The College aims to provide a comfortable and supportive learning environment for all. We hope that by signing up to this student charter we can achieve this together.
You can expect us to
- Provide you with a warm and professional welcome
- Deal with your enquiries in an efficient and timely manner
- Provide information, guidance and advice on courses and study
- Offer you an opportunity to visit the College
- Give you details of our opening times and prospectus
- Ensure quality education based courses that promote hope, opportunity and control
- Provide support for your learning
- Provide a safe and healthy environment
- Provide an environment free from discrimination
- Respect your personal beliefs, religious and cultural practices
- Respect your confidentiality and handle information about you appropriately, securely and lawfully
- Give you the opportunity to express your views and be involved in developing the College
We expect you to
- Ask us for clarification about anything you are not sure about
- Act in a responsible manner and foster mutual respect respect and understanding between students
- Respect the rights, beliefs, confidentiality and opinions of others
- Communicate any absence or withdrawal courses/course choices to the College
- Observe the Pennine Care Health and Wellbeing College Student Guidelines (below)
- Not act in a way that may be considered threatening or disruptive, or likely to cause physical or emotional harm
- Refrain from the use of alcohol or illegal drugs when attending the College
- Return any books or materials borrowed from the College
Student Guidelines
As a college we take seriously any actions that don’t support this charter. For example, we will not tolerate any of the following:
- Prevention or disruption of learning or other activities
- Violent, indecent, threatening or offensive behaviour or language
- Use of alcohol or illegal drugs in College premises
- Theft, damage or misuse of College property, or the property of a student, visitor or staff member
- Breaching the confidentiality of other students, staff or visitors to the College
- Action likely to cause injury or impair safety on College premises
- Any act that constitutes a criminal offence
- Sexual, racial or other harassment of any staff, student, visitor or staff member at the College