Personal Development

As part of your induction course, you were introduced to some topics that we expect you to understand and keep aware of:

  • Safeguarding, including health and safety and digital safety
  • British Values, including equality and diversity, and Prevent and anti-radicalisation

We expect our apprentices to be able to discuss these topics with their coaches at every review meeting. To assist that discussion, every 12 weeks, we will provide a short piece of learning content in this area of OpenLearning. You will be able to enrol yourself in these courses as they come up. (We recommend that you do that at or immediately after each review meeting so that you don't forget.)

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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Content warning: This topic deals with harmful sexual behaviour and sexual harassment. Please proceed with caution, and speak to your coach if you have concerns.

Digital Safeguarding

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In this activity we will cover important aspects of online and digital safety, specifically digital safeguarding.

The aim of this activity is to:

  • Raise your awareness of the potential risks when interacting online
  • Provide you with tools to use should you or anyone you care about face risks or threats online
  • Provide real-life examples of the impact

This activity might be useful for you or for people around you, such as younger colleagues, children or older family members.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Finance and the Cost of Living

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Learning Outcomes

  • Have a better understanding of what the term ‘cost of living’ means.
  • Understand what Inflation means, and how it effects your own finances.
  • Understand the principles of budgeting and be aware of the importance of living within your means.
  • Gain a basic insight into Mortgages.
  • Gain a basic insight into Pensions.
  • Know where you can go to get further support and advice.

Career Resilience

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Career resilience is crucial in navigating the complexities and uncertainties of the modern workplace. It refers to an individual's ability to adapt, recover, and thrive in the face of setbacks, changes, and challenges within their professional journey.

This topic is an important part of your overall personal development whilst on your apprenticeship.

Mental Health and wellbeing +

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Learning Outcomes

  • To be aware of some of the most common mental health issues currently, and their prevalence.
  • To understand the signs of ‘Burnout’
  • To gain strategies to help you or others to cope with ‘Burnout’
  • To understand some of the ways you can improve your own, or other people's wellbeing.
  • To know where you can go to get further support and advice.

Prevent and Anti-Radicalisation

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Some of the content may not directly apply to you, however you may have children, grandchildren or younger family members who will be affected by these topics, and having an awareness will only help them and yourself.

Equality and British Values

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Learning Outcomes
  • To be aware of the Equality Act 2010
  • Understand what protected characteristics are
  • Understand what discrimination is
  • To understand what British Values are
  • To know where you can go to get further support and advice.