Safeguarding and Child Protection

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 this session, you will be able to: Explain what we mean by ‘safeguarding’ Apply what to do if you think you may need help Apply what to do if you are concerned about another person’s safety

Task Threats and Dangers  Split into 3 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, leisure)

Task continued  You have 10 minutes to write as many of these threats and dangers as you can think of, in a list or spider diagram.  (Tutor – click on clock below and set timer running)  If you run out of ideas, ask your tutor for a Prompt Sheet.

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

Red, Amber or Green?  You have now seen presentations from all 3 groups  You need to 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 to)

Why is safeguarding important for you?  Your rights  The right to be safe  The right to feel safe  People MUST not harm or abuse you, or threaten to do this.  See handout ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection – How we can help…’

Why is safeguarding important for you?  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

What is abuse?  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

What is abuse?  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 do we do about the Reds?  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, Student Services, Safeguarding Officer

 Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity are our top priorities  if you have any concerns about yourself or someone else, please speak to your teacher or any member of staff.  All our staff are trained to help you