Data protection
Any information provided to Cardiff Sixth Form College (the "College") may be held on computer and shall be used by the College in accordance with its Data Protection registration and the UK Data Protection law.

Liability
Any reference in these terms to liability of students shall also infer liability on the parents or guardian of the student, and such liability is joint and several.


Variation
No variation to these conditions is valid unless agreed in writing by the Principal, prior to Registration provided always that the College reserves the right to make any addition, amendment or alteration to these conditions upon giving one term's written notice of such change to all affected parents guardians and students.

UK government bodies
Cardiff Sixth Form College is obliged to report on request visa status, attendance records and UK contact details to relevant UK government bodies.

Communication
Students must provide the College with personal email addresses and mobile telephone numbers prior to arrival, in order that communication, to include transmission of student reports, may be maintained at all times. Please also advise of any changes as they occur.

General
These Terms and Conditions apply to all bookings now made for courses commencing in or after Jan 2009 and supersede all previously published Terms and Conditions.

Acceptance
Acceptance by the student, and also by his/her parent or legal guardian if the student is under eighteen years of age, of a place to study at Cardiff Sixth Form College indicates that you:

· Give permission for the administration of first aid and appropriate non-prescription medication to students, and to seek medical, dental or optical treatment when required.

· Agree to the following indemnity: In consideration of the principal/head teacher/director of Cardiff Sixth Form College agreeing to make arrangements for and to authorise members of the staff of Cardiff Sixth Form College to take the student from time to time on expeditions outside the premises of Cardiff Sixth Form College students/parents/ legal guardians hereby undertake to indemnify the principal/head teacher/director and such members of the staff against:

a) any claims, damages or costs which they or any of them may be or become liable to pay in consequence of any injury or damage to or illness of the student occurring during or as a result of any of the said expeditions.

b) any claims by any third party which may be made against them or any of them in consequence of any act or default of the student during or as a result of any of the said expeditions.

c) any other costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them or any of them on behalf of the student during or as a result of any of the said expeditions. Provided that the indemnity herein shall not extend to any claims, damages, costs or expenses in respect of and to the extent to which Cardiff Sixth Form College and member(s) of the staff or any of them shall be entitled to be indemnified under any policy of insurance.

Without this indemnity, the student may not take part in an expedition organised by Cardiff Sixth Form College.'

General Conditions
a. Liability and Insurances: The College does not accept responsibility for accidental injury or loss of property. The College undertakes to maintain those insurances which are prescribed by law. All other insurances are the responsibility of parents including insurance of the pupil's personal property whilst at College or on the way to or from College or on any school sponsored activity away from the College. The College is not the agent of the parents for any purpose related to insurance.

b. Pupils' Personal Property: Pupils are responsible for the security and safe use of all personal property and are responsible for ensuring that all such property is clearly marked with the owner's name. A pupil may not bring any item of equipment on to school premises which runs off mains electricity without the prior written permission of the Principal. International students MUST either opt to join the College Insurance scheme which would cover their personal possessions OR provide documentary evidence of their own personal cover. Local students need to ensure that their own insurance provides adequate cover. The College does not accept responsibility for a student's personal possessions.

c. Concerns/Complaints: Parents who have cause for serious concern as to a matter of safety, care or quality of education must inform the Principal in writing and without delay.

d. Progress Reports: The College monitors each student progress and parents/guardian/financial sponsor will receive a formal report of the pupil from time to time.

e. Learning Difficulties: Parents will be notified if it appears that formal assessment by an educational psychologist is advisable or the pupil is falling behind with studies. A formal assessment can be arranged by the Centre at the parents' expense, or by the parents. Our staff are not however qualified to make a medical diagnosis of conditions such as those commonly referred to as dyslexia or other learning difficulties. Parents would be asked to withdraw the pupil without being charged fees in lieu of notice in the event of the college not being able to adequately provide for a pupil' special educational needs.

f. Biological Samples: The Principal may at any time when grounds for suspicion exist, require the pupil to give a biological sample under medical supervision to test for the use of illegal drugs or other substances damaging to health. A record of such sample will not form part of the pupil's permanent medical record.

g. Confidentiality : The College will take care to preserve the confidentiality of information concerning the pupil and parents. The parents, however, consent on behalf of themselves and the pupil to the College (through the Principal as the person responsible) obtaining, holding, using and communicating, on a need-to-know' basis, confidential information which, in the opinion of the Principal is material to the safety and welfare of the pupil and others, including a pupil aged 16 and over. The parents consent also to the College communicating with any other school which the pupil attends or which a parent proposes the pupil should attend about any matter concerning the pupil or about payment of fees, whether or not the information passing is also held in machine readable form.

h. Examinations, Reports and References: The College will enter a pupil's name for an examination if the Principal is satisfied that such is in the best interests of the pupil. Information supplied to parents and others concerning the progress and character of a pupil and about examination, further education and career prospects and any references will be given conscientiously and with all due care and skill but otherwise without liability on the part of the College. Where parents are separated or divorced, reports and other information will be sent to the person with whom the pupil normally resides.

i. Intellectual Property: The College reserves all rights and interests in any intellectual property rights arising as a result of the actions of a pupil in conjunction with any member of staff of the College and/or other pupils at the College for a purpose associated with the College. Any use of any such intellectual property rights by a pupil is subject to the terms of a licence to be agreed prior to the use between the pupil, the pupil's parents and the College. The College will allow the pupil's role in creation/development of intellectual property rights to be acknowledged.

j. Prospectus: The prospectus describes the broad principles on which the College is presently run and gives an indication of our history and ethos. While accurate at the time of going to press, the details contained in the prospectus may be reviewed or amended at a later date and therefore, the college prospectus is not part of a formal agreement between parents and the college. Parents wishing to place specific reliance on a matter contained in the prospectus should seek written confirmation of that matter before entering this agreement.

k. Consumer Protection: Care has been taken to use plain language in these terms and conditions and to explain the reasons for any of the terms that may appear one-sided. If any word/s, alone or in combination, infringe the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 or any other provision of law, they shall be treated as severable and shall be replaced with words which give as near the original meaning as may be fair.

l. Interpretation : These terms and conditions supersede those in the prospectus and elsewhere and will be construed as a whole.

These Terms and Conditions apply to all bookings now made for courses commencing from January 2010