Inclusivity Statement
This statement was updated on 7 January 2026
At Skills Launchpad Plymouth, we are committed to fostering a workplace and public environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity enriches our community and strengthens our ability to serve the public.
Inclusivity is at the heart of how our Skills and Post-16 team works, collaborates, and engages with visitors, partners, and colleagues. This commitment extends across our skill s and employment agendas, ensuring that every individual, regardless of background, identity, or circumstance, has fair access to training, career progression, and sustainable employment opportunities.
Through inclusive recruitment practices, tailored employability support, and partnerships with local employers, we actively remove barriers to work and champion equity in the local labour market. By embedding diversity and inclusion into our employment pathways, we help people gain the confidence, skills, and qualifications needed to secure meaningful jobs.
We invite everyone - staff, visitors, and partners - to join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we can create a workplace and visitor experience that truly reflects the diverse and vibrant community we serve, while supporting Plymouth’s ambition for a fair and inclusive economy.
Expectations for safety and respect
We want everyone engaging with our services to feel welcome, respected, and safe. To make this happen, we all have a role to play.
We expect everyone accessing Skills Launchpad Plymouth to:
• help create a positive, supportive space by challenging and reporting behaviour that causes distress
• encourage an open and environment where diversity is valued
• respect everyone’s right to feel safe
• never hurt, abuse, or threaten anyone.
Everyone has the right to be protected from harm and to access their workplace or our services in a safe and healthy environment. If you see or hear something that concerns you, please report it immediately to a staff member, the Designated Safeguarding Officer, or click here to complete our short form.
If someone tells you something you find concerning:
DO
• Take it seriously and listen calmly.
• Make sure the person is safe, and you are safe too.
• Find out what the person wants to do next.
• Protect any evidence if needed.
• Explain that you must report it.
• Call an ambulance if urgent medical help is needed.
• Call the police if anyone is at further risk or the alleged offender may leave.
DON’T
• Ignore it or delay action.
• Put yourself or others at risk.
• Judge or blame anyone.
• Ask for more than basic details.
• Promise to keep it secret.
• Discuss it with anyone except those directly involved or the Safeguarding Designated Person.
• Confront or question the alleged perpetrator.