Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment

Giving learners and staff the skills to keep themselves safe online

Limiting Grade - RSC Response

• RSC SW E-safety online series http://www.rsc-south-west.ac.uk/index.php?p=126

• RSC SE Moodle Coursehttp://moodle-rsc.ukc.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=72?username=guest

• RSC Wales http://moodle.rsc-wales.ac.uk/esafety/

• RSC East Midlands http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=79

• RSC London http://moodle.rsc-london.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=50

• RSC Eastern Bloghttp://esafetyrsceastern.jiscinvolve.org/wp/

E-responsibility Task Group

RSC E-safety offer - Advice, Support, Resources:

• Support Packages for different roles

• Information to support reporting process

• Assessing Risk and Safeguarding processes

• Raising Awareness with Learners

• Staff Development

• CEOP Ambassador Training

Vulnerable Adults

Any person...Receiving Health Care or under care or service for:Learning disabilityPhysical or sensory impairmentMental illness including dementiaOld and frailIn Custody or under a probation orderLifestyle issues

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060047_en_1 EG http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=167931

Specialist Colleges

Natspec & TechDis e-safety policy framework

• Ensure learners continue to benefit from technology for whatever purpose - safely and with confidence

• Staff can provide appropriate level of support• Develop guidance, practice and resources in

keeping with the ethos Enabling safe use. Focus on benefits not risks.

Specialist Colleges

Special circumstances

• Residential settings (home use)

• Particular vulnerabilities of the learners

• Ethos of the colleges – adult status, maximising independence, listening to learners.

e-strategy for ISC’s. Linkage, NatStar, Homefield

What is Safeguarding?

Child protection looks at recognising abuse and neglect and acting on it...

Safeguarding looks at keeping vulnerable adults safe from a wider range of potential harm, and delivers preventative action, not just reaction.

Types of Abuse

• Neglect

• Physical - bullying

• Emotional

• Sexual

• Financial

E-abuse – cyber-bullying, grooming, porn

• Content, Commerce, Contact, Conduct

Independent Safeguarding AuthorityVetting & Barring Scheme

• Replaces POCA and POVA• Additional to CRB check• Pre-employment checks• Independent decisions by ISA• Continuous checking• Workforce coverage• Free to access - £64 to register• 26 July 2010 – 1st November halted

Regulated Activity

• Teaching, training or instruction, care or supervision

• Advice and guidance on physical and emotional wellbeing

• Treatment or therapy

• Specified vehicle or working place

Specialist College is a Regulated Activity Provider

Controlled Activity Provider

• Ancillary healthcare

• Adult social-care and education setting

• Access to health and social care records

Frequent contact = once a week or more

Intensive contact = 4 days more or overnighthttp://www.isa-gov.org.uk/default.aspx?page=379

Defining Roles?

Voluntary advice worker = Regulated Advice and guidance on physical and emotional

wellbeing

Caretaker with daily contact = ControlledFrequent contact = once a week or more

Criminal Offence

• Allow a barred or (ISA) unregistered person to work in Regulated activity

• Fail to check their status for Regulated and Controlled activity

• Must Risk Assess and stringently supervise a barred person in Controlled activity

• Six months in prison plus a fine

Safer Recruitment

• Defining activity and risk assessment• Planning and Structuring Recruitment

Process• Stating Commitment and responsibilities

– Adverts– Application forms– Job, Role and Spec– References

Pro-formas for Job adverts, descriptions, forms

Ofsted –Limiting grade

Training

• All stakeholders have been trained; support staff, governors, parents, teachers and members of our local community where learners attend e.g. CLCs, Libraries, youth centres.

• Learners are e-safe savvy and confident to mentor beginners

Ofsted –Limiting grade

Assessment & Standards

• Learners are outstanding and mature in their use of technology including new and emerging technologies, they all know and understand the procedures and Responsible Use Policy

Ofsted –Limiting grade

The Curriculum

• All learners know how to act and pro-act responsibly.

