Your Wellbeing
You can make a safeguarding referral here and access Information, advice and activities to help prioritise your wellbeing during your apprenticeship programme, including workload management, handling stress, and external support services.
QA’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mark Soady: Mark.soady@qa.com / 07808 050273
QA’s Prevent Lead is Stephen Smith: Stephen.smith@qa.com
Your Wellbeing, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Calendar
Our safeguarding team provide a series of live sessions, webinars and podcasts in a variety of wellbeing and diversity areas to help you on your apprenticeship journey. Find out more about these events in the calendar below.
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Time to Talk Day
Time to Talk Day, is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. In this session, you will hear our Safeguarding Team talk through what mental health means for them.
Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness Week
Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week is a dedicated week-long campaign that focuses on addressing sexual abuse and sexual violence. It aims to challenge societal norms, stereotypes, and misconceptions surrounding these issues while providing a platform for survivors to share their stories and find support.
Neurodiversity and Women
Recent studies show that the ratio of males to females identified as being ADHD or autistic (ASC) is 3:1. However, in this session, we explored why this statistic may be flawed and heard about the lived experience of a panel of female ND talent from QA.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Trigger Warning - This content may be upsetting to some
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an international awareness event, fighting the myths and misunderstandings that surround anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. It’s important to remember that eating disorders are not all about food itself, but about feelings. The way the person interacts with food may make them feel more able to cope, or may make them feel in control.
Self Harm Awareness Day
Trigger Warning - This content may be upsetting to some
Each year around the world, 1st March is Self Harm Awareness Day (sometimes also known as Self Injury Awareness Day). In the UK, it is an opportunity for everyone across the country to speak with one voice to raise awareness around what is often a very misunderstood topic. QA seeks to get as many involved to help spread the message as widely as possible. During this conversation we explore what it means for someone to express themselves via self-harm.
International Women's Day
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It's also a day to raise awareness about gender equality and women's rights. Observed annually on March 8th, it's a focal point in the women's rights movement.
World Sleep Day
World Sleep Day® is an annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. It is organized by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society and aims to lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.
Neurodiversity and the Workplace - The 80:20 Model
As part of our neurodiversity awareness sessions, we explored neurodiversity in the workplace, including Access to Work and reasonable adjustments.
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Introduction to Neurodiversity and Why We Should Celebrate
The 4D's
ADHD and ASC
Tourette's and Tic Conditions
Neurodiversity Panel Q&A
Stress Awareness Month - Guided Meditation
A guided meditation session with Mindfulness coach Lisa Ellis.
Self-Assessing Your Wellbeing: The Wellness Wheel
Time Management and You
Productivity expert Ali Abdaal reveals 10 principles and ideas to manage your time more effectively.
Neurodiversity and Executive Function - Live session
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Live Session
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Neurodiversity and Menopause - Live Session
Pride Month Launch: Intersectionality - Live Session
Autistic Pride - Live Session
Stop Cyber Bullying Day - Microaggressions
Pride In Tech - Live Session
On-demand webinar
Release date: 27th June 2024
Check back for the link to the session recording on the release date above.
Mental Health Awareness
Find information and activities relating to Mental Health to help you thrive in your apprentice programme.
Our Safeguarding Team
Watch the video below to find out about how our safeguarding service can help support you.
Safeguarding support options
Ways to access support if you are worried for yourself or someone else:
- Call us anytime on 07808 050273 or email safeguarding@qa.com
- Complete a Safeguarding Self-Referral Form if the concern relates to you.
- Complete a Safeguarding Referral Form if you are worried about someone else.
- Complete a Low-Level Concern Form if you are concerned about the conduct of a QA employee.
- Contact your Digital Learning Coach (DLC), tutor or account manager.
- Speak to any member of QA staff onsite.
Your Success
Information, advice and guidance to help you succeed in your apprenticeship, including learner services, end point assessment and support routes available.
Scottish Framework Guidance
Programme Overviews
The guides below will help prepare and support you on your digital learning journey, outlining the different technologies used to deliver our apprenticeships, and how you can access them.
Understanding Your Learner Identity
Supporting personal change when learning
Understand your learner identity, finding purpose and developing your mindset with SupportNets.
We understand that learners need more than just technical training. What shapes your career is a mixture of activities that improve your knowledge, skills, and behaviours. SupportNets™ consists of an ecosystem of support which can be wrapped around any learning programme to support you and your line manager to gain more from your learning.
Meta and Core Skills
Meta and Core Skills are an integral part of your apprenticeship. Find out more in the documents and links linked below.
Neurodivergent & Disabled Learners
Information on how neurodivergent learners are supported throughout their apprentice programme and how to access support.
Watch the video below to learn how neurodivergent learners are supported throughout their apprentice programme.
Level 3/4 Apprenticeships
Use the learner support self-referral link below to disclose your needs and ensure that you receive the reasonable adjustments you need to flourish.
Level 3-4 Learner Support Self-Referral
For more information please contact Specialist.learningteam@qa.com
Degree Apprenticeships
Degree Apprenticeship Learner Support Self-Referral
For more information please contact DASpecialist.learningteam@qa.com
Safeguarding and Learner Services
QA provides holistic support for apprentices through our dedicated Learner Services Team.
Find information on QA's safeguarding structures and important safeguarding areas with the information and activity packs available below.
Useful documents & important information
Your Experience
How QA listens to and acts upon the feedback you provide throughout your apprenticeship, including an introduction to the feedback cycle and the complaints process.
QA Complaints Policy
Should you wish to, you can access the Complaints Policy and relating documentation below.
Your Future
QA are proud to partner with the Association of Apprentices (AoA) to provide information, advice and guidance to support you on your career journey. Some AoA content, such as that which references End Point Assessment, will not be applicable.