Learner safety and wellbeing is very important to us at GoLearn! There are lots of ways that we keep you safe in your lessons as well as outside the classroom. You will see lots of information around the classroom and in your induction about everything we do. We also make sure you learn about Safeguarding and Prevent in your lessons.
To view our formal Safeguarding and Prevent Policy visit our Privacy Notices and Policy Page.
Leicestershire Adult Learning Service has a statutory and moral duty to ensure it provides services to adult learners with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults who are deemed to be at risk.
Safeguarding means providing a safe and secure environment for you to study. It also means protecting learners from harm. There are lots of types of harm, these could be physical, sexual, discriminatory, emotional, and financial. If you think that you or anyone else is at risk of harm we want you to know who you can speak to.
You can speak to your tutor or any member of staff. All our staff are all trained to help and can refer you fully trained safeguarding staff when they need to. You can also call the number on your safeguarding and Prevent card.
Prevent was introduced by the government in 2015. We have a duty to raise awareness of the government Prevent strategy, which aims to stop people becoming drawn into committing violent or criminal acts or supporting extremism or terrorism. If you are worried about someone showing signs of being radicalised, or if you see or hear something that concerns you, please talk to your tutor or a member of staff.
Part of Prevent are Fundamental British Values. Fundamental British Values, sometimes shortened to ‘FBV’, underpin what it is to be a citizen in our modern world. They centre around the ideas of valuing our community and celebrating diversity in the UK. The four values are Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty and mutual Respect and Tolerance. These may seem quite complicated, but they make sure everyone feels confident giving an opinion and speaking in class. It also means that our beliefs are respected and that we respect others’ beliefs in return.
Safeguarding is everybody’s business and is there to protect everyone at any time. There is lots of information on our website and on our virtual learning environment that you can look at. Remember if you have any concerns about yourself or others please speak to your tutor or call us on Freephone 0800 988 0308.
All learners should have a healthy, safe, supportive and inclusive environment in which to learn. To help us to achieve this aim:
We have a duty to raise awareness of the government Prevent strategy, which aims to stop people becoming drawn into committing violent or criminal acts or supporting extremism or terrorism. If you are worried about someone showing signs of being radicalised, or if you see or hear something that concerns you please talk to your tutor or contact Andrew Day (Designated Safeguarding Lead) on freephone 0800 988 0308.
‘If you see something, say something’ – your concerns will be taken seriously and treated in confidence.
Abuse can take many forms: physical, sexual, discriminatory, psychological, emotional or financial. We want our learners to feel able to discuss their concerns with a member of staff in confidence.
If you have concerns about your own safety, or the safety of someone you know, please talk to your tutor or contact Andrew Day (Designated Safeguarding Lead) on freephone 0800 988 0308.
Safeguarding is everybody’s business.
As an organisation we believe in and promote the four Fundamental British Values, which are defined as:
We believe people of all races and cultures including those with or without faith should behave with mutual respect and tolerance. We are all subject to British civil and criminal law and are proud to be part of a democracy encouraging individual liberty.
Multi-Agency Policies and Procedures (MAPP) resource for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs).
More information on Leicester Safeguarding Adults BoardReporting abuse to protect adults at risk is everyone’s business. We all have a duty to report concerns if we think someone is being abused or neglected.
More information on Protecting vulnerable adultsLeicestershire Action for Mental Health Project mission is to navigate people through the complexities of mental health support and empower them to rebuild their lives.
More information on Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (LAMP)Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is generally defined as behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another individual.
More information on Dealing with anti-social behaviourThe St Philip’s Centre approach to Prevent is to empower local communities to develop resilience to extremism and have the strength to challenge all forms of extremism when it does arise.
More information on Leicester Prevent