SafeguardingThe College has a duty, under the Children’s Act 1989, to promote and safeguard the welfare of children under the age of 18. It also has a duty, under the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme 2004, to promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults.
The College promotes and safeguards children and vulnerable adults through:
- Ensuring that the College practise safe recruitment in checking the suitability of staff and volunteers that work with young students or vulnerable adults
- Raising awareness of child protection, vulnerable adults and safeguarding through a whole college approach to training.
- Implementing policy and procedures for identifying and reporting cases or suspected cases of abuse against a young person or vulnerable adult
- Supporting young students or vulnerable adults who have been subjected to abuse.
- Ensuring the College is a safe, welcoming environment in which students can learn and develop, where they are listened too and supported.
Responsibilities:
All members of the College community are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
Child protection/vulnerable adults registerAll incidents of concern with regard to Child Protection or Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding should be logged on a
Safeguarding Record Form.
In the first instance you are asked to make an assessment of the risk and to note any action you have already taken. The form should then be submitted to the designated Safeguarding Officers and copied to the Executive Secretariat. It may be that the situation requires no further action other than monitoring. However a Safeguarding Officer will confirm receipt of the form via email and also outline any further action if required.
Please ensure that you supply as much information as possible about the learner and your concerns.
Contractors and Visitors In order to ensure the College safeguards it's learners , the following protocol must be followed:
Visitors (including interview candidates)
1. All visitors to be escorted both to and from Reception.
2. Should a visitor or interview candidate arrive more than 30 minutes early, they shall be informed of the availability and location of local coffee shops outside the College and will not be admitted through the turnstiles and escorted to the place of their meeting, due to limited waiting seats in Personnel.
All visitors/contractors will be required to sign in at reception and will be issued with a Visitor ID Card; the reverse of this card contains essential safeguarding information, which will be brought to the attention of all visitors/contractors.
Please note that all visiting speakers should also be issued with our
code of conduct for using speakers. Where a contractor or visitor may be working within the College, the manager responsible for this person must first complete a
Safeguarding Risk Assessment - Contractors and Visitors form . This ensures that due consideration is given to the risk this person/s may pose and puts in place action to mitigate this risk.
Safeguarding Officers
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| Anna Openshaw (Director Of Human Resources) |
Marilyn Lynch (Curriculum Manager )
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Pat Nickless (Learning Support Coordinator)
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| Michael Burgoyne (Deputy Head of Faculty Skills for Life/Head of School – Skills for Life Willesden) |
Diana Brown (Student Liaison Manager)
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Tim Weston (Curriculum Manager – Trowel Trades)
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Safeguarding PolicyPlease click here for a copy of the College's Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding and Staff RecruitmentThe College of North West London undertakes to ensure that its staff are fit to work in a College setting with children and vulnerable adults. The College complies with the
“Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education” regulations (2007) and has systems in place to prevent unsuitable people from working with children and/or vulnerable adults and to promote safe practices. The College reserves the right to refuse to employ anyone whom it has reasonable belief may pose a risk to its learners.
The College has a recruitment and Selection policy in place that acts as a guide for managers/staff involved in recruitment and selection and identifies the procedural steps with which decision makers must comply in order to demonstrate fairness in their decision and
ensure equality legislation and good practice guidelines are adhered to.
All recruitment and vetting checks are carried out in line with the requirements stipulated in Chapter 4 of the regulations. This includes checking gaps in employment, obtaining appropriate references, carrying out necessary ID, Right to Work, qualification and CRB/List 99 checks. Pre-employment health screening is also carried out on all successful applicants before any firm offer of employment is made.
Guidelines on the responsibilities of managers Risk Assessment Supervision of New Employees without a CRB Disclosure 
