Safeguarding – Management of a Cause for Concern

MANAGEMENT OF A CAUSE FOR CONCERN ON WORK-BASED LEARNING RELATED TO SAFEGUARDING OF A CHILD/VULNERABLE ADULT

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and there may be occasions where we need to act quickly to identify and minimise any risks to children/vulnerable adults.

This policy sets out the actions that must occur if a student/student has a concern for the safeguarding and welfare of a child/vulnerable adult during the Work-based Learning element of their programme. It also clarifies how a student/student will be supported throughout any process of enquiry.

POLICY TITLE MANAGEMENT OF A CAUSE FOR CONCERN ON WORK-BASED LEARNING RELATED TO SAFEGUARDING OF A CHILD/VULNERABLE ADULT

NEXT REVIEW DATE June 2021

REVIEW RESPONSIBILITY Leon Fraser

LAST REVISION MADE June 2020

It is the responsibility of everyone to safeguard and protect children (under 16), young people (16-18) and adults (18 onwards) and those at risk of radicalisation. (Working together to Safeguard Children 2015)

Recognising Safeguarding issues/concerns through:

 direct observation  disclosure from a child or vulnerable adult  observation by a third party

Responding when information has been disclosed to you: directly:

 Stay calm  Listen carefully and don’t interrupt  Don’t interview them or press them for details  Ask questions only for clarification  Reassure them  Clarify that any information you receive must be passed on. If non- recent abuse is disclosed (abuse from the past or information about alleged victims’ perpetrators) this should be acknowledged but not discussed any further, then communicated to the DSO. .

Reporting incidents or disclosed information requires an immediate and professional response. If there is immediate danger to an individual, your priority is to call 999.

Reporting when on placement Please inform: 1) Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) at the setting/school/college before leaving the premises. 2) Senior or Designated Safeguarding Officer in the Faculty of Education (process below). Reporting when at University

Please inform the Senior or Designated Safeguarding Officer in the Faculty of Education (process below)

Leon Fraser: Senior Safeguarding Lead Dawn Hewitson: Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) Email: safeguarding@edgehill.ac.uk Landline: 01695 5844314 1. Acknowledge the DSO (setting/school/College) has been informed, 2. Provide an anonymised outline of the incident and your involvement 3. Detail any next steps requested of yourself at the setting/school/college 4. Let us know about any support or guidance you might require after the incident or disclosure.  This might be followed up by via a phone call or face to face meeting.

If you need support outside office hours and the report cannot wait until the next time the office is open, please contact: -

Campus Support – 01695 584227 www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentservices/critical-incident-support/

Once the information has been reported this will conclude your involvement and must not be discussed further unless requested by the setting/college /school or Senior Lead Officer (FoE).

INCIDENT REPORTING FORM

TO BE COMPLETED BY A STUDENT WHO WISHES TO RAISE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN ON WORK-BASED LEARNING WBL

(Please include the full names of all concerned)

Name of reporting student: ......................................................................................

Student no.: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Programme: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Name of Personal Tutor: ..........................................................................................

Name of school/college/setting: ................................................................................

Date of alleged incident, or cause for concern: ........................................................

Time of alleged incident, or cause for concern: ……….……………………………….

Reported to (please include name(s) and role(s)): ...................................................

Nature of alleged incident, or cause for concern:

Name of Designated Safeguarding Officer in school/college/setting: .................................................................................................................................... Incident reported to Designated Safeguarding Officer in school/college/setting on: .................................................................................................................................... Signed:

Student/Student: ………………………………................................ Date: …………… please also print name

To be returned to the relevant Head of Area to forward to the Faculty Designated

Safeguarding Officer.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

OUTCOME

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DSO ONCE AN OUTCOME HAS BEEN REACHED, FOLLOWING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED INCIDENT, OR CAUSE FOR CONCERN

Signed: ………………………………………………………………

Faculty DSO: ……………………………….................................. Date: ……..…….. please also print name

APPENDICES

Assignment Extension Form Link to guidance on Interruption to Study Regulations and Procedures in Respect of Academic Malpractice

Coursework Extension Approval Form

This form must be completed by all students requiring an extension to the published submission date for coursework, well in advance of the submission date.

