Designated Safeguarding Officer – Anne-Marie Boyd
Telephone: 02477717228 or email anne-marie.boyd@ke6n.ac.uk
Safeguarding our students is our priority
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share in this commitment by fostering an honest, open, caring, and supportive climate. The student’s welfare is of paramount importance. It is our policy to listen to our young people, to not place any value judgement on their concerns that may prevent us from fully listening to what our young people are saying. We take our student’s health and welfare seriously and act with urgency to prevent harm and to keep them safe. There is a ‘whole college approach to safeguarding’ where safeguarding and child protection underpins all our relevant polices and processes. We operate with the best interests of the young people at heart. Our safeguarding team are on hand for students, parents/carers and members of staff.
If you have any concerns, please contact a member of the Safeguarding Team.
Safeguarding means:
- Helping you to avoid being exploited by others and protecting you if you have been
- Looking after your health and development
- Ensuring your security, safety and care
- Being alert to any difficulties that you may find yourself in and readily offering help
- Protecting you if you are at risk from forced marriage or mutilation
- Ensuring you are offered the best life chances
- Protection from harm, abuse and neglect
- Prevention of bullying and harassment, both in college and online
- Helping you stay safe online
- Being alert to exposure to extremist views and radicalisation and taking steps to prevent this
- Working with other organisations to give you the support and care that you need
Safeguarding Links
Warwickshire County Council – Children and Families
SEND Local Offer
Policies and Procedures
The College has a number of policies and procedures which aim to safeguard students, please see below. You can access these documents here
Our policies cover:
- All forms of abuse, including abuse by peers, and neglect
- Prevention of discrimination
- Anti-bullying and harassment
- Promoting good attendance and behaviour
- Safety and security
- Confidentiality
- Policies related to drugs, smoking and alcohol
If you, as a student at the College have any concern about yourself or any other student’s well-being, safety or rights, then you should talk to one or more of the following:
- One of our designated Safeguarding Officers
- A Progress Leader
- Progress Coach
- A subject teacher
- Or any other member of staff
The College will seek to fulfil its duty to prevent young people being drawn into radicalisation and extremism. The College will actively promote ‘British values’ of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance of other faiths and beliefs and embed them in our safeguarding policies and everything we do.
Prevent
The College fully recognises its legal obligations to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism” (Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015). In particular, this means that the College pays careful attention to the ways in which it can safeguard young people and help to prevent them from being radicalised. Prevent factsheet
In meeting the requirements of the Prevent Duty Guidance March 2023, the College undertakes a range of actions, including:
- Working in partnership with others to address concerns
- Undertaking a risk assessment of any ways in which students or staff may be at risk of being drawn into terrorism and creating an action plan to address any such risks
- Providing training for staff on how they can contribute positively to the Prevent Duty
- Providing strong pastoral care and support for students to enhance their welfare
- Implementing clear policies for the use of I.T. which support the goals of the Prevent Duty.
The College further recognises the importance of promoting positive values throughout all of its functions. These values (referred to as British Values) are defined as:
“democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs”. Prevent Duty Guidance March 2023
More details can be found on the ‘Prevent’ section
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