If you have any concerns about yourself, your friends or other students in terms of safeguarding, radicalisation or exploitation report this through your tutor or directly to the safeguarding team.
The safeguarding team are available:
8.30am-5pm weekdays (term time only) or email safe@wiltshire.ac.uk
Safeguarding and Tutorial Manager: 01225 756299 or 07824 170018
Out of hours support
If you need any support out of normal college working hours, These websites signposts children and young people in Wiltshire to sources of support for good mental health and emotional wellbeing numbers for you.
- http://www.onyourmind.org.uk/
- http://www.wiltshirescb.org.uk/child-sexual-exploitation/
- http://www.childnet.com/
For safeguarding outside of office hours, including weekends, please report directly to: 0300 4560100 (Wiltshire) or 01793 436699 (Swindon)
If you believe someone is at immediate risk of harm dial 999.
Safe and respectful culture
The College is committed to keeping a safe and respectful culture where you can flourish and achieve. We promote British Values through our Respect and Prevent campaigns. We aim to make our staff and students aware of, and how to respond to, risks such as:
- Physical, emotional abuse and neglect
- Internet safety
- Bullying & Cyberbullying
- Extremism & Radicalisation (Prevent)
- Sexual Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation
- Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
- Financial abuse
- Domestic violence
- Substance Abuse
- Drug Crime
- Child Sexual Exploitation
Respect
The importance of tolerance and respect for diversity and equal opportunity are promoted through the Colleges as part of the safe and respectful culture and the ongoing Respect Campaign.
Prevent
Prevent is a legal duty placed on the College to protect vulnerable individuals from being drawn into extremism and radicalisation. The young people being radicalised are often students in FE/HE environments.
What does Radicalisation and Extremism mean?
- Radicalisation is the process through which an individual changes to become more militant or extremist with an intent to become involved with or support violence
- Extremism is when an individual or group holds extreme political or religious views
Reducing online sexual harm
The Marie Collins Foundation is a charity working directly with children, young people and families to enable their recovery following sexual abuse involving technology. Working with the NWG Exploitation Network, they have created this resource to produce help guides, for parents and professionals, aimed at reducing online sexual harm.
Campus | Name | Contact Number | |
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Trowbridge | Phil Meek | Philip.Meek@wiltshire.ac.uk | 07795 247599 |
Chippenham | Marsha Mars | Marsha.Mars@wiltshire.ac.uk | 07824 753630 |
Lackham | Charlotte Hiscock | Charlotte.Hiscock@wiltshire.ac.uk | 07785 950421 |
Salisbury | Mary Stanistreet | Mary.Stanistreet@wiltshire.ac.uk | 07799 201530 |