• Raise awareness of the environment amongst those who work with the company, such as, car sharing, recycling and using green products.

• Influence our suppliers and contractors to ensure that goods and services support our environmental policy and in turn, encourage our suppliers and contractors to improve their own environmental performance.

• Integrate environmental management into training programmes where appropriate.

• Reduce energy and resource consumption by promoting effective and efficient reduction methods consistent with best practice.

• Ensure good management practices by reviewing them regularly, to verify their effectiveness in achieving environmental objectives.

• The successful candidates for jobs with Student Coaching Ltd., working with children will be subject to a    Disclosure check through the confidential process administered by the Criminal Records Bureau.
• A conviction will not exclude candidates for jobs with Student Coaching Ltd., but the conviction will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
• Student Coaching Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

• to be aware of and to counter racism and discriminatory practices;
• to be aware of and to provide for the particular needs of students with regard to their ethnic, cultural, historical, linguistic and religious backgrounds;
• to contribute to the preparation all students for life in our multi-cultural society and build on strengths of cultural diversity.

 The Company’s statement of intent

• accepts its responsibility in respect of the health, safety and welfare of the students, staff, parents and others with whom we may come into contact
• aims to provide and maintain teaching and learning environments that are safe, without risk to health, or welfare and that will remain inclusive.
• expects everyone involved with Student Coaching to assist in achieving the aims and objectives identified.

Means of Organising

The delegated responsibilities are identified in the organisational chart above.

1. Delivery of training to students, staff and parents
2. Provision of online teaching and learning facilities through the student web

• minimising the physical risks of accidents taking place within the confines of learning area location;
• ensuring that staff who work directly with young people have been security checked through the CRB before they commence work;
• implementing and maintaining the company’s child protection policy

• implementing and maintaining the company’s child protection policy
• maintaining the company’s recruitment policy
• implementing and maintaining security as it relates to all matters of Internet use
• implementing an acceptable use policy

1. Ensuring we practice safe recruitment in checking the suitability of staff who work with children. All SC teachers, coaches and tutors are subject to CRB approval
2. Raising awareness of child protection issues and providing children with skills needed to keep them safe
3. Developing and then implementing procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse.
4. Establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop

• establish and maintain an online environment, within thestudentweb.co.uk, where learners feel secure, are encouraged to communicate and are responded to; and
• ensure children know that there are personnel, working with Student Coaching, whom they can approach if they are concerned

• ensure there is a designated Key Contact based in each school
• ensure that all Student Coaching procedures meet the expectations of the individual LA’s lead officer for child protection. Their advice will be sought if Student Coaching staff are unsure how to proceed in a potential child protection situation, including any allegations against a Student Coaching member;
• ensure that every Coach is able to contact the designated Key Contact in school and understands their role;
• ensure that all Student Coaching (SC) staff understand their responsibilities in being alert to the signs of abuse and responsibility for referring any concerns to the designated Key Contact
• co-operate with relevant agencies as required with their enquiries regarding child protection matters
• keep written records of concerns about children, even where there is no need to refer the matter immediately:

• develop and then follow procedures where an allegation is made against a SC staff member;
• ensure Student Coaching safe recruitment practices are followed

• the content of the online material within thestudentweb.co.uk
• the Student Coaching ethos, which promises a positive, supportive and secure learning environment, in which learners are encouraged to use their talents to the best of their ability and raise their self confidence
• the Student Coaching Acceptable Use Policy, which is aimed at setting ground rules of acceptable online behaviour (ie netiquette);
• liaison with other agencies that support the learner, such as education welfare services, educational psychology services, children and adult mental health services and social services.

System Security

• The Student Coaching site is password protected for any areas related to child safety
• The database of information is protected

• Initial access is through a unique user name and password
• Learners will be identified by their preferred names or ‘nicknames’ when active on thestudentweb.co.uk
• Subsequent logins will be via the learner’s username and chosen password.
• All changes to preferred names and password information will be tracked and logged.
• Forgotten passwords can be retrieved through a helpline where checking information will be used.
• Learners are encouraged to accept ownership and guardianship of thestudentweb.co.uk. They are also aware that teachers and Student Coaching staff have access to the learning environment, particularly through discussion areas like Forum and Study Doctor.

• Filters will operate to screen-out inappropriate materials.
• A ‘WebWatch’ button is accessible from every page of thestudentweb.co.uk. for learners to use whenever they encounter any inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive material. This will alert the Coaching Team, who will check the reported material and remove if necessary.

1. Warnings given to learner. Learner has right to reply to explain their actions.
2. Learner’s outward communication restricted for a set period of time, depending on the seriousness of the breach
3. Learner’s access to customisation of their pages on thestudentweb.co.uk limited, or prevented entirely (time sanction depending on seriousness of the breach)
4. Learner’s access to thestudentweb.co.uk suspended – set period of time
5. Learner’s access to thestudentweb.co.uk suspended indefinitely