Safeguarding

Paul Dicker .

We are delighted to give Paul the Starfish award . Paul is one of those people who staff feel very comfortable talking to secure  in the knowledge that he will always help them . He has dealt with bereavement , illness , menopause  issues and  mental health and he is always caring and supportive . Paul has been an advocate for those who have felt unable to speak for themselves . He makes his teams wellbeing a priority and looks for solutions to support them through difficult periods . On receiving his award Paul said 

 ' Thank you for my safeguarding award, I was very surprised, totally unaware & very proud that I received it.  We all just tend to go on day to day & keep our heads down working the best we can & now & again things like this happen that  makes us stop & think…. it is all worth while. I try to help our apprentices where possible & feel it is part of my job to help develop  our co-owners, when things like this happen which is very rare it makes me smile, at least I am not doing a bad job 😊  

Lesley Eagar 

For her Apprenticeship project , Lesley chose to look at ways to support and improve the mental wellbeing of her co-owners . This involved research, development of a booklet and a process and training of staff . Riverford management team told us 

'  The project has been a great success for the organisation and via small, incremental changes the project has realised benefits in the well-being and mental health of co-owners. During the project, Lesley met with other organisations which has led to strong partnerships, where the well-being project may well be rolled out to other partner organisations.

Congratulations Lesley , The work you have done will have a lasting impact in protecting the wellbeing of others . 

Lisa Francis 

At management training plus we recognise the impact our team has on the apprentices we work with. Lisa works with those taking function skills . She is always understanding , supportive and encouraging . Lisa takes time to understand an individual learners needs whether its that English is not their first language, they have a neurodiversity like dyslexia or sometimes its just that its been a while since they did exams and they are not feeling confident in their ability. She goes above and beyond to offer support and build their confidence , often working outside her normal hours to make sure apprentices get what they need in order to progress and succeed . 

Congratulations Lisa , we are proud to have you on the team    

Jenny Smith

 It was such a pleasure  to visit Longleat and present Jenny Smith with our safeguarding award. These are very special awards and recognise those who make an extra effort to ensure the wellbeing of  those around them . Many of our apprentices have benefited from the extra support Jenny has offered,  she's a very busy lady but always makes extra time whenever needed to make sure that the apprentices are happy , progressing well and have access to special arrangements if required.  Thank you Jenny , you make a huge difference to the people around you and ensure that they have an excellent learning experience 👏 

Alison Muscutt 

Alison was awarded the Starfish award at our recent awards evening in recognition of the work she does to support other apprentices . Alison, having been an apprentice herself knows first hand what its like to undertake an apprenticeship. She has used this knowledge to support others in her team to succeed . She helps them to manage their time , factors in time for them during the work day to work on their apprenticeship and is always ready with a listening ear when apprentices need someone to talk to . She even managed a secondment for one of her team so that they made the most of a great learning opportunity and continued to support them even though they were temporarily not part of her team . Alison is open , approachable and genuinely cares about helping others to succeed . Well done Alison!