THIS PRESENTATION The College Essentials Support from the College Course details Communications

Catherine Winslow – Chair of Board of Governors The Head of Service and Chair of Board of Governors wish you a fulfilling and enjoyable time at Sutton College! Dipa Ganguli – Head of Service Catherine Winslow – Chair of Board of Governors

The College – A learning community Over 5,500 diverse learners Over 1,300 varying courses Two main sites – Sutton and Wallington Delivered and supported by 300 staff Important considerations - health and safety including fire evacuation procedures Safeguarding – the College is committed to promoting safe learning and working.

ID Badges Students to wear at all times Please attach passport sized photo a.s.a.p. If lost/damaged, please contact your centre office suttoncentre@suttoncollege.ac.uk wallington@suttoncollege.ac.uk If you have a Sutton ID badge from Carshalton College, this can be used at all centres. If lost/damaged, please contact carshalton@suttoncollege.ac.uk

Learner Agreements Please check details and amend if necessary Sign Return to tutor

Important things you need to know Fire evacuation The centre has clear procedures for evacuations in case of emergencies, familiarise yourself with them There are guidelines in rooms for exit routes Noticeboards Notice them! All centres and most classrooms have noticeboards with key College information including safeguarding and the prevent duty

1. Prevent 2. Be SMART 3. E-Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QR51FH7Egw&feature=em-subs_digest

PREVENT and British Values The College is committed to promoting British values as required by Government British values are defined as "democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs", This means promoting respect for all cultures and creeds and demonstrating tolerance This applies to all who work and study at Sutton College The College actively promotes diversity and requires all to follow this commitment

The Government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy aims to stop people being radicalised. If you have concerns that someone is being radicalised, you should inform your tutor immediately and provide an account of what you have heard or seen.

Be SMART Safety - Do not give your home address, phone number or personal e-mail to other students. Meetings - Take care when arranging to meet fellow students outside the College. Acceptable - Sutton College expects students to behave in a way that is in keeping with the College’s PRIDE values. Respect - It is important to respect staff and fellow students while at the college. Tell - If the behaviour or comments of another student make you feel uncomfortable.

Three ‘Golden Rules’ of E-Safety Keep your personal details private. Do not give out your Sutton College VERA password or share your Online Enrolment Account details with anyone else. Remember to ‘Log-Out’ whenever you have accessed your account. Think about what you say or publish online and on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc).

GDPR Sutton College is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy when you use our services.  All of your personal data we collect is treated in strict confidence and dealt with in accordance with Data Protection Act 2018, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  To ensure that the service you receive is effective, we may need to share your information with our partner organisations.  This data sharing, among other things, supports our funding and financial planning, performance monitoring, and enables us and our partners to produce statistics and research.  We also collect at the end of the course which determines the destination of learners to fulfil our funding contracts and also to identify any need for improvements to our services.

College Pride Values P Putting students first R Respecting all I Inspiring others D Delivering Excellent Service E Exceeding expectations

What we expect from you CARE! Come to your class on-time Attend all sessions as far as possible, tell us if you can’t Respect all Explore and Engage in the life of the College If you are unable to attend a class you can: Email Student absence on the college website under student reference section Telephone the centre where your class is held

What we expect from you Inform us of any change of contacts Tell us what you think and how we can improve ‘How are we Doing?’ area on the website. Your feedback makes a big difference Course evaluations Reporting absences Use the Student Reference area on the website for information and support http://www.suttoncollege.ac.uk/students/reference/

What do we offer you? CARE! Come and visit you in your class Advise you on your progress and how you may improve Review what we do based on your feedback and give you feedback Exceed your expectations wherever we can

Student Support Services iClick Centre Sutton College VLE VERA Access to WiFi in main centres Additional Learner Support Advice and Guidance Learner Support Fund Exams Designated Safeguarding and Prevent Officers (Dipa Ganguli, Laurie Nicholls, Michelle Bagshaw) Downloadable Guides

Communications The website and VLE are kept up to date with all the latest information including: - College news - Any bad weather closures - The latest Student newsletter You can also report any absence from class via the website in the ‘How are we Doing?’ area Join us on social media! Use the email address your tutor will give you for all your College communications Student Reference Section on the website contains all useful information Student Reference Section

Communications All students should have a learn.scola email address- your tutor will give you this information A Student Newsletter is published with key information – it is available on the VLE The College puts on new courses all the time – please use the website to keep informed If you have any questions please ask your Tutor or centre staff to help you Have a great learning experience!

The Induction presentation can be found in our "Student Reference" section on the website. https://www.suttoncollege.ac.uk/students/reference/ - linked under 'Course Induction'