• Monitoring the curriculum and its interaction with technology, and any incidents that arise actions taken have appositive outcome

Ofsted –Limiting grade

Leadership & Management

• All actions taken are based on rigorous self assessment which includes e-safety implicitly across everything we do. This has an outstanding impact on the e-safety in our community

Ofsted- Limiting Grade

• Strong leadership• Clearly defined responsibilities and ethos• Staff Training – Indicators and procedures• Checks and policies in place across

provision• Robust risk assessment and rationale• Clearly visible reporting process• Working with Safeguarding boards

Ofsted- Good Grade

• Self-disclosure form for new staff

• Supervision before CRB checks

• Clear, updated Code of Behaviour and policy

• Online awareness training for all staff

• Learner awareness and engagement –Inductions, tutorials and curriculum

• Course approval and review process

• Alternative formats and delivery

Good Resources Health Checkhttp://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=167931Learner AwarenessBarking & Dagenham B e-Safe onlinehttp://vle.barkingcollege.ac.uk/ecampus/mod/lesson/view.php?id=1169&pageid=118

ThinkUKnow (CEOP)http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_16/ Digizenhttp://www.digizen.org.uk/ Staff Development Linkage CPD Course – Vulnerable Adultshttp://linkageonline.org.uk/classroom/course/view.php?id=9 LSIShttp://www.leadershiplearning.org.uk/ CEOPhttp://www.ceop.gov.uk/training/

Staff Development

Linkage CPD Course

Safeguarding – Raising awareness

Information, activities and assessment

• Types of abuse

• Recognising the signs of abuse

• Dispelling the myths

• Disclosure - Do’s and Don’ts

• Policy

Safeguarding - E-abuse

Key Messages to Staff

• Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility

• Need to be familiar with terms and issues

• Learners safety and feelings take priority

• Follow policy and procedures to the letter

• Don’t delay in reporting

• Don’t investigate

• Take objective notes at the time

Look for signs of abuse

• Low self esteem or confidence, phobias,

• Changes in personality, performance or behaviour

• Distrust, Anxiety, Secrecy, Self-harm, Panic attacks, Inappropriate behaviour

Dispel Myths

• Anyone can be abused

• Anyone can be an abuser

• It is always the abusers responsibility

• Most abusers are known to the victim

Clear Disclosure Procedure

• Allegations must be taken seriously and suspicions must be reported

• Agree and promote a disclosure process and policy to follow and believe in it!– Do: affirm their decision to tell you, show you

believe them, tell them you will need to report it, get medical help and protect them if needed, stay calm and listen carefully and record what is said.

Clear Disclosure Procedure

• Allegations must be taken seriously and suspicions must be reported

• Agree and promote a disclosure process and policy to follow and believe in it!– Don’t: Ignore or delay talking or reporting it – Don’t show shock, anger or disgust– Don’t promise to keep it secret or stop it– Don’t discuss it, investigate further or confront

Key messages - Involve learners

Discuss and Agree:

• time restrictions

• site restrictions

• what information they should reveal online

• what images to upload

• never to meet anyone without discussing it

• how to treat others online

Learner Induction

• Don’t chat to strangers• Socialise more off-line• Ask before you post an image• Ask before you open an unknown email or link• Ask before you meet an online friend• Treat everyone with respect• Don’t react online - get help and record (Screengrab)• Password advice - Construct well, vary, don’t share,

Staff to keep (coded) records • Explain and rehearse the reporting process• Promote discussion and be available – (evidence)

Monitoring

• Browser history or monitoring software

• Check Social networking sites – ANYONE can!– Learn and teach account settings– Don’t add learners as friends

Reporting

• Make sure Staff are well informed

• Policy is read and acted upon (Green Card)

• Failure to report is a disciplinary

• Clearly Identify responsible person

• Promote disclosure and reporting to learners

• Guidance on disclosure

http://linkageonline.org.uk/classroom/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=51

Safeguarding & e-Safety

Giving learners and staff the skills to keep themselves safe online

juliataylor@rsc-south-west.ac.uk