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This includes trustees, agency staff, interns, students on work placement and anyone who is undertaking duties for the organisation, whether paid or unpaid.  \n• AQA is responsible for making sure everyone taking part in our activities has seen, understood, and agreed to follow the code of conduct, and that they understand the consequences of inappropriate behaviour.  \n• AQA recognises that by employing staff and associates it is placing them in a position of trust, especially so where the post involves contact with children or adults at risk, however infrequent.  \n• You are likely to be seen as a role model by young people and are expected to act appropriately.  \n• We expect people who take part in our services to display appropriate behaviour at all times. This includes behaviour that takes place outside our organisation and behaviour that takes place online.  \nDiversity and inclusion  \nYou should:  \n• treat children and young people fairly and without prejudice or discrimination  \n• understand that children and young people are individuals with individual needs  \n• respect differences in gender, sexual orientation, culture, race, ethnicity, disability and religious belief systems, and appreciate that all participants bring something valuable and different to the group/organisation  \n• challenge discrimination and prejudice  \n• encourage young people and adults to speak out about attitudes or behaviour that makes them uncomfortable.  \nResponsibilities  \n• prioritising the welfare of children and young people  \n• having good awareness of issues to do with safeguarding including following our policies and procedures for safeguarding and whistleblowing  \n• staying within the law at all times  \n• modelling good behaviour for children and young people to follow  \n• challenging all inappropriate behaviour and reporting any breaches of the code of conduct to your team leader or line manager  \n• reporting all concerns about abusive behaviour, following our safeguarding procedures  \n• dressing appropriately and professionally  \n• ensure you are appropriately chaperoned when on a school site.  \nRespecting children and young people  \nYou should:  \n• listen to and respect children at all times  \n• communicate with a child or adult at risk in an open, professional manner (including during telephone conversations) .  \n• record video meetings if these are conducted 1-1 with a child or adult at risk, clearly informing them of your intention to do so.  \n• respect a young person’s right to personal privacy as far as possible or if you need to break confidentiality in order to follow safeguarding procedures, it is important to explain this to the child or young person at the earliest opportunity.  \nAQA Safeguarding Code of Conduct  \nAppropriate relationships  \nYou should:  \n• promote relationships that are based on openness, honesty, trust and respect  \n• avoid showing favouritism  \n• exercise caution when you are discussing sensitive issues with children or young people  \n• ensure your contact with children and young people is appropriate and relevant to the nature of the activity you are involved in  \n• ensure that whenever possible, there is more than one adult present during activities with children and young people, if a situation arises where you are alone with a child or young person, ensure that you are within sight or can be heard by other adults. For associates you must follow the chaperone policy when in a school and never be left on your own.  \n• Maintain an appropriate distance physically and professionally.  \nUpholding this code of behaviour  \n• You should always follow this code of behaviour and never rely on your reputation or that of our organisation to protect you.  \n• If you have behaved inappropriately, you will be subject to our disciplinary procedures. 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