What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:
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protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances constant with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have best outcomes.
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Terminology ABUSE: There are four main types of abuse: emotional, physical, sexual and neglect. CHILD: A child is defined as under the age of 18 years. ADULT AT RISK: An adult at risk is defined as someone 18 years of age or over who is or may need to receive community care services by reason of mental health or other disability, age or illness and who may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation. PREVENT: The Prevent Strategy has three main objectives, responding to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it; preventing people being drawn into terrorism and ensuring they are given appropriate advice and support; working with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation.
Safeguarding includes a wide range of issues such as: • Abuse - physical, sexual, emotional and neglect • Criminal exploitation/county lines • Domestic abuse • Sexual exploitation • Female genital mutilation • Forced marriage • Homelessness/missing from home • Honour-based violence • Mental health self-harm • Online safety • Peer-on-peer abuse • Radicalisation and extremism • Drug and alcohol misuse • Youth produced sexual imagery
Safeguarding Statement
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Nescot College recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of harm in our care. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where students are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures incorporate a wide range of risks we need to safeguard against.
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This includes the prevention of radicalisation which is listed as a specific safeguarding issue and is addressed in the Government PREVENT strategy.
The Safeguarding Team
Allegations against Staff
Designated members of staff with responsibility for safeguarding are:
If you have a safeguarding concern about a member of staff working with students which indicates that they have:
Designated Safeguarding Lead CLIFF SHAW
Deputy Safeguarding Leads MARIA VERTRONE DONNA PATTERSON JANICE DAVIS KAREN ROWLAND-DOYLE ROBERT GREENING ADELE STEWART
• behaved in a way that has harmed or may harm a student • behaved towards in student in a way that indicates they would pose a risk of harm • Possibly committed a criminal offense against or related to a student This must be reported immediately to Donna Patterson, Director of HR, dpatterson@nescot.ac.uk, ext. 3318. Allegations of abuse against the Principal should be reported immediately to Chair of Governors via Josephine Carr - jcarr@nescot.ac.uk
How to make a referral to the Safeguarding Team By email
In person
Use the dedicated email service: safeguarding@nescot.ac.uk
Room N20 Normal working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The Student Wellbeing Mentors will ensure that all safeguarding referrals are responded to and will be available to talk to students.
By phone Safeguarding line: 0208 394 3025
Declaration of Code of Practice of Safeguarding Policy by Learners During your induction and on the first day of your course, your tutor will cover Nescot’s Safeguarding Policy and all procedures that are in place. As a student at Nescot, or one of its satellite sites, including training centres, you must ensure that you are aware of these procedures. Parents, employers, training providers and carers are welcome to read the policies here: www.nescot.ac.uk/policies Please contact us if you have any further queries: safeguarding@nescot.ac.uk This declaration MUST be signed by you, the learner, as well as a college member of staff, to confirm that you have read and understood the Safeguarding Policy and procedures. If you have any questions or concerns, you must raise them with your tutor, your head of department or the safeguarding team. Name of student:
Name of staff:
Signature:
Signature:
Date:
Date:
PLEASE SIGN THIS DECLARATION, DETACH, AND RETURN WITH YOUR OTHER FORMS.
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