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Policies & OFS Registration

Truro and Penwith College is proud of its policy of widening participation; with approximately 50% of our students from schools and colleges and 50% mature learners (21 – 60+) we have an exciting mix in our seminars, workshops and classes.

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Our Commitment to Learners

As part of our commitment to learners from all backgrounds and ability, we spend a proportion of our income from tuition fees to support students from disadvantaged groups to access our University level courses, succeed and progress to employment or higher level courses. Our commitments are published in our Access Plan and Access and Participation Plan.

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Transparency Data

The link below shows our ‘transparency data’ which indicates our recruitment and outcomes for students from different backgrounds of different types of course. Additional information on a course by course basis is found on the Discover Uni website.

Higher Education Transparency Data

 

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to equality and diversity and have an equality and diversity plan that is reviewed on a regular basis and which is available here.

 

Our Position on Anti-Semitism

Truro and Penwith College have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and the position paper approved by our Board of Governors can be found here.

 

How Do We Spend Our Income

Our income from tuition fees is spent on teaching and ensuring our classes are delivered in the right learning spaces with the right resources: Our most recent allocation of income and expenditure is shown in our Income and Expenditure Information document.

Our complaints policy:

Registration with the Office for students

Truro and Penwith College is registered with the Office for Students and part of that registration includes a range of policies and procedures that ensure we have the systems in place to support our students should something go wrong or alter during their programme.

Policies and procedures

Ofs Registration Documents