Strategy, Policy, Procedure, Practice or Document | Main aims/purpose |
Student Charter | To detail the entitlements and responsibilities of College students. |
Guidance Policy | To detail the College's framework for providing academic and pastoral guidance to students. |
Student Mental Health, Well-being and Counselling Policy | To set out the key principles, practices, responsibilities and parameters in relation to the provision of student counselling and support to students. |
Extended Learning Support Policy | To set out the framework under which Extended Learning Support and Personal Learning Support Plans will be utilised. |
Complaints Procedure | To set out the procedure to be followed when College users wish to make a formal complaint and to ensure fair and consistent handling of complaints. |
Procurement Policy | To set out the principles and practices through which the College will purchase goods and services. |
Recruitment and Selection Procedures | To set out the mechanisms to be followed in the fair recruitment and selection of staff. |
Leaver's Procedure | To set out the procedure to be followed and the information to be provided in the processing of staff leaving the College. |
Complaints and Grievance Procedure | To set out the mechanism to be followed where a member of staff is dissatisfied with a matter relating to their employment. |
Continuing Professional Development Strategy, Policy and Procedures | To set out how training and development will be organised within the College, ensuring that continuing professional development activities undertaken are consistent with organisational goals. |
Disciplinary Procedure | To set out mechanisms to be followed in investigating and dealing with allegations of misconduct related to the workplace. |
Managing Sickness Absence Procedure | To set out the mechanisms to be followed in reporting and recording sickness absence and effectively managing short and long-term absences from work due to sickness. |
Probationary Policy and Procedure | To set out the way in which the College will manage the probationary period of all staff, providing a structure and timescale in which expectations and duties can be clarified and two-way feedback on progress given. |
Professional Review Scheme (Introductory Notes and All Forms) | To enable a two-way structured discussion on performance and support between managers and team members. The main professional review is conducted on an annual basis, with an Interim Professional Review falling around 6 months after the main review. |
Induction Procedure, Checklists and Class-based Training | To ensure that all new staff are equipped with and have access to the information they need to perform effectively in their new role. |
Annual Salary and Performance Related Bonus/ Salary Review Guidelines | To set out the mechanisms to be followed in the award of performance related pay increases and/or non-consolidated bonus payments for staff on new management contracts. |
Severe Weather Policy and Procedures | To set out the procedures to be followed in determining the impact of severe weather on College opening and closure and the procedures for considering requests for time off for staff. |
Paternity Leave and Pay for Academic and Support Staff | To set out the conditions and entitlements for staff wishing paid paternity leave. |
Race Equality Scheme 2008 - 2011 | To set out our commitment and actions to eliminating unlawful racial discrimination and harassment, promoting equality of opportunity and promoting good relations between people of different racial groups. |
Gender Equality Scheme 2007 - 2010 | To set out our commitment and actions to eliminating unlawful discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sex and to promote equality of opportunity between men and women, including transgender men and women. |
Disability Equality Scheme 2006 - 2009 | To set out our commitment and actions to eliminating unlawful disability discrimination and harassment, to promoting positive attitudes towards people with disabilities, promoting equality of opportunity between people with disabilities and others, and meeting the needs of people with disabilities through reasonable adjustments. |
Equal Pay Policy | To set out our commitment to the principle of equal pay and to the elimination of any sex bias in our pay schemes. |
Citizenship Strategy | To ensure that our learners engage with citizenship issues and are supported to develop appropriate skills, attributes and attitudes. |
Employability Strategy | To ensure that our learners have an opportunity to develop an appropriate range of skills, attributes and attitudes for employment or entrepreneurship within their chosen field. |
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy | To provide an inclusive learner centred experience which will support students to meet their aims and encourage a positive learning ethos within a context of employability and life-long learning. |
Disclosure of Criminal Convictions | To set out the rationale and procedure for obtaining and using information from Disclosure Scotland. |
