NWSLC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the physical, mental and emotional welfare of all students. We implement a whole college approach to managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring that the wellbeing of students is at the forefront of all actions taken.
Whatever the issue, whether it be bullying and harassment, self-harm, issues at home or concerns that someone might be exposed to violent extremism, the Safeguarding Team are here to help.
Please contact us:
Email: safe@nwslc.ac.uk
Call: 0330 058 3000
Phone: 024 76243089
Mobile: 07946 381029
Mobile: 07946 381703
Mobile: 07970 521354
In addition to support on offer from the safeguarding team in college, the following services are available outside of college opening times. You can contact your GP or access the support agencies directly as detailed below:
• Call Samaritans on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org, open 24/7
• If you are under 19 you can call Childline on 0800 1111, open 24/7
• Struggling with your mental health? Young Minds has lots of support resources and links to other services that can be accessed by visiting www.youngminds.org.uk
• If you are concerned about the safety of a child, you should contact NSPCC. You can call them on 0808 800 5000 or email them at help@nspcc.org.uk
• You can also contact the NHS helpline (England only) on 111 for 24-hour advice and support
• Click here for a full list of external support agencies
To view our Safeguarding & College Policies – Click here
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools and colleges to offer immediate support to young people experiencing domestic abuse.
Operation Encompass ensures that there is a simple telephone call or notification to the colleges Designated Safeguarding Lead prior to the start of the next college day, after an incident of police intervention relating to domestic abuse where young people are present and related to either of the adult parties involved.
Information is shared enables appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the young person.
The Governments Prevent Duty is part of the overall counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. The aim of the Prevent strategy is to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
As part of our safeguarding commitment, all staff and volunteers receive regular Prevent Strategy Training to gain the necessary skills to confidently protect our college community.
Child-on-Child abuse includes, but is not limited to:
• Physical and sexual abuse
• Sexual harassment and violence
• Emotional harm
• On and offline bullying
• Teenage relationship abuse
Child on Child abuse can also include grooming children for sexual and criminal exploitation (CSE and CCE).
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a type of sexual abuse. When a child or young person is exploited, they are given things, like gifts, drugs, money, status and affection, in exchange for performing sexual activities. Children and young people are often tricked into believing they are in a loving and consensual relationship. This is called grooming. They may trust their abuser and not understand that they are being abused.
Children and young people can be trafficked into or within the UK to be sexually exploited. They are moved around the country and abused by being forced to take part in sexual activities, often with more than one person. Young people in gangs can also be sexually exploited.
Sometimes abusers use violence and intimidation to frighten or force a child or young person, making them feel as if they have no choice. They may also lend them large sums of money they know can’t be repaid or use financial abuse to control them.
Anybody can be a perpetrator of CSE. Children and young people who are exploited may also be used to ‘find’ or coerce others to join groups.
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) is child abuse where children and young people are manipulated and coerced into committing crimes.
There are some signs to look out for if you’re worried a child or young person has joined a gang or is being criminally exploited. It might be hard to spot at first, but the sooner you’re able to talk to the young person the more you’ll be able to help them.
County Line is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exporting illegal drugs into one or more importing areas of the UK, using dedicated mobile phone lines and communication networks.
County Lines gangs are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults to move (and store) drugs and money and they will often use coercion, intimidation, violence, sexual violence and weapons.
County Lines is part of the wider issue of Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE).
If you’re worried about a young person, it can be hard to know what to do. Click on the headings below for information and advice on how to spot the signs and what you can do to help keep young people and vulnerable adults safe:
· Bullying and cyber-bullying
· Child sexual exploitation (CSE)
· Child trafficking
· Criminal exploitation and gangs (CCE)
· Domestic abuse
· Emotional abuse
· Female genital mutilation (FGM)
· Grooming
· Neglect
· Non-recent (historic) abuse
· Online abuse
· Physical abuse
· Sexual abuse