Safeguarding is the protection and preventative approaches applied to keep our students, staff and visitors safe. Our safeguarding approach includes children, young people and adults that may be at risk of harm.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those who attend Oldham College. Our main focus is to ensure our students and staff are able to work and learn in a safe and supported environment, where their safety and welfare is at the core of all of our working practices, policies and procedures.

If anyone at Oldham College has concerns for the wellbeing, safety or rights of themselves or someone else, they should talk to one of our Safeguarding and Welfare Officers via the form.

For anyone with an immediate concern or who is struggling outside of college opening hours, please see a list of resources here. If there is a risk of immediate harm or danger, please ring 999.

Prevent

Another aspect of safeguarding is the PREVENT duty, which requires the Further Education sector to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”, supporting terrorism or being drawn into non-violent extremism. The overall duty for England and Wales can be found here.

There is a duty is to ensure that those identified with vulnerabilities are given appropriate advice and support.

The Government has defined extremism as “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British Values”, which include:

  • Individual liberty
  • Rule of law
  • Democracy
  • Mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.

This includes not discriminating against those with protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010), namely:

  • Age
  • Disability
  • Gender reassignment
  • Marriage and civil partnership
  • Pregnancy and maternity
  • Race
  • Religion and belief
  • Sex
  • Sexual orientation

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Meet the Team

Rebecca Hirst

Rebecca Hirst

Designated Safeguarding Lead

David Littlewood

David Littlewood

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Reuben Campbell

Reuben Campbell

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Cody Wood

Cody Wood

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Rebecca Hilton

Rebecca Hilton

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Leanne Backer

Leanne Backer

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Kayleigh Davies

Kayleigh Davies

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Olivia Bradbury-Hadfield

Olivia Bradbury – Hadfield

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer