Staying Safe in College A guide for staff and students

Aims: Students to become familiar with the concept of Safeguarding and know how to keep themselves and each other safe. Objectives: By the end of the session you will: Be able to explain what we mean by ‘safeguarding’ Know what to do if you think you may need help Know what to do if you are concerned about another person’s safety Safeguarding Aims and objectives

Split into three groups Each group gets flipchart paper Group 1 – Threats and dangers on your course Group 2 – Threats and dangers in the wider college Group 3 – Threats and dangers outside college (home, social and leisure) Threats and dangers Task

You have 10 minutes to write as many of these threats and dangers as you an think of, in a list or a spider diagram. Tutor – click on clock below and set the timer running 10 minutes to…………

If you have run out of ideas, ask your teacher for a Prompt Sheet. You now have 5 more minutes to come up with more Threats and Dangers (Tutor – click on clock below and set timer running) Ten minutes are up

Each group must briefly present their work to the rest of the group Fix your work to the wall when you have presented it Presentation time

You have now seen presentations from all 3 groups; Decide whether these issues are Red, Amber or Green for YOU Your tutor will give you a handout. ON YOUR OWN – list all the issues that you feel are Red for you. Fill the rest of the sheet with issues that are either Amber or Green FOR YOU Red, Amber or Green ?

R = RED = I think this is a danger for me and I don’t know how to deal with it A = AMBER = I think this is a danger for me and I do know how to deal with it G = GREEN = I think this is not a danger for me. (We will collect these in, but you DON’T need to put your name on unless you want t Red, Amber or Green ?

Your rights The right to be safe The right to feel safe People MUST not harm or abuse you, or threaten to do this. Your responsibilities To respect other people’s rights to safety Not to harm or abuse others Not to threaten to harm or abuse others This applies both inside and outside of college. Why is safeguarding important to you?

P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ abuse Any kind of violence, e.g. Hitting, kicking, etc S_ _ _ _ _ abuse Any unwanted or uninvited touching Em_ _ _ _ _ _ _ abuse Psychological abuse such as bullying, teasing, belittling N_ _ _ _ _ _ Taking away your rights to basic living needs, such as food, clothing and shelter F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ abuse Stealing from you or bullying you to hand over your money or possessions Dis_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Treating you badly because of your age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation What is abuse?

Any of the issues discussed today can be resolved. You do not need to deal with them on your own – talking is the first step to solving the problem. You can speak to your tutor, or you can speak to a Welfare Officer What do we do about the reds?

The resources in this pack were developed by staff and students at: Chesterfield College – E- Safety South Birmingham college – Staying safe outside college Northampton College – Staying safe in college All three tutorials were trialled with staff and students Thanks to:

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