Our policies. In plain English.

Every policy we work to, one tab each. Read it here, download it, or send someone a link straight to the one they need. If anything is unclear, ask us and we'll explain it like a person.

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Safeguarding & vetting

What FE colleges ask for first. How we protect learners and verify the people we place.

Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy DBS Certificate Handling & Retention Policy Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (England, Scotland & Wales) Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (Northern Ireland) Disclosure Information Handling Policy (Northern Ireland)

Recruitment & employment practice

How we find, assess, place and support people, and the standards our own team works to.

Recruitment & Selection Policy Agency Workers Regulations Policy Reference Request Policy Equal Opportunities Policy Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy Flexible Working Policy Maternity Policy Paternity Policy Menopause Policy Andropause Policy Induction Policy Training Policy

Data protection & privacy

How candidate and client information is collected, stored, protected and destroyed.

Privacy Policy GDPR Policy Candidate Information Handling, Storage & Disposal Policy Data Backup Procedure

Governance & conduct

How the business runs, how we handle problems, and the lines we won’t cross.

Business Continuity Plan Quality Assurance Policy Complaints & Compliments Policy Clinical Complaints Policy Whistleblowing Policy Anti-Bribery Policy Modern Slavery Act Policy Anti-Tax Evasion Policy

Health, safety & environment

Keeping people safe on site and in the classroom, and our environmental commitments.

Health & Safety Policy Use of Own Vehicle for Business Use Policy Environmental Policy Carbon Reduction Plan

Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy

10 pages · PDF, 487 KB

The short version

  • Everyone we place into a college is vetted as if students' safety depends on it. Because it does.
  • Enhanced DBS, verified references and right-to-work, before any college interview.
  • Any safeguarding concern gets reported. No exceptions, no awkward silences.

Why this matters to us

We place experienced professionals into further education, where they work with young people and vulnerable adults every day. Safer recruitment is not a compliance box for us. It's the foundation of the trust colleges place in every candidate we introduce.

Our checks

Before a candidate is put forward for any education role, we complete: identity and right-to-work verification, a full employment history with gaps explained, a minimum of two references verified by us directly with the referee, and an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list check where the role requires it. We tell colleges exactly which checks are complete and which are in progress. We never present a candidate as "fully vetted" when they aren't.

Beyond the checks

Candidates moving from industry into teaching are briefed on their safeguarding duties, including their responsibilities under Keeping Children Safe in Education, before their first interview. If we become aware of a safeguarding concern about any candidate, before or after placement, we report it to the college and the relevant authorities. Our commercial reputation comes second to that, every time.

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Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy

21 pages · PDF, 850 KB

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Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy

12 pages · PDF, 438 KB

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DBS Certificate Handling & Retention Policy

6 pages · PDF, 142 KB

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Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (England, Scotland & Wales)

4 pages · PDF, 180 KB

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Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (Northern Ireland)

3 pages · PDF, 164 KB

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Disclosure Information Handling Policy (Northern Ireland)

4 pages · PDF, 141 KB

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Recruitment & Selection Policy

16 pages · PDF, 711 KB

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Agency Workers Regulations Policy

14 pages · PDF, 565 KB

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Reference Request Policy

3 pages · PDF, 227 KB

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Equal Opportunities Policy

11 pages · PDF, 516 KB

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy

4 pages · PDF, 293 KB

The short version

  • Candidates are judged on skill and experience. Nothing else.
  • If a client asks us to filter on anything the law protects, we refuse.
  • We make adjustments so every candidate can compete fairly.

What we commit to

We put candidates forward on merit: trade experience, qualifications, and fit for the actual job. We do not discriminate, and we will not act on instructions to discriminate, on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Construction, engineering and FE teaching all have a history of looking one particular way. We think the shortage of talent in both sectors is a good reason, on top of the right one, to search wider. A brilliant lecturer or site manager can come from anywhere.

In practice

Shortlists are built from capability, not assumptions. Where a candidate needs adjustments to interview fairly, we arrange them with the employer before the interview, not after a problem. If a client's requirement would exclude people unlawfully, we say so and help them rewrite it. If they insist, we decline the role.

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Flexible Working Policy

7 pages · PDF, 446 KB

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Privacy Policy

4 pages · PDF, 166 KB

The short version

  • We collect only what we need to place you or to fill your role.
  • Your CV goes to an employer only after you say yes. Every time.
  • We never sell your data. To anyone. Ever.
  • Ask us what we hold about you, or ask us to delete it, any time.

Who we are

Pineapple Talent ("we", "us") is a recruitment business supplying construction and engineering professionals to FE colleges and commercial employers across the UK. Pineapple Talent is a trading name of Cucumber Partners Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 16984011, at Kimada House, 442 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 6QT. For anything in this policy, contact us at hello@pineappletalent.co.uk.

What we collect

If you're a candidate: your CV, work history, qualifications, contact details, right-to-work evidence, references, and where a role requires it, DBS status. We collect this from you directly, or from a referee or public professional profile with your knowledge.

If you're a client: your name, role, work contact details, and the requirements of the positions you ask us to fill.

If you use this website: whatever you type into our contact form. This site sets no tracking cookies and runs no advertising trackers.

How we use it, and why we're allowed to

We use your information to match candidates with roles, run compliance checks, and keep in touch about opportunities you've asked to hear about. UK GDPR requires a lawful basis for each use. Ours are: consent (sending your CV to a named employer), legitimate interests (keeping in touch with candidates and clients about relevant work), legal obligation (right-to-work and safeguarding checks), and contract (delivering the service a client has engaged us for).

Who we share it with

Prospective employers and colleges, only with your consent for each introduction. Referees you've named. Regulators or authorities where the law requires it. That's the list. We do not sell or rent personal data.

How long we keep it

Candidate records are kept for two years from our last meaningful contact, then deleted. Client records are kept for the duration of our relationship plus the period tax and company law requires. Want deleting sooner? Email us and it's done, unless a legal obligation says otherwise, in which case we'll tell you what and why.

Your rights

You can ask us for a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, delete it, restrict how we use it, hand it to you in a portable format, or object to a use of it. Email hello@pineappletalent.co.uk and we'll respond within one month. If you're unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

The formal document

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Candidate Information Handling, Storage & Disposal Policy

6 pages · PDF, 120 KB

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Data Backup Procedure

3 pages · PDF, 180 KB

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Business Continuity Plan

7 pages · PDF, 443 KB

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Quality Assurance Policy

3 pages · PDF, 223 KB

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Complaints & Compliments Policy

15 pages · PDF, 511 KB

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Clinical Complaints Policy

4 pages · PDF, 197 KB

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Whistleblowing Policy

10 pages · PDF, 485 KB

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Anti-Bribery Policy

13 pages · PDF, 611 KB

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Modern Slavery Act Policy

3 pages · PDF, 126 KB

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Anti-Tax Evasion Policy

3 pages · PDF, 192 KB

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Health & Safety Policy

17 pages · PDF, 656 KB

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Use of Own Vehicle for Business Use Policy

4 pages · PDF, 177 KB

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Environmental Policy

2 pages · PDF, 150 KB

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Carbon Reduction Plan

7 pages · PDF, 363 KB

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