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The equality and human rights commission have just published free  online resources for children and young people - to learn about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). See link below http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/our-work/key-projects/young-peoples-rights-and-crc #schools #teachers #learning #fe #education #humanrights #equalities

Many charities and community organisations rely on volunteers and private companies and public sector bodies are also increasingly moving into this area by either offering volunteer places to unemployed people or releasing paid staff to undertake voluntary work as part of their overall corporate social investment policies and activities. Welfare to work reforms, government announcements about the status of employees as well as a growing number of important landmark cases are changing the rights and responsibilities of both the volunteer and those who manage them. Consequently it is important that all those who are involved in or with volunteering understand the latest requirements, for example The difference between an employee and a ‘worker’ when a volunteer might be an employee or worker the implications for employment rights, minimum wage etc The tax implications if volunteers are paid or receive taxable benefits The potential implications if volunteers who are charity ...

Pending changes to section 56 of the data protection act has significant implications for all businesses and organisations.   The expected implementation date for, the currently dormant,  Section 56 is December 2014 although this may change. It will make “ enforced subject access requests ” a criminal offence.  Enforced subject access requests typically arise the in recruitment checking and vetting process or the supply of restricted products and services.   That is to say where any person requires someone to exercise their subject access rights under the Data Protection Act (DPA), by submitting a request for their personal data (for specific protected records) to certain data controllers, and to share the results.  Section 56 is designed to stop excessive access to protected records which would not normally be available except to individuals as their own personal data, or to those limited persons legally entitled to make specific searc...

Concrew Training is pleased to announce new on-day workshops on volunteers and volunteering.  More information via the link below http://concrew-training.co.uk/courses/volunteers-volunteering

The Herald newspaper in Scotland, commenting on a recent report on  homophobic bullying, quote 88% of secondary school pupils affected yet only 17% of teachers having received training on combating the issue.  For full article can be found here It is probable that a similar situation exists across the UK.  It is imperative that teachers and trainers and learning support teams receive training in combating bullying.    Concrew Training's one-day workshop on combating bullying and harassment can help.   More information here #edchat #school #fe #education #learning #bullying #teachers #teaching

When carried out correctly, regular reviews, with students, of their own individual goals, targets, learning and progress make a significant contribution to their overall progression and achievement; and ultimately inspection results too. High quality student reviews can also deliver step changes in students’, attitude, motivation and empowerment and related life skills such as communication, problem solving and tenacity. For any student review to be truly effective, they need to focus the student on what they have done well, what they have achieved and specifically what they need to next to maintain their progression. Review outcomes need to be tangible and transparent, easily understood, user-friendly and referenced to the students goals and targets.  They also need to be timely, ongoing, consistent and friendly. This is not easy, not even for the most experienced teachers, trainers and support teams. Focusining on the following can help The use of discussion Th...

Overtime and Holiday Pay Ruling -  04 November 2014 1.     Introduction The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled (4th November 2014) that when employers are calculating "pay" for the purposes of paid holiday entitlement for those workers undertaking their duties in the UK, remuneration for voluntary, non-guaranteed overtime must be taken into account if it forms part of the individual's “normal pay” This important case appears to have stark implications for employers; with many companies already speculating about the prospect of increased payment and tax obligations relating to holiday payments for many staff.  However, a note of caution about these fears should be sounded since 1.         The scope of the ruling is limited to certain types of overtime 2.         Strict time limits have been laid down in respect of backdated claims and 3.       ...

This years annual anti-bullying week is almost upon us.  Its a great time for all schools, colleges, businesses and organisations to take proactive steps to stamp out bullying and harassment in all its forms. Concrew Training's one-day staff training workshop is a great way to make sure key managers and staff understand the problem and what they can do to help prevent it More information HERE >>> #edchat #school #teachers #learning #fe #education #hr #humanresource #business #leadership #ceo

Concrew Training has received more enthusiastic feedback  from another satisfied customer, this time on our "Differentiated Learning Made Easier" workshop All the feedback rated the training as good or better and  81% of the feedback awarded it the top grade of "extremely good". Individual delegate comments included: Enjoyed lively motivation activities. Thought provoking – sharing information. Really enjoyable and packed full of very useful information.   Great ! Innovative experience, discovered a variety of activities Excellent delivery of well-sourced and referenced material. Very enjoyable. Engaging and detailed – well paced, thought provoking and motivating #edchat #teaching #learning #fe #school #education #teachers

A number of household name employers already do this but care has to be taken in any approach towards what is a relatively new product. There is the strong possibility that some of these products will eventually regulated as medicines. And a new European Directive is on the way defining these medical issues. Many smokers use E Cigarettes as a substitute for tobacco products. They usually heat nicotine, propylene glycol and flavouring agents into a vapour which the user inhales.  Companies marketing e-cigarettes usually give the impression that they can be used almost anywhere, including in the workplace, where traditional cigarettes are banned. E-cigarette manufacturers also promote the idea that using these products – ‘vaping’ as it is sometimes called - does not have the same harmful effects as conventional smoking. But these claims have come under tough scrutiny. Most recently the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report into the use, health effects and options ...