Topic outline

  • Safeguarding Information

  • Safeguarding and Prevent Policy and Guidance 2022


  • Safeguarding and Prevent Policy and Guidance

    Safeguarding and Prevent Policy and Guidance

    and

    Safeguarding and Prevent Training for tutors 

    Work through the slides in conjunction with the workbook and once you have finished click on the link below to carry out a short test.

    • This is mandatory training for all staff and volunteers. Please follow this link to the online Prevent Awareness training course.

    • There are a number of ways that you can protect the information you post online, so it is important

      that you familiarise yourself with these. Each social media platform has different privacy features to get

      to grips with, so you should learn about and test these before posting anything.

      Actions like setting your Twitter account to private, limiting what information is visible to the public on

      your Facebook account and avoiding public posts can all help to keep you safe online. Knowing exactly

      what is and isn’t visible to anyone searching your name will allow you to remove anything you’d rather

      not be seen and address any problems with privacy settings.

      You need to make sure you are staying professional and are considering

      what you are posting or sharing carefully before doing so. Failing to do this

      can harm your personal, professional and digital reputations.

      It is also important that you don’t post any personal information regarding

      students, their parents or other members of staff. Much of this type of

      information is confi dential and sharing it is not only unprofessional, but

      can also result in disciplinary action.






  • Topic 3

    Medway Safeguarding Children's Board and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board are continuously working towards the safeguarding of our community and they work in conjunction with a wide cross section of professionals to share information and best practice in the process. Please take a look at the sites below.
  • Topic 6

    How to protect yourself from abuse?
  • Topic 7

    Domestic Abuse

    The resources in this section gives you information about domestic abuse, what you can do about it and where to get help, advice and support.

    It is for anyone who is in an abusive relationship including men and people in a gay or lesbian relationship.

     

    Domestic abuse includes any form of physical, sexual abuse, rape, threats and intimidation. Intimidation can be degradation, mental and verbal abuse, humiliation, depravation, systematic criticism and belittling.

    If you are in an abusive relationship, please remember:

    • You are not the only one
    • You are not to blame
    • You cannot change your abuser's behaviour
    • Ignoring violence is dangerous
    • Break the silence - don't remain isolated
    • There is life after an abusive relationship

    Domestic Abuse One Stop Shops offer free advice, information and support from a range of agencies under one roof to help victims of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse can affect anyone and therefore, if you are a man or a woman and would like to discuss your issues, you are welcome to attend. No appointment is required just turn up. It's at The Sunlight Centre, Richmond Road, Gillingham every Tuesday 9:30am - 11:30am. .

  • Topic 8

    Female Genital Mutilation
    • A charity campaigning to end FGM, obstetric fistula and child marriage and raising awareness of the associated issues.
    • A non-profit organisation working to protect females at risk of FGM.
    • This excellent online learning course will equip you with information on FGM and the associated issues.
    • Worried about FGM? Call the FGM helpline if you're worried a child is at risk of, or has had, FGM. It's free, anonymous and we're here 24/7. 0800 028 3550
  • Topic 9

    Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence
    • Karma Nirvana is a UK registered Charity that supports victims and survivors of Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse. It has a helpline for victims who can obtain advice and support in both English and some community languages. Karma Nirvana has also been working professionals including Kent Police to ensure we are aware of the sensitive issues associated with forced marriage and honour based violence.
    • Forced marriage is illegal in England and Wales. This includes: taking someone overseas to force them to marry (whether or not the forced marriage takes place) marrying someone who lacks the mental capacity to consent to the marriage (whether they’re pressured to or not) This government website has contact details and guidance for victims of forced marriage.
  • Topic 10

    Stalking and personal safety - being stalked can be a very scary experience, but there are ways that you can protect yourself. Here are a few websites with suggestions and also Medway Council's lone worker policy.
    • Following the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh a trust was created. Their website gives some practical tips and advise for personal safety, stalking and harassment issues.
    • The National Stalking Helpline responds to nearly 3,000 victims of stalking each year. A small team of highly trained staff and volunteers provide – by phone and email – information and guidance on the law, how to report stalking, gathering evidence, staying safe and reducing the risk.
  • Topic 11

    Financial abuse
    • This site gives information about the different types of financial abuse as well as advice for victims and perpetrators.
    • This site describes some of the signs that may indicate someone is experiencing financial abuse.
    • A free and impartial service. The site provides information about finances and how to manage them. This divorce and separation page explains about financial abuse in relationships.
  • Topic 12

    Child Sexual Exploitation
  • Topic 13

    EBM - Everybody Matters
    • A focussed day for people to celebrate who they are and encourage everyone to be less judgemental.
    • This poster is aimed at staff to encourage them to consider how they are embedding safeguarding into their lesson delivery and ways they can develop it further. It is not definitive and it is based on the Every Child Matters Principle. If you need to discuss some of the concepts further please see Jerri or your PAL/PAM.
  • Topic 14

    Self Neglect
  • Topic 15

    Safeguarding Resources

  • Topic 16

    Resources and Further Reading
  • Topic 17

    Extremism and Radicalisation
    • This is the third published version of Contest.

      It outlines the four key objectives as follows:

      • Pursue: to stop terrorist attacks;
      • Prevent: to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism;
      • Protect: to strengthen our protection against a terrorist attack;
      • Prepare: to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack
    • This legislation comes into effect on 1st July 2015. You will find our duties as an educational institution that is funded by the SFA outlined on page 16.

