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Country High School Hostels Authority Student Concerns & Complaints. Standards and Integrity. Blaxell Inquiry.
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Country High School Hostels AuthorityStudent Concerns & Complaints Standards and Integrity
Blaxell Inquiry Given the environment in which hostels operate: providing day and night care for extended periods with a small staff cohort, as well as a large number of young students, I believe that the Authority should have one of the most robust, child focused complaints processes in the sector if it is to meet the needs of its residents Blaxell Inquiry recommendations Chapter 20
Focus Groups • Social media not trusted, personal contact preferred • Posters preferred not cards, stickers, diaries, brochures • Bright colours, no graffiti style font • Use words like, help, have your say, stand up • Want to speak to someone powerful
CHSHA How to Comply with Code of Conduct 1.4.1 Good practice in managing professional boundaries The following self-assessment questions may assist you in assessing your application of professional boundaries: • Am I dealing with a particular student in a manner that differs from how I would deal with another student under the same circumstances? • Is my dress/availability/language with a particular student different from usual? • Would I do or say this if a colleague were present? • Would I condone my conduct if I observed it in another adult? • Could the consequences of my actions have negative outcomes for a student or for me? • If I were a parent would I want an adult behaving this way towards my own children?
CHSHA How to Comply with Code of Conduct 1.4.5 Managing boundaries for staff in specialist roles Sometimes performing your professional role with students outside of the residential college environment requires you to work one-to-one with a student. Examples of this include college excursions, sporting activities, transporting a student to an appointment, or providing health care. All work of this kind is to occur as an authorised residential college activity with arrangements in place to minimise risk. These arrangements should consider: Location: As a general rule, the more visible the location the better. Consent/knowledge: It is essential that parents be informed and consent to their child’s participation outside the normal residential college activities that may involve their son/daughter in one-to-one contact with you.