Policies

Bursary Policy

16-19 Bursary Fund Policy Main Aims: Introduction Prostart Training receives funds from the Government for student financial support. These funds are there to help students overcome financial barriers that might prevent or make it difficult for them to participate, and to make sure that everybody can learn. This financial support comes in three main streams

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Prevent Strategy Policy

PREVENT Policy Prevent Introduction and Context This Policy supports Prostart’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy What is Prevent Prevent is part of the Home Office anti-terrorism strategy known as CONTEST. Prevent aims to reduce the risk we face from terrorism. The strategy promotes collaboration and cooperation amongst organisations, in order to support vulnerable individuals. The

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General Data Protection Policy

UK General Data Protection Policy (GDPR) 2020 & Data Protection 2018 Our Commitment: Prostart Training is committed to the protection of all personal and sensitive data for which it holds responsibility as the Data Controller and the handling of such data in line with the data protection principles and the Data Protection Act (DPA). https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/data-protection-principles/ Changes

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Learner Support Policy

Prostart is committed to anticipating the individual needs of learners & apprentices, providing reasonable adjustments and promoting non-discriminatory practice across all functions of the organisation. This includes ensuring the availability of a range of services and support aids to meet the needs of learners, and potential apprentices, who have a learning difficulty and/or a disability

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Initial Assessment Policy

Initial Assessment PROSTART is committed to maintaining an initial assessment system that is rigourous and consistent to ensure fair assessment and identify support needs for effective learner progression. It is Prostarts Policy to carry out an Initial Assessment on All Learners What do we mean by initial assessment? We define initial assessment as: Building up

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Whistleblowing Policy

Introduction Employees are often the first to realise that there may be something seriously wrong within Prostart. However, they may not express their concerns because they feel that speaking up would be disloyal to their colleagues or to Prostart. They may also fear harassment or victimisation. In these circumstances it may be easier to ignore

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Online safety policy

Introduction Prostart recognises the benefits and opportunities which new technologies offer to teaching and learning.  We provide internet access to all Apprentices and learners and staff and encourage the use of technologies in order to enhance skills, promote achievement and enable lifelong learning.  However, the accessibility and global nature of the internet and different technologies

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