Safeguarding & Prevent Policies

Safeguarding Policy

To report or discuss a safeguarding issue, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Officer by calling: 07809 306 212 or email: safeguarding@tcpartnership.ac.uk

The Colleges’ Partnership has a legal and moral duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in any form of learning. We perform this duty under the relevant legislation and other formal advice.

The Colleges’ Partnership has clear safeguarding objectives:

  • To provide a safe learning environment.

  • To identify those who are experiencing, or are likely to experience, significant harm or underachievement. Then, to provide support for our learners, and work towards a positive outcome.

  • To create an environment where learners feel secure, valued and listened to.

  • To take action where appropriate, and resolve issues through an appropriate body.

To give us the best chance of meeting these objectives, every year we review and approve policies and procedures that help us:

  • Raise awareness of welfare issues for children, young people and vulnerable adults.

  • Promote a safe environment for our learners.

  • Identify learners at risk of significant harm, and give a clear procedure for reporting concerns.

  • Have a safe, thorough and careful employment process. This includes Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Prevent Policy

If you have any Prevent concerns, please contact the Prevent Team on 01258 457091. 

  • Prevent is part of the national counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to stop people being drawn into or supporting terrorism.

    The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 states that education and training providers must have “due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism”.

  • British values are defined as:

    • Democracy

    • The rule of law

    • Individual liberty and mutual respect

    • Tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs

    Institutions are expected to encourage learners to respect other people with particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010.

  • British values – These are:

    • Democracy

    • The rule of law.

    • Individual liberty.

    • Mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.

    Extremism – Vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values.

    Ideology – A set of beliefs.

    Terrorism – A violent action against people or property, designed to create fear and advance a political, religious or ideological cause.

    Radicalisation – The process by which a person comes to support extremism and terrorism.

  • We have a duty to protect our learners and staff from radicalisation, extremism and violent views.

    Under Prevent, all The Colleges’ Partnership staff have a legal responsibility to:

    • Complete training in Prevent Duty.

    • Be aware of when they should tell the Prevent officer about Prevent-related concerns regarding students, learners or colleagues.

    • Uphold British values in their practice.

    We also work hard to create a safe, encouraging atmosphere for people to:

    • Explore other cultures and religions.

    • Promote diversity.

    • Challenge prejudices and racist comments.

    • Develop critical thinking skills.

    • Develop a strong, positive self-identity.

    • Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

    • Promote British values.

  • Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (the Act) places a duty on certain bodies (“specified authorities” listed in Schedule 6 to the Act), in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This guidance is issued under Section 29 of the Act. The Act states that the authorities subject to the provisions must have regard to this guidance when carrying out the duty.

    All provider staff have a legal responsibility under the Prevent Duty to make sure that:

    • they have undertaken training in the Prevent Duty as identified by their leaders and managers including the principal

    • they are aware of when it is appropriate to refer Prevent related concerns about students, learners or colleagues to the Prevent officer, usually the provider’s safeguarding officer

    • they exemplify British values of "democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs" into their practice.