Policies & Privacy Notice

Anti-bullying Policy

The main aims of this policy are:

• to actively promote and safeguard the welfare of students at the College and to prevent all bullying, including cyber-bullying; 
• to instil and maintain a truly international, tolerant and diverse culture within the teaching and student community.

Behaviour & discipline policy

The main aims of this policy are: 

• to promote good behaviour amongst students and to encourage them to accept responsibility for their behaviour; 
• to help to create a culture of safety, equality and protection.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures

The main aims of this policy are: 

• to actively promote the welfare of children, staff and others who come into contact with the College and to protect them from harm; 
• to ensure consistently good safeguarding practice throughout the College. 

Data protection policy

This privacy notice describes how the College collects and uses certain types of personal information about staff, students, parents and other individuals who come into contact with the College in order provide education and associated functions..  

• The personal data held regarding studentsincludes contact details, assessment/examination results, attendance information,  characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs, any relevant medical information, and photographs.
• The data is used in order to support the education of the students, to monitor and report on their progress, to provide appropriate pastoral care, and to assess how well the College as a whole is doing, together with any other uses normally associated with this provision in a College environment.

Disability, accessibility & SEN policy

The College welcomes all students who can make the most of the opportunities offered and can flourish in its caring environment. The governors and staff are firmly committed to inclusivity and to giving every student the best possible start in life.

• Treating every student as an individual is important, and students with physical disabilities are welcome. Students whose Special Educational Needs (SEN) and learning difficulties are suited to the curriculum are also welcome, provided that the Learning Support Department can provide them with the help and support that they require.
• The College’s selection policy is described on the website, in the prospectus and in the Admissions Policy / Procedure.

Health & Safety Policy

The main aims of this policy are:

• to apply high standards in the management and control of all our operations and to ensure that health and safety is an integral part of the College’s culture; 

• to ensure that staff, students and those who visit the College or may otherwise be affected by the College’s operations are safe.

Parental Complaints Policy

The main aims of this policy are:

• to provide a framework for the resolution of complaints which allows for their resolution informally and sets out the College’s formal procedures where this is not achievable; 

• is easily accessible and publicised, simple to understand and use and is impartial and non-adversarial.

Recruitment & selection policy

The College is committed to equality of opportunity in our recruitment and employment practices. Employment and progression are  determined solely by objective criteria and personal merit. No job applicant, trainee applicant, employee or trainee will be treated less favourably than another will.

• Job Review – the College will consider whether each job is necessary. For a post to be advertised it must meet both the College’s needs and its legal responsibilities.
• Advertising – In the interests of Equal Opportunities, the College will ensure that all job vacancies are advertised in a variety of places in order to attract applicants from a wide pool. Wording of the advert will communicate clearly the College’s specific requirements and not use discriminatory language and unnecessary jargon

Secure storage, handling, use and retention of
disclosures and disclosure information

As an organisation using the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to help assess the suitability of applicants’ for positions of trust, ‘The Organisation’ (Bristol International College) complies with the DBS Code of Practice concerning Disclosure information, for agencies accessing the Disclosure service via umbrella agencies.

• Disclosure information will only be used for the specific purposes for which it was requested, for which the applicant’s full consent has been given.
• Applicants completed Disclosure forms will be passed as quickly as possible to the umbrella agency for processing to minimise the need to retain them. During any retention period the usual conditions regarding storage, access and handling will apply.

Privacy notice for website users

This privacy notice describes how the College collects and uses your personal information during and after your relationship with us.  

• It is important that you read this notice, together with any other privacy information or notices we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you, so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information.  
• This privacy notice should be read in conjunction with our cookies policy on this website.

Whistleblowing policy

The College is committed to conducting its business with honesty
and integrity, and we expect all staff to maintain high standards in accordance with the Code of Conduct. All organisations face the risk of things going wrong from time to time, or of unknowingly harbouring illegal or unethical conduct. A culture of openness and accountability is essential in order to prevent such situations occurring and to address them when they do occur.

• Encourage staff to report suspected wrongdoing as soon as possible, in the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and investigated as appropriate, and that their confidentiality will be respected
• Provide staff with guidance as to how to raise those concerns