men, through helping Weymouth College to tackle gender inequality, which remains persistent and widespread nationally.
Gender Equality Duty Policy - General Duties
Gender Equality Duty Policy - General Duties
Full text of Policy in PDF format
OVERVIEW OF THE DUTY
Weymouth College welcomes the new gender equality duty as a powerful tool that will deliver real change and practical improvements in the lives of women and men, through helping Weymouth College to tackle gender inequality, which remains persistent and widespread nationally.
Insurance
Insurance documentation - please click on the links below to download in PDF format.
Employer's Liability Insurance Certificate
Motor Insurance Certificate
Evidence of Insurance - Professional Indemnity - Weymouth College
Evidence of Insurance - Professional Indemnity
Evidence of Insurance - Multiple
Other Policies & Statements
Careers Policy
