our employment policy statements
fairness and safety in the workplace
our equal opportunities policy statement
Eastside Educational Trust reflects the areas it works in by actively exploring and celebrating the capital's diversity. Children from different ethnic origins, religions and social backgrounds are all encouraged to work together to understand, respect and learn from one another. Eastside is committed to the adoption of good working practices and training opportunities for all staff and volunteers. The Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy is constituted to challenge all forms of discrimination and equal opportunities are applied in all areas of the charity’s work. Eastside is committed to ensuring equitable provision of all its services, equality in its recruitment procedures and training opportunities, and the adoption of good working practices for all its staff. All forms of oppression and discrimination are actively opposed to ensure that individuals are able to work to the best of their ability regardless of their: age, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs, race, ethnic or national origin, class, social or cultural backgrounds, academic or physical ability. The Trustees of Eastside Educational Trust closely monitor and review all matters relating to its Equal Opportunities Policy.
our health and safety policy statement
Eastside Educational Trust is fully compliant with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It is the policy of the Eastside Educational Trust that all reasonably practicable steps are taken to ensure the health and safety at work of all employees and volunteers. The Charity also has a statutory responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act to ensure the health and safety of others who may be affected by the work activity and will take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that this duty is met. The Charity will take all measures as may be necessary to ensure adequate health and safety training, supervision, instruction and information for all employees. The Charity will consult employees to ascertain measures to be taken to increase awareness of health and safety.
Personnel responsible for health and safety
The Board of Trustees have overall responsibility for all matters relating to health and safety. The Artistic and Arts Development Directors are jointly responsible for the implementation for Health and Safety policy. The Arts Development Director will ensure consistency, monitoring and review of safety standards annually. Each employee has statutory responsibility to take due care for his/her own safety and others who may be affected by his/her activities in the workplace. Each employee has a duty to co-operate with his/her employer in implementing the Health and Safety Policy. Eastside Educational Trust employees work with young people and the Trust has separate child protection procedures which all employees are appraised of.
Rules and risk assessment
To ensure Health and Safety, Eastside monitors all venues it works with and appraises its staff of appropriate Health and Safety measures. Staff are asked to familiarise themselves with fire regulations and to appraise themselves of the location of the first aid kit.
our child protection policy statement
Eastside Educational Trust believes that concern for the general well being and welfare of all young people attending its activities is paramount. The Trust recognises that it has a duty to provide arts activities in a quality, safe and fun environment. The well being and safety of all children is our main responsibility. It is also the responsibility of all adults involved in Eastside projects, including teachers and youth workers working in partnership with Eastside. At the same time we strive to provide a solid foundation for the development of creativity, literacy and personal development while operating effective child protection practice. Eastside recognises that Social Services, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and the Police have a statutory duty to protect children and young people at risk. We accept that we must work in partnership with these agencies when child protection issues arise.
The person with overall responsibility for child protection within Eastside is Rakhee Jasani.
