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Thanks Jenny Geoff ************************** Geoff Smith Assistant Secretary University Secretariat Room 5517 Surrey Building City Campus Telephone: 3854 -----Original Message----- From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jenny Woodhouse Sent: 24 October 2006 11:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: 16-18 year olds Dear Geoff You may have seen our policy, which is at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/policy/protection/ What we've aimed at is some very general principles around which detail can be developed relating to specific situations. While this doesn't tell you very much, it may be a useful model to begin thinking around. Jenny Jenny Woodhouse Equality and Diversity Policy Officer University of Cambridge Personnel Division The Old Schools Cambridge CB2 1TN 01223 332344 Please note that I work part-time. My normal working days are Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings and Thursdays. -----Original Message----- From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smith, Geoff Sent: 24 October 2006 11:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 16-18 year olds Dear All I am not sure that this is the right group to receive this plea but I will try and apologies to those who receive it on another list as I am going to use a scatter gun approach. At Sheffield Hallam we used to have minimum age of entry of 18 to our undergraduate courses but we have now got rid of this because of the age discrimination legislation. We envisage that we will have a small number of 16-18 year olds in future and we want to issue some practical guidance to faculties and central departments about what additional support is required for this age group in order to meet our additonal duty of care. We already have specific guidance relating to younger children on summer schools and to widening participation activities. I have also read a number of general child protection policies from other universities. However, none of these seem to address the issues relating to this group where it seems to be risky just to support them in exactly the same way as all other students but, equally, inappropriate to treat them as if they were much younger. Any examples of what other universities do now or are going to do would be most gratefully received. Thanks Geoff Smith ************************** Geoff Smith Assistant Secretary Sheffield Hallam University University Secretariat City Campus Sheffield S1 1WB Telephone: 0114 225 3854 Email: [log in to unmask]