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<h1id='pa-kua-cambridge-code-of-conduct'>Pa-Kua Cambridge Code of Conduct</h1>
<p>Pa-Kua Cambridge is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its members. This code of conduct applies to all instructors, coaches, officials, referees, trustees, secretaries, students, parents, volunteers and other members or associated instructors of <strong><em>Pa-Kua Cambridge</em></strong> and the <strong><em>Pa-Kua International League</em></strong>.</p>
<p>The club believes that it is important that everyone associated with the club should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others. Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at all times, and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the club.</p>
<h2id='code-of-conduct-for-any-and-all-members-and-participants-of-pa-kua-cambridge'>Code of Conduct for any and all members and participants of Pa-Kua Cambridge</h2>
<h3id='respect-eachother'>Respect eachother</h3>
<p>Be respectful of other people, respectfully ask people to stop if you are bothered, and if you can't resolve an issue, contact staff. </p>
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<li>be friendly, considerate, and welcoming to new members</li>
<li>avoid demeaning, discriminatory, harassing, or hateful speech, and imagery</li>
<li>respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of age, gender, ability, race, cultural background or religious beliefs or sexual identity</li>
<li>refrain from the use of bad language, racial/sectarian references, and bullying</li>
<li>show respect to other members of the club</li>
<li>be supportive and committed to other team members</li>
<p>We believe peer to peer discussions, feedback, corrections can help build a stronger, safer, and more welcoming community, but we also have strong safeguarding policies in place.</p>
<p>If you see someone behaving disrespectfully, you are encouraged to respectfully discourage them from such behavior. Expect that others in the community wish to help keep the community respectful and welcome your input in doing so.</p>
<p>If you experience disrespectful behavior and feel in any way unable to respond or resolve it respectfully (for any reason), please immediately bring it to the attention of an instructor. We want to hear from you about anything that you feel is disrespectful, threatening, or just icky in any way. We will listen and work to resolve the matter.</p>
<h3id='apologize-for-mistakes'>Apologize for Mistakes</h3>
<p>Should you catch yourself behaving disrespectfully, or be confronted as such, own up to your words and actions, and apologize accordingly. No one is perfect, and even well-intentioned people make mistakes. What matters is how you handle them, and avoiding repeating them in the future.</p>
<p>Any breaches of this code of conduct will be dealt with immediately by Pa-Kua Cambridge. Any misdemeanours and general misbehaviour will be dealt with immediately and reported verbally to the designated person.</p>
<p>If the instructor determines that an event participant is behaving disrespectfully, the instructor may take action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion and exclusion from the event without warning or refund.</p>
<p>We will seek to resolve conflicts peacefully and in a manner that is positive for the club. We can't foresee every situation however, and thus if in the instructors' judgment the best thing to do is to ask a disrespectful individual to leave, we will do so.</p>
<h2id='resolving-an-issue'>Resolving an Issue</h2>
<p>If you believe you're experiencing practices at a Pa-Kua Cambridge event which doesn't meet the policies above, or if you feel you are being harassed in any way, please immediately contact the event instructor(s) or designated code of conduct responders for the event.</p>
<p>If you believe you're experiencing practices which don't meet the policies above, please immediately contact the club lead instructor. or the Designated Safeguarding Officer. Anyone in the community should feel empowered to resolve issues and uphold our high standards.</p>
<p>Dismissals can be appealed by the instructor with final decisions taken by the club committee or referred to the governing body depending on the disciplinary procedures within the sport.</p>