Student Handbook Partnership Provision
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Contents Welcome 3 About Nescot
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Our community charter
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Promoting British values
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Equality and diversity
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Safeguarding 10 Prevent 12
The college of choice‌
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Services for students
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Your data
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Quality assurance
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Feedback 15
Welcome I’d like to welcome you to Nescot. I’m delighted that you have chosen to study with us and our partner agency. Our staff will work hard to make sure that you have the best possible experience throughout your time with us and that you reach your goals. This handbook is aiming at helping you to understand more about Nescot and our values, as well as the policies and procedures that are relevant to you. Our priority is to get you ready for your career, so you can expect lessons that are tailored to your industry, and to be taught be people who understand the skills and qualifications you’ll need to succeed. We work very closely with businesses to develop the qualifications we offer. You’re also entitled to the same benefits of other Nescot students, such as advice about loans and grants from our expert Student Finance team, and careers advice from our fully-qualified Advice and Guidance team. You can also access our comprehensive online resources, such as our tutorial programmes about staying safe online and British values, and you could also be eligible to study free Distance Learning courses in subjects from Customer Service to Mental Health. I know you will work hard in your studies, and I look forward to hearing about your success.
Frances Rutter CEO and Principal
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About Nescot Nescot is a Further Education college in Ewell in Surrey. We offer full-time and part-time qualifications, university-level study and apprenticeships, as well as distance learning. Our subjects range from Accounting, Business and Computing to Animal Studies, Performing Arts and Construction. More than 8,000 students study at Nescot each year, and the college was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2016. We’ve invested £43m into our facilities in the past four years to make sure that our students have access to the best possible learning environments. Our students and staff benefit from facilities including an on-site Starbucks, a gym and multi-use games area, an osteopathy clinic, a hair and beauty salon, a cat rehoming centre and even a farm. Many of our facilities are open to the public, which helps our students to gain valuable experience.
Our vision
To be the college of choice for students, employers and staff
Our key priorities
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Outstanding teaching, learning and assessment in an inspirational and safe environment. Stability and growth. Helping our students to develop the skills, attitudes and qualifications they need to succeed at work. Engaged with employers and other organisations to offer courses that are innovative, relevant, and in demand. Developing strong relationships with schools and community groups to give clear information, advice and guidance. To be an employer of choice.
INNOVATION Professional Hair & Beauty Salon
Farm
Adrian Mann Theatre
Sports Injury Clinic
Nestots Day Nursery
Motor Centre
Professional Kitchen
Gym
Learning Resources Centre
Osteopathy Clinic 5
Our community charter We expect all our staff and students to follow our community values.
STRIVE FOR SUCCESS RESPECT MYSELF AND OTHERS
RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT
BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY
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Nescot Community Values
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Promoting British values Nescot promotes the British values of mutual respect, tolerance, democracy, the rule of law and individual liberty. We celebrate difference and promote diversity, we respect one another’s views and we do not tolerate hatred, intimidation or discrimination.
British Values at Nescot DEMOCRACY RULE OF LAW
INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
MUTUAL RESPECT
TOLERANCE
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am free to think as I see fit.
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listen to others as I would like to be listened to.
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understand that everyone is entitled to a voice in the classroom.
` I recognise
that everyone is entitled to their opinion as long as it does not promote hatred or extremism.
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have the freedom to make choices that affect me.
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recognise I am accountable for all my actions.
` I understand ` I recognise ` I take
responsibility for all of my actions – good and bad.
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that College rules mirror rules in society.
that there are consequences to my actions.
that me and the tutor are equally responsible for my learning.
all have the responsibility to promote and protect the wellbeing of others.
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influence the way the College runs via the Learner Voice process.
` I can
influence my lessons by providing feedback to my tutor and talking to all staff.
` I recognise
that it is unacceptable to dismiss the beliefs and opinions of others.
` I understand
that discussions regarding sensitive issues will be controlled and structured.
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Equality and diversity Nescot strives to be an inclusive college, where all students are welcomed, supported, and challenged to reach their potential, and where everyone’s achievements are celebrated.
We have exemplary provision for students with complex needs and extensive support for students with additional needs. You can read our strategies, policies and procedures by visiting our website at www.nescot.ac.uk/policies. The examples below show how we put our plans into practice: ` Our tutorial calendar embeds equality and diversity themes
such as Black History Month, which inform students’ learning in classrooms
` Our students work hard on fundraising throughout the year,
collecting money for charities including Comic Relief, Sport Relief and Epsom and Ewell Foodbank
` Our students also offer their expertise for free to support local
and national charities. For example, Media students made a promotional film for The Children’s Trust, Carpentry students made planters for Banstead Village in Bloom and Beauty students offered pampering sessions to carers
` Departmental displays support themes such as
women’s suffrage
` Students across the college support each other, such as by
helping the Foundation Learning students to promote their Seasons Cafe
` We examine complex themes through visual arts, such as
through Art & Design exhibitions and Performing Arts shows
` The wider college supports the tutorial calendar through, for
example, Chinese food being served in the refectory to mark Chinese New Year
` We welcome external experts, with a speaker programme
that has included a British athlete speaking about disability within sport
` Events aimed at supporting particular groups of students,
such as multi-faith and LGBTQ group drop-in sessions
` Visual imagery throughout our campus, website and
materials promotes the achievements of our diverse student population.
