Safeguarding

SAFEGUARDING

At NowSkills we are extremely committed to the protection and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults within our care. This is why we ensure all of our team members attend courses focusing on safeguarding. Whether you’re a potential Apprentice wondering whether going to an Apprenticeship within potentially a business you have never heard of or experienced before, or a parent/carer looking for assurance that their son/daughter will be safe during the course – relax, we’ve got your back!

Before even accepting a role, a member of staff will take the time to personally visit the location, and meet the staff. If we do not believe it meets our requirements to standards, we will not accept the position. Furthermore, every role offered to an Apprentice has been considered with caution previously. This is especially important when young people and vulnerable adults are in employment as part of their Apprenticeship or training programme. Our safeguarding policy demonstrates the organisation’s values according to a learner’s individual rights to freedom from abuse and harm.

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Staff, learners, parents/guardians should feel secure that they could raise any issues or concerns about the safety or welfare of young people and also vulnerable adult learners and know that they will be listened to and taken seriously. This will be achieved by maintaining an ethos of safeguarding by demonstrating zero tolerance of abuse and other harmful behaviours, promoting the welfare of young people, vulnerable adults and protecting staff. Additionally, there will also be appropriate induction and training, briefing and discussion of relevant issues and also relevant learning in line with current legislature and guidelines. There are numerous threats to the well-being of children and vulnerable adults, some obvious, some not. Being aware of the type of threats will assist you in recognising and identifying them and their effects.escription

Obvious/ Less Obvious

Obvious: Physical abuse Emotional abuse Sexual abuse Neglect Bullying and harassment
Less Obvious: Stress Poor work-life balance Social inclusion Online threats
Although our team understands that any of our young learners who confide in them would want to keep the information shared confidential. But for safety reasons, if there is a concern about safety, our members may need to report the problem. This could be to the police, the Local Council Safeguarding Authority, or any other relevant organisation. Before any of this, if not already done so in the first instance, they will report it to the designated safeguarding officer for NowSkills.

If you have an incident to report or a concern about you, or someone else, then you can discuss with your Tutor, who will report any concerns to the NowSkills Safeguarding Team, or you can contact us directly:

DSL

 

Daniel Wells

Operations Director

07508 650804

dwells@nowskills.co.uk

Safeguarding Officer

 

Mark Norse

Managing Director

0161 714 1410

safeguarding@nowskills.co.uk

Safeguarding Officer

 

Nathalie Payne

Recruitment Executive

0161 714 1410

safeguarding@nowskills.co.uk

Safeguarding Officer

Andrew Pyke

Administrative Assistant

07497 158070

safeguarding@nowskills.co.uk

The Safeguarding Team can be contacted on the numbers provided on weekdays between 9am – 5pm, alternatively, they can be contacted by email (out of working hours) on:

safeguarding@nowskills.co.uk

Alongside our safeguarding policy, we also take our equality and diversity policy very seriously. At NowSkills, we expect everyone to treat everyone fairly. But, we don’t treat everyone as the same. We understand that people have different needs. Therefore, we recognise individuals need, in order to allow equal opportunities.

NowSkills have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind – sex, race, sexuality, disabilities etc. Disciplinary action will take place for anyone who breaches the policy. Whether done towards a member of staff, a young learner, or even a member of the public, we will not accept this type of behaviour.

For Apprentices who need advice on various issues visit our Advice and Guidance page, or feel free to contact us for a chat.

If you would like any more details of our equality and diversity policy, check out our equality and diversity page.

If you would like to discuss any of our policies with us, please feel free to contact us.

Additionally, click below to download our FULL safeguarding policy 2019/2020.

Safeguarding Policy 2019/2020