Safeguarding and Child Protection : New College Doncaster

Worried about a student?

Talk to us if you or anyone you know is affected by:

Self-harming
Feeling Suicidal
Homelessness
Abuse
Forced Marriage
Domestic Violence
Extremist Behaviour
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse
Child Sexual Exploitation
Any Bullying
Harassment
Sexual harassment

We are here to help:

Helen Jackson – Designated Safeguarding Lead.

helen.jackson@nclt.ac.uk

Katy McBurney – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

katy.mcburney@nclt.ac.uk

We have a duty of care to young people and take our responsibilities for child protection very seriously. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our students, both within the College environment and outside.

We aim to promote a positive, supportive and secure environment in which students feel respected and valued. High self-esteem, confidence, supportive friends and clear lines of communication with trusted adults are important elements of prevention.

We recognise that safeguarding incidents could happen anywhere, so all staff are trained to be alert to any possible causes for concern.

The college’s Designated Safeguarding Lead Person is Helen Jackson. Any enquiries regarding matters of child protection and safeguarding should be referred to her.

helen.jackson@nclt.ac.uk

Out of hours

Email: Safeguarding@ncdoncaster.ac.uk Please note this email address is not manned 24 hours a day for serious concerns please use the below contact details.

Monday – Friday after 4pm, Fridays, weekends and bank holidays.

Concerns about personal safety. Contact the Police 999 or 101.

Concerns regarding health and wellbeing contact your out of hours Doctors or call the Hospital on 111.

Social services for children and adults: Daytime – 01302 737777, Out of hours (evenings and weekends) – 01302 796000.

CEOP helps any child or young people under the age of 18 who is being pressured, forced or tricked into part in sexual activity of any kind. This can be something that has taken place either online or in ‘the real world’, or both. The CEOP Safety Centre has clear information and advice on what can be reported to CEOP, the reporting process and what will happen if you do decide to make a report. You can visit the CEOP Safety Centre and make a report directly to CEOP by clicking the Click CEOP button.

https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/

If you are experiencing online bullying or something else online has worried you please speak to an adult you trust, or you can talk to Childline at any time on 0800 1111 or at www.childline.org.uk.

Safeguarding Means

Promotion of your health and development
Ensuring your safety and care
Ensuring you are offered the best life chances
Protection from abuse and neglect
Prevention of bullying and harassment

Bullying and Harassment

We are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all of our staff and learners so that teaching and learning can take place in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. We believe in creating a society in which we all treat each other with dignity and respect.

Bullying, harassment or victimisation of any kind is unacceptable at our College, and we have a responsibility to respond promptly and effectively to any issues of bullying, harassment or victimisation. If bullying, harassment or victimisation does occur, all staff and learners should report it and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. No one should have to ‘suffer in silence’.

As a parent/guardian if you have concerns please contact helen.jackson@nclt.ac.uk

Staff training

Tutorials

Visitors on site

External Agencies

Prevent

Pursue

To stop terrorist attacks in this country and against our interests overseas. This means to:

Detect and investigate threats at the earliest possible stage
Disrupt terrorist activity before it can endanger the public
And, where ever possible, prosecute those responsible

Protect

To strengthen our protection against a terrorist attack in the UK or against our interests overseas and so reduce our vulnerability.

Prepare

To mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack where that attack cannot be stopped. This includes work to bring a terrorist attack to an end and to increase our resilience so we can recover from its aftermath.

Prevent

To stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

On 1 July 2015 the Prevent duty (section 26) of The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 came into force. This duty places the responsibility on local authorities and schools/colleges to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.

New Collaborative Learning Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. As a college we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability.

All staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that children should be given the opportunity to explore diversity and understand Britain as a multi-cultural society; everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy.

Staff have completed the DfE’s Channel General Awareness training. Channel is a programme which focuses on providing support at an early stage to people who are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. Staff have also undertaken WRAP (Workshop Raising Awareness of Prevent) Training alongside statutory safeguarding training as well as receiving regular updates and briefings around prevent.