Staying Safe in College

1. Staying Safe in College A guide for staff and students

2. Safeguarding Aims and objectives • 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

3. Task Threats and dangers • 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)

4. 10 minutes to………… • 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

5. Ten minutes are up • 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)

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

7. Red,Amber or Green ? • 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

8. 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

9. Why is safeguarding important to 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. • 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.

10. 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 • 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

11. 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, or you can speak to a Welfare Officer

12. Thanks to: • 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