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Safeguarding

At Nelson & Colne College everybody is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment where students feel safe and receive effective care and safeguarding guidance and support. The wellbeing of students, staff and visitors is of paramount importance.

Our Safeguarding Team are based on site at the Nelson & Colne College campus, and supports on a full range of welfare issues. We believe that safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, and foster this culture across the College. Staff have access to professional support when needed to provide interventions, advice and guidance where necessary.

Part of the College’s safeguarding duty includes protecting vulnerable individuals from the risk of radicalisation and extremism. This is called the ‘Prevent Duty’. Prevent is a government initiative aimed at stopping people becoming involved with or supporting violent extremism.

What we do as a college

Have clear policies and procedures in place
Employ a designated safeguarding lead and prevent lead, and highly trained safeguarding professionals
Make sure all our staff working for, or on behalf of the College, are suitable to work with young people carrying out all the relevant checks
Actively encourage students and staff to raise any concerns they have
Take all concerns seriously, act upon them, and offer full support both through College and specialist services
Train all our staff in safeguarding and Prevent at a level appropriate to their role on an ongoing basis
Tutorials covering a range of subject areas around safeguarding

You can contact a member of the safeguarding team at Nelson & Colne College by calling 01282 440200 or 07392135338

To read more about our Safeguarding policy, please click here.

Safeguarding Services

There are many organisations and agencies who can provide confidential support and advice during this difficult time – these include the agencies below:

Domestic Abuse

24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline: 0808 2000 247 – https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

Be Free: 01282 726000 – https://www.p-a-c.org.uk/be-free-adults/

HARV: 01254 879855 – https://www.harvoutreach.org.uk/

Drugs and Alcohol

Inspire. Over 18’s support – 01254 495382. – https://inspirelancs.org.uk

Talk to Frank: 0300 123 6600 or text 82111. – http://www.talktofrank.com

We Are With you: drug and alcohol support for 16+. Free online chat – https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/find-support/search-for-local-support

Child Sexual Exploitation

Stop CSE: 01332 585371 – https://stop-ce.org/

Eating Disorders

Beat: Helpline 0808 801 0677 – help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Food Parcels

Open Door: 01282 860342 – https://www.opendoorcentre.org.uk/

Salvation Army: 01282 693670 – https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/nelson

Pendle local food banks: https://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/20003/community/571/food_banks

Hyndburn local food banks: https://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/costofliving/7/

Burnley FC in the Community food bank: https://burnleyfccommunity.org/facilities/bfcitc-foodbank/

Forced Marriage

Karma Nirvana: 0800 5999 247. –http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/

Hate Crime Team within Police: Contact 101 and ask for Hate Crime Unit –https://www.lancashire.police.uk/ro/report/hate-crime/information/v1/hate-crime/how-to-report-hate-crime/

Gaming Online

Childnet: https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/gaming

Housing

16-18 year old non-urgent housing referrals and advice contact SafeSpace: 01282 619192

Housing Needs emergency housing number: 01282 661045 (Pendle) 01254 388111 (Hyndburn) – https://www.p-a-c.org.uk/contact-us/#342829305

LGBT

LGBT Foundation: 0345 330 3030 – http://lgbt.foundation/

Mental Health

Mental Health 24/7 Support: www.togetherall.com

Mental Health Crisis Team: 0800 953 0110 – https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/services/service-finder-z/crisis-line

Samaritans: 116 123 – https://www.samaritans.org

Suicidal thoughts support: Papyrus – 0800 068 41 41, text 07860039967 – https://www.papyrus-uk.org/papyrus-HOPELINE247/

Young Minds website: https://youngminds.org.uk

Online Safety

Report suspected online grooming, online sexual exploitation and online abuse: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/