New students starting in September: You can find more information about College Ready Sessions and submitting your GCSE results in our online Guide. Transport and bursary information will be available from 15 June 2026.
Equality, Diversity & INCLUSION
The following term dates provide an overview of the academic year. Please note that these can differ from school term dates. Holidays should only be taken during the designated holiday periods.
Removing all barriers
We take positive action to remove any existing barriers to all staff, students, governors and visitors, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Investor in Diversity
Truro and Penwith College has a commitment to meet the duties contained in the Equality Act 2010. The College endeavours to promote an inclusive working and learning environment, which supports the individuals within its community irrespective of their background.
The College aims to promote equality of opportunity and removal of barriers for all individuals to educational achievement, personal progression and participation by providing full and equal access to all students who can benefit from its provision and by encouraging and enabling all members of the College to build and contribute to a society which values cultural and social diversity.
The College was re-accredited with the Investors in Diversity Quality Mark in March 2021 and ranked within the top 25 of the 600+ organisations involved nationally with the scheme.
We will not tolerate unfair or unlawful discrimination and aim to provide a learning and working environment which values individuals equally and does not disadvantage individuals by discriminating on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex (gender), and sexual orientation.
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Business Lecturer
Policies and reports
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Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, and harassment and bullying, apply to all aspects of staff and student activity within the College. We expect everyone to support and implement all of our equality policies and ensure that their behaviour and/or actions don’t amount to discrimination or harassment in any way.
In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, we have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Monitoring report.
This provides youwith more information about the current equality objectives we are working towards.
We are also a Disability Confident Employer, which includes being flexible when assessing and interviewing to enable candidates the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. We offer opportunities for work experience and trials to provide a more diverse working environment and create more accessible opportunities.
Truro and Penwith College’s pay approach supports the fair treatment, reward and recognition of all staff irrespective of sex, race, religion or belief, age, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
It has a clear policy of paying employees equally for the same or equivalent work, regardless of their sex (or any other characteristic set out above). For further information please see our Gender Pay Gap Report.
For further information regarding recruitment and diversity at the College please email hres@truro-penwith.ac.uk.
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