If an extension is approved, the Module Leader/Teaching tutor must sign the form and return it to the student. The Module Leader/Teaching tutor should inform the Programme Leader via e-mail about the reason for extension and the new submission date. Students must attach a copy of the form to the relevant piece of coursework when submitted.

Note to tutors: If an extension is granted then students should not be advised to complete an Exceptional Mitigating Circumstances form as well.

Student Details

Name:

ID Number:

Course:

Year:

Date:

Module Details

Module Title:

Module Number:

Coursework Title:

Submission date:

The reason for this request has been discussed with Module Leader/Teaching tutor: YES/NO

Student Signature:

Date:

Decision

Extension is/ is not approved until (new submission date): Delete as appropriate

Interrupting Your Studies- You will find further guidance following this link https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/registry/interruption-taking-time-out/

Regulations and Procedures in Respect of Academic Malpractice

Malpractice may be broadly defined as an attempt to gain an advantage over other students by the use of unfair and/or unacceptable methods. Students who are found guilty of academic malpractice can face heavy penalties which can have a devastating effect on your academic career. With this in mind, it’s important that you have a good understanding of what constitutes malpractice, so you can take steps to ensure you don’t unwittingly fall foul of the rules.

An extract from the Academic Regulations, Appendix 13

2.2 Types of Malpractice:

2.2.1 Cheating is an infringement of the rules governing conduct in examinations or other timeconstrained assessment. Cheating includes the following:-

i) communicating with or copying from any other student during an examination, except in so far as the rubric may specifically permit e.g. in-group assessments; ii) communicating during an examination with any person other than a properly authorised invigilator or another authorised member of staff; iii) introducing any written or printed material into an examination room, unless expressly permitted by the regulations for the module or course assessment; iv) introducing any electronically stored information into an examination room unless expressly permitted by the regulators for the module or course assessment; v) gaining access to any unauthorised material relating to an examination during or before the specified time; vi) providing or helping to provide in any other way false evidence of knowledge or understanding in examinations.

2.2.2 Plagiarism is broadly described as an attempt to pass off work as one’s own which is not one’s own. It includes the representation of work, written or otherwise, of any other person, including another student, or any institution, as the candidate’s own. It may take the form of:

i) verbatim copying or insertion of another person’s work (published or unpublished and including material freely available in electronic form) without appropriate acknowledgement; ii) the close paraphrasing of another person’s work by simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation, without appropriate acknowledgement; iii) unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another person’s work; iv) the deliberate and detailed presentation of another person’s concept as one’s own; v) submitting the same piece of work twice for more than one coursework assessment unless authorised by the module leader. Such activity will be regarded as an offence of 'self-plagiarism'.

2.2.3 Collusion may include instances where a student:-

i) knowingly submits as entirely his/her own work that was undertaken in collaboration with another person without official approval; ii) collaborates with another student in the completion of work which he/she knows is intended to be submitted as the other student’s own unaided work; For a full version of Regulations and Procedures in Respect of Academic Malpractice please refer to the Appendix 13 of the Academic Regulations.

iii) knowingly permits another student to copy all or part of his/her own work and to submit it as that student’s own unaided work.

2.2.4 Falsifying data or material includes;

i) falsifying the data or material presented in reports or any other assessment. ii) falsely purporting to have undertaken experimental or experiential work or to have obtained such data by unfair means. iii) the fabrication of references or a bibliography.

2.2.5 Impersonation is the assumption by one person of the identity of another person with intent to deceive.

2.2.6 Ethical issues in contravention of the University’s “Memorandum of advice to Faculties and Departments’’. Ethical Approval for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Submissions may be subject to referral to a malpractice panel for issues such as:

i) evasion of ethical responsibilities ii) failure to gain ethical approval and misconduct caused by careless and irresponsible research practice.

More information on Ethical Approval can be viewed at http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/research/research-ethics-governance/ethics-documents/

2.2.7 Other forms of dishonest academic practice not falling within the above definitions may also amount to malpractice. The University does not hold an exhaustive list although examples include:

i) Attempting to obtain special consideration by offering or receiving inducements or favours; ii) Providing false information when submitting an Exceptional Mitigating Circumstances claim, Repeat Year application, Academic Appeal or any similar application for dispensation; iii) Ensuring the non-availability of books or journal articles in the University Library by removing the relevant article or chapter from the material, or by deliberately misshelving them so that other students cannot find them.