SAFEGUARDING

Epping Forest College takes seriously its responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults by providing a safe learning environment and ensuring adequate arrangements within the College to identify, assess and support those young people or vulnerable adults suffering or at risk or significant harm.

Safeguarding awareness and training takes place for all staff to ensure they understand the different aspects of safeguarding, are able to identify and report possible causes and are competent to assess and support those at risk. These procedures have been developed with regard to Local Authority guidance and with the Essex Safeguarding Children Board and the Adult Safeguarding Board.

The Principal is responsible to the Governors for ensuring that the safeguarding procedure is adhered to and that all those involved in its implimentation are sufficiently trained and resourced. A senior manager heads a team of Safeguarding Co-ordinators designated to respond to any safeguarding issues. Additionally the TM scheme gives anyone with a problem, a guide to the places around the campus they can find support and access to the resources of the safeguarding team. See the panel below for the details and instructions given to all staff around the TM symbol and what it means.

Further details are also available in our Safeguarding Policy

THE COLLEGE SAFEGUARDING TEAM:


Gerry Billington, Vice Principal – Learning and Teaching
Safeguarding Team Lead

Russell Pearson
College Governor with safeguard responsibility

Avril Rattner, Manager
Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Katheryn Lowe, Section Leader
Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Daniel Hunter, Pastoral Tutor
Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Jackson N'Lombe, Security Officer
Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Pathma Selvarajah, Support Facilitator
Safeguarding Co-ordinator