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Foundation Learning, Litter Pick
Computing, Charity Raffle
Foundation Learning, Seasons CafĂŠ
Capentry & Joinery, Community Projects
Hair & Beauty, Pamper Day for Carers
Creative Media, Community Projects
Hair & Beauty, Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Events, World War II Veteran Talk 9
Safeguarding Nescot and our partners have a duty to safeguard our students and to promote their welfare. We ensure our staff are trained to spot the signs of abuse and radicalisation, and we have specialist teams in place to support students we believe to be at risk. We also work closely with specialist agencies to keep our students safe.
Safeguarding Safeguarding is how we help young people and vulnerable adults to be physically and emotionally safe, and how we respond when they have been harmed.
Are you worried about something? Perhaps you are worried about the safety of someone you know?
safeguarding@nescot.ac.uk 0208 394 3025 Room N20 - Ground Floor North Wing
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
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Contact The Safeguarding & Wellbeing Team
We have rigorous recruitment and re-employment vetting procedures, and we ensure all our staff have regular training on safeguarding, internet safety and Prevent. We incorporate Safeguarding training into our tutorials to give our students the tools they need to help them stay safe. All our staff work hard to create an environment in which our students feel secure, supported and listened to, and understand who they can turn to for help. You can read our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures on our website at www.nescot.ac.uk/policies and at www.nescot.ac.uk/about-nescot/staying-safe
Safeguarding statement Nescot College recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of harm in our care. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where students are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures incorporate a wide range of risks we need to safeguard against. This includes the prevention of radicalisation which is listed as a specific safeguarding issue and is addressed in the Government PREVENT strategy.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Cliff Shaw - Deputy Principal
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Adele Stewart - Head of Student Wellbeing Rob Greening - D irector of Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare
To contact the Safeguarding team at Nescot please call 0208 394 3025 or email
safeguarding@nescot.ac.uk
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PREVENT The Prevent strategy, published by the Government in 2011, is part of our overall counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. The aim of the Prevent strategy is to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. In the Act this has simply been expressed as the need to “prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. Terrorist groups often draw on extremist ideology, developed by extremist organisations. Some people who join terrorist groups have previously been members of extremist organisations and have been radicalised by them. The Government has defined extremism in the Prevent strategy as: “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also include in our definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces” The Prevent strategy was explicitly changed in 2011 to deal with all forms of terrorism and with non-violent extremism, which can create an atmosphere conducive to terrorism and can popularise views which terrorists then exploit. It also made clear that preventing people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism requires challenge to extremist ideas where they are used to legitimise terrorism and are shared by terrorist groups. And the strategy also means intervening to stop people moving from extremist (albeit legal) groups into terrorist-related activity.
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The Prevent Strategy has three objectives
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responding to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it
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preventing people being drawn into terrorism and ensuring they are given appropriate advice and support
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working with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation.
Services for students Advice and Guidance
We have a specialist Advice & Guidance team, with highlytrained staff who are able to give impartial information about careers and qualifications. To speak to the team call:   020 8394 3038 Student Finance
Our expert team help students to navigate funding rules, including fees, grants, loans and bursaries. For more information about what you could be entitled to call:   020 8394 3033 13
Distance Learning
Our Distance Learning courses range from Mental Health Awareness and Understanding Autism to Business Administration and Leadership and Management. Many of our courses are free to study. For more information visit: www.nescotdistancelearning.com
Your data Your privacy is important to us. We treat your data with the utmost care, and we don’t release it to outside companies for their marketing purposes. We use your data to make sure that we give you the best possible service, such as helping you through the applications process and helping you to succeed on your course. The rules about how companies can store, process and use your personal data changed in May 2018, when the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into effect. You can find out more about the data we collect, and what we do with it, on our website by visiting www.nescot.ac.uk/privacy. You can also use our website to ask us to change your personal data or to make a subject access request. If you have any questions you can email: dataprotection@nescot.ac.uk. 14
Quality assurance
All of Nescot’s subcontracting provision is delivered to the highest quality and is managed by through the scrutiny of our Quality Assurance processes. This includes regular monthly meetings with the Directors, lesson observations, learning walks, CPD including PREVENT and Safeguarding, monitoring and tracking to ensure the learners achieve timely. Support also includes Self-Assessment Report and Quality Improvement Plan for those courses that require that little extra support in achieving the best results.
Feedback We actively seek feedback from our students, because it helps us to continue to improve what we do and how we do it. If you have a compliment, concern or complaint please visit www.nescot.ac.uk/feedback Contacting Nescot If you have any questions you can contact your tutor in the first instance. You can also get in touch with the college by using our online contact form on our website homepage, at www.nescot.ac.uk 15
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