Our most important job is to keep you Safe!  We also want you to be Happy.

This will create a space where you can be Kind, Curious and Courageous

We take Safety and Happiness very seriously!  Jake, our Head of Junior Programmes is also our Designated Safeguarding Lead. Together with the Safeguarding Team and all the staff at Melton College, Jake is ready to talk to you and help with any problems.

Safeguarding is a complicated area with lots of long words but everything is connected with just two; Safe and Happy.

All schools have rules, we have rules to keep you safe and happy and to help others keep you safe and happy. The rules will also help you learn lots of English!  Melton College is a family school and everyone is part of the family, so everyone, teachers, kids, parents has rules to follow!  Some of these are complicated, but none of them is a secret and you can read all the information by following the links.  Below are the simple rules for everyone. 

However, the most important thing is not a rule. The most important thing is that you feel you can talk to us.

You can talk to us if you are unhappy or sad

You can talk to us if you are frightened

You can talk to us if you are angry

You can talk to us about anything and we will listen. If you are too embarrassed, or scared, have a look at "Talk to Finn"

For our Junior students

We accept Junior students aged 8-10 (if with mum or dad), and 11~19.  We still consider our 18 and 19 year old juniors as juniors, even if, in law, they are adults.  Let us explain....

In the United Kingdom (Britain) you become an adult when you are 18. At this age you legally make all your own decisions and are totally responsible for all your actions. When you are under 18 you are, in law, a child. You are not allowed to do certain things; you are not allowed to make all your own decisions. But you are responsible for all your actions!

All our junior students have rules to follow.  You can find our main rules here. Our rules are to keep you safe and happy, during your time with us. 

Melton College has some rules for juniors aged 18 and 19

• You must accept all the junior rules
• You must set an example
• You must behave responsibly
• You must be a role model by setting an example to the younger students
• You must at all times behave appropriately for an environment with children
  
  

Melton College has a number of extra rules in place for students under 18.

• Accept and follow the College Curfew Times
• Attend all Saturday excursions
• Attend all timetabled classes
• Not hire or borrow a bicycle
• Inform their homestay host when they are leaving the house during the evening and on Sunday.

Additional Melton College Rules for students under 16
Students under 16 must return to their host family for their evening meal unless on a College activity
Students under 16 may only go into the city if accompanied by a College teacher, or with the knowledge and consent of the host family or the College and in the company of at least two other student

Melton College rules if you are part of a group
Many students come to Melton College as part of a group. The group is almost always led either by a leader or by the students’ teacher.

All of the rules on this page have been agreed in advance as part of the booking process. They cannot be changed by leaders or teachers, once in the UK.

In practical terms, this means that the leader or teacher cannot, for example, change the curfew times or ask for additional meals etc. Additional arrangements made by the leader or teacher must be made with the knowledge and agreement of the College.

For our Gold Course Participants and accompanying parents and carers

Our Gold Course is our only Adult only Course at Melton College.  The course is separated from the junior programme in a number of ways, for example, the lesson times and break times are different.
Gold Course do, however, run in the same building and share the same facilities as our Junior Courses. This is important as some of our Gold Course participants are the parents of Junior Course children.
We have some simple guidance for our Gold Course participants, to help them get the most from the course. You can find the link here, or in the download section.
As an adult, we invite you to share in the safeguarding of our younger students by reporting anything that concerns you to Jake, our Designated Safeguarding Lead.  We would also ask you to observe the following:

• Always behave appropriately in the presence of children
• Do not smoke except in the designated Smoking Area
• Do not use the main toilets during the times the children have a break - you have access to the first floor and ground floor toilets (for which your teacher will provide the door code) at all times
• On excursions, if possible, sit next to another adult rather than a child
• If you are here with your own children, be careful you do not find yourself taking responsibility for other peoples' children as well