Adoption Leave and Benefits for Lecturing and Support Staff | To provide information on the conditions, entitlements and the procedures to be followed for leave and pay of staff who have been matched with a child via an approved adoption agency. |
Core Skills Policy | To set out the support in ICT, numeracy and communication for students. |
Child Protection Policy | To set out our mechanisms for safeguarding children and adults at risk within the College environment. |
Health and Safety Policy | To set out our commitment to health and safety in the College environment. |
Removal Expenses Policy | To set out the provisions that apply where staff relocate to take up employment with the College. |
Job Evaluation Project Plan | To present information on the resources, timescales and programme of activity in the evaluation of all posts across the College. |
Data Protection Act Policy | To present an outline of how the College fulfils its obligations in relation to the Data Protection Act 1988. |
Smoke-Free Campus Policy | To present the policy and procedure on the implementation and maintenance of a no-smoking campus. |
HE and FE Fee Waivers | To set out the position from which the College will award fee waivers to students. |
Electric Vehicle Motor Insurance Procedure | To provide information to drivers of the Electric Vehicle on documentation and requirements to satisfy the partnership’s insurance arrangements and on actions required in the event of an incident or accident. |
Sponsoring Migrant Workers | Presents information to staff on the processes, timescales and recruitments in the sponsorship and appointment of candidates from outside the European Economic Area. |
Procedure on the Management of Policies and Procedures | To set the standards for quality and consistency in the development, layout and publication of College policies and procedures. |
Discretionary Funds Policy | To detail the College’s position in relation to the administration and distribution of Discretionary funds. |
Student Death Procedure | To detail the position from which the College will work in the event of the death of a current student. |
General Guidance on Swine Flu Pandemic | To provide information to staff, students and managers on good practice hygiene and what to do if swine flu is suspected. |
Policy and Good Practice Guidelines (Recruitment and Selection) | To present the policy, procedures and good practice to be followed in the recruitment and selection of staff and to give advice and guidance on practical aspects such as interviewing and completion of documentation. |
Adjudication and Cancellation Policy | To provide clarity, consistency and transparency within the process for the enforcement of car parking charges and to ensure compliance with the requirements set down by the Approved Operator Scheme and the BPA Code of Practice. |
Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders | To present the College’s policy in relation to the employment of people who have criminal convictions. |
Procedures on Disclosure Scotland Checks | To present the College’s procedure in relation to the use and storage of information obtained through the Disclosure Scotland certification process. |
Policy in Disclosure Scotland Checks | To present the College’s Policy in relation to the use and storage of information obtained through the Disclosure Scotland certification process, |
Procedure in the Event of Adverse Weather | To set out the procedure to be followed to ensure a standardised approach is taken where weather conditions are so severe that some staff may be prevented from attending at work or will be later in arriving and/or may require to leave early, or where adverse weather conditions may require a decision to be made and communicated on College closure. |
Managing Sickness Absence Procedures | To set out the mechanisms to be followed in the reporting and recording of sickness absence, and effectively managing short and long term absences from work due to sickness. Takes into account the new med3 Statement of Fitness to Work. |
Maternity Leave and Pay Information | To set out the conditions and entitlements for staff who wish to take maternity leave. |
Gender Equality Scheme 2010 - 2013 | To set out our commitment and actions to eliminating unlawful discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sex and to promote equality of opportunity between men and women, including trans men and women. |
Gender Equality Scheme Annual Progress Report June 2010 | To present information on our actions and achievements during June 2009 to June 2010 in the promotion of gender equality and the elimination of unlawful discrimination in relation to gender and gender identity. |
Perth College UHI Strategic Plan 2010 - 2013 | To present the College’s Strategic Plan, aims and targets for the period 2010 – 2013. |
Staff Guidance - Freedom of Information, Data Protection and You! | To present information on staff responsibilities in the response and handling of freedom of information requests and the provisions of the Data Protection Act. |
Staff Guidance – Volcanic Ash Disruption | To present information on reporting requirements and time off provisions for absences related to travel disruption as a result of volcanic ash. |