Safeguarding and Wellbeing
Guidance and advice
Please see below for all the latest documents you need on safeguarding and the prevent duty to keep yourself and others safe:
Our commitment to your safety
We are committed to ensuring we have the right procedures in place to promote a safe and welcoming environment so that:
- Students can thrive and achieve
- Staff, volunteers and visitors can feel secure
- Everyone is assured that their welfare is a high priority
Safeguarding issues
If you have a safeguarding issue you would like to discuss, then in the first instance please contact us using the below contact details.
Community Learning
Staffordshire County Council
2 Staffordshire Place, Stafford
ST16 2DH
Phone:Call us on 01785 278770
E-Mail:communitylearning@staffordshire.gov.uk
Health and Safety
Help us to ensure we have a safe, healthy and secure learning environment by being aware of our processes for:
- Evacuating the building or premises
- Reporting accidents, incidents and hazards
- Not smoking or vaping in learning environments
- Using IT responsibly
Please speak to your course tutor if you have any health and safety concerns
Safeguarding against extremism
We have a duty to prevent people from being drawn into extremism or terrorism.
We aim to protect people against messages of violent extremism from different groups who seek to undermine fundamental British Values.
- Extremism is doing something extreme against British Values e.g. participating in violence or terrorism
- Radicalisation is recruiting or being recruited into an organisation which plans to commit extremism
We all have a responsibility to support and demonstrate British Values.
These are:
- Democracy
- Rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect
- Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
If you think you, or someone else, has been hurt, abused or is at risk of radicalisation, please report this as soon as possible.
Our definition of abuse
Abuse is the violation of an individual’s human rights by another person or persons.
Examples of types of abuse:
Physical
Hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking and misusing medication
Sexual
Rape, sexual assault or forcing someone to look at pornographic images
Emotional
Threats of harm, humiliation, intimidation, harassment, bullying or verbal abuse
Financial
Theft, fraud or misusing someone’s possessions
Discrimination
Racist or sexist abuse that is based on a person’s disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or age. It also includes other forms of harassment like slurs and Hate Crime
Modern day slavery and human trafficking
People deceived, coerced or forced into something which leads to exploitation
Staying safe online
Being able to access learning online is a fantastic way to learn independently or to begin learning something new for the first time. It is important to make sure you also remain safe online.
Online scams take place when criminals use the internet to try to con people into giving them money or personal information. Fraudsters are known to make calls claiming to be from well known and official organisations when it's actually a scam. They may ask you for personal information, want access to your computer and in some cases, ask for your bank details. Don't be fooled, this could be fraud.
You should be wary of any unsolicited emails or calls that ask you to provide personal information or ask for access to your computer on devices. Anyone receiving an email that seems suspicious in any way, should never click on links or attachments and never respond to unsolicited messages that ask for their personal or financial details. People should also be wary of unsolicited phone calls asking for personal information or offering help with your online services and devices.
Please note: Staff from Staffordshire Community Learning Service and our learning providers would only contact you if you left us a voicemail or sent us an email enquiry.
If you do receive communication from anyone claiming to be associated with Staffordshire Community Learning or an associated learning provider which raises your suspicions, report this on our service phone number 01785 278770.
Further help and advice
Worried about yourself or somebody else?
Speak to your tutor or Designated Safeguarding Lead
Or contact
Amanda Darlington : Head of Adult Learning and Skills
Staffordshire County Council
2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
E-Mail: amanda.darlington@staffordshire.gov.uk