    • This document, published in March 2015, gives some responses to the Prevent Duty Guidance.

    • This document, created by the Association of Chief Police Officers, with some suggestions on how they can support education providers with Prevent. The aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

    • This PowerPoint file gives an overview of how the updated Prevent Strategy impacts us as an institution and outlines our duty of care to the community.

    • This toolkit is one that was recently created by the 157 Furthering Education and Skills Group and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers in April 2015.

      Here you will find some interesting case studies and information that pertains to other institution's response to the Prevent Duty.

    • This booklet was created in 2008 and even though some of the concepts, such as Every Child Matters, may seem a little dated the underpinning ideas and suggestions on how to ensure learner safety, breakdown segregation, promote shared values, provide support for learners at risk and ensure staff/learners are aware of their responsibilities are still very relevant. Please take the time to read through this document. If you have any concerns or would like to discuss this further please speak to Geraldine Burden.
    • Wolverhampton were recently graded by Ofsted as a grade 1 provider. This article gives a little insight into the issues.
    • The Channel programme has been developed to provide support to people at risk of being drawn into violent extremism.

      This document, which draws on best practice and lessons the Government agencies have learned, provides the police and local authorities with advice on the implementation of Channel. We have also described both indicators and causes of violent extremism.

    • Channel is a key element of the Prevent strategy. It is a multi-agency approach to protect people at risk from radicalisation. Channel uses existing collaboration between local authorities, statutory partners (such as the education and health sectors, social services, children’s and youth services and offender management services), the police and the local community to:

      • identify individuals at risk of being drawn into terrorism;

      • assess the nature and extent of that risk; and

      • develop the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned.

    • This document provides a description of the vulnerability assessment framework used by Channel projects to guide decisions about whether an individual needs support to address their vulnerability to radicalisation and the kind of support that they need. It should be read alongside the Channel guidance (https://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/counter-terrorism/prevent/channel-guidance).

    • This Government document provides guidance on teaching approaches that safeguard and build resilience amongst learners. Whilst younger learners may be more susceptible to extremism adults are still vulnerable. With this in mind there are elements of this pack, which are beneficial and worth considering when delivering to learners.

      We also have apprentices who work and study with us who are aged under 19 and therefor these teaching strategies need to be encouraged when working with this learner group.

    • If you are looking for information on community cohesion this paper could be of interest.

      This study was published in 2007. However, do not be put off by the date. The themes within it are for the wider community and it looks at all aspects, not just education.

    • Kent Police Constabulary's guidance on the Prevent Strategy. This webpage details who to inform if you have any concerns.

      Please note in the first instance you should raise your concerns with a designated person.

      The site also indicates a few other issues that may give rise to concern and details on how to help the community remain safe. You will find further links about terrorism on the menu on the left hand side of the page.

    • This site is aimed at FE and HE institutions to provide guidance on the Prevent Duty. It comes across as being more towards HE, but don't be put off. The quality of information is still high and relevant.

    • NUS Hate Speech and Prevent Project Report

      April 2012 – March 2013

      Here at MACLS we have recently established ourselves with the National Union of Students.

      We also actively encourage tutors to invite guest speakers in to discuss issues on a wide range of topics. However, it is essential to be mindful of the guest speakers' intentions and issues that can arise. This report explores some of these issues.

    • Support and advice for incidents of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim prejudice

    • Security advice, training and guidance for British Jews, and advice and guidance for the reporting of incidents of anti-Semitism.

    • A research centre based at Kings College London (KCL) that provides research, briefings, reports and runs events surrounding radicalisation and its causes.

    • The Security Service's appraisal of terrorist threats currently facing the UK.

    • This hyperlink goes to a Home Office document which lists the groups or movements that espouse the use of violence and meet the conditions for being banned - proscribed - under terrorism legislation.

    • We have a duty to consider the impact of major events on the community. As a part of our safeguarding role we actively encourage staff to raise awareness of current affairs issues within the learning environment. This needs to be done with care and tact, making every effort to ensure everyone feels included and freedom of speech encouraged. However it is also essential staff feel confident in challenging ideas that are inappropriate.

      The killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich has reopened the debate about those who carry out acts of violence in the name of Islamist fundamentalism.

      Experts give their opinions on how society and the authorities should react to this incident and what could be done to combat radicalisation in the UK.

      Please note these are views that have been collated by the BBC and are not a representation of MACLS.

    • This article in The TES gives an over view and links to other articles. 8/4/2015

    • This website is aimed at staff of all levels in FE and gives lots of relevant information you may find useful.

  • Topic 19

    Preventing and Reducing the Risk of Harm to Vulnerable Adults Forum

    The Statement of Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding published in May 2011, sets out the government’s vision for improving vulnerable adults safeguarding services.

    It is based on achieving local service provision and outcome-focused practice. The statement sets out 6 principles for benchmarking adult safeguarding arrangements: empowerment; protection; prevention; proportionality; partnership; and accountability.

    In addition, funding is also a critically important issue for safeguarding services, recently highlighted by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support's report, Fairer Care Funding, published in July 2011.

    The report outlined reforms of funding for care and support, including an acknowledgement that individuals’ lifetime contributions towards their social care costs should be capped and the means-tested threshold should be increased.

    The folder below gives presentations from  senior level policy experts on various topics, including best practice for partnership approaches, personalisation of adult protection services, effective training for frontline staff and the challenges and opportunities for improving safeguarding outcomes. 

  • Topic 20

    Self Neglect