Personal Relationships Policy

Overview

This policy seeks to protect students and staff from allegations of actual or perceived  conflicts of interest, and to limit circumstances where a position of power may be abused. In doing so it seeks to ensure a positive and supportive working environment  where all are treated fairly.

Contents include

• Scope and purpose of the policy
• Introduction    
• Definitions    
• Relationships with students or staff under the age of 18 or who are an “adult at risk”    
• Relationships between staff and students    
• Relationships between members of staff    
• Inappropriate conduct by students and staff members    
• Declaration of intimate or close personal relationships  
• Breach of policy
• Review of policy
• Related procedure

Who should read this policy

• All staff

Policy 

• Personal Relationships Policy