Managing your apprentice

Information, advice and activities to support you and your apprentice during the apprenticeship journey, including apprentice management, motivational tips and how to promote wellbeing.

If you feel you need support with a safeguarding concern please contact our Safeguarding Team: 07808050273 / safeguarding@qa.com

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

Employer support for neurodivergent & disabled learners

Watch the video to find out about employer support for neurodivergent learners and those with a disability.

Our safeguarding team

Safeguarding referral routes

The Safeguarding Referral Form affords staff, employers and even fellow apprentices the opportunity to raise a safeguarding concern about an apprentice.

The Safeguarding Self-Referral Form allows an apprentice to raise a concern about themselves.

Low-Level and Behavioural Safeguarding Concern Form – This form serves 2 purposes:

  • It gives all parties an opportunity to raise concerns regarding the conduct of QA staff towards apprentices
  • It allows all parties to highlight concerning behaviour from all parties that may not be a safeguarding concern but could be interpreted as more of a behavioural concern. For example, where a person uses misogynistic language or a microaggression of some kind. This allows us to build a picture and to take a proactive approach.

How safeguarding supports learners

Watch the video to find out about how our safeguarding service can help support you.