We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners, volunteers, and staff. You have the right to feel safe where you learn.
Our dedicated, trained safeguarding team can offer advice and support while you’re enrolled with us.
Our safeguarding team are:
- Vikki Brumwell
- Perez Lee-Bugby
- Karen Mackintosh
- Katie McConnell
- Karen Morris
- Rebecca Sheppard
- Jan Sturdy
- Simon Walker
If you have any concerns about your own safety and welfare, or concerns about others, please discuss this with your tutor, a member of staff, or email safeguardingteam@mcls.ac.uk.
Safeguarding means protecting children and adults at risk from harm, abuse and neglect. These risks include:
- neglect
- physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
- bullying, including online bullying and prejudice-based bullying
- racist, disability, homophobic or transphobic abuse
- gender-based violence, or violence against women and girls
- radicalisation or extremist behaviour
- child sexual exploitation and trafficking
- the impact of new technologies on sexual behaviour, for example ‘sexting’ and accessing pornography
- teenage relationship abuse
- substance misuse
- issues that may be specific to a local area or population, for example gang activity and youth violence
- domestic abuse
- female genital mutilation
- forced marriage
- fabricated or induced illness
- poor parenting, particularly in relation to babies and young children
- any other issues that pose a risk to children, young people, and vulnerable adults
Online safety
We recognise the benefits and opportunities which new technologies offer to teaching and learning. However, the internet also has potential risks and dangers. If you would like to learn more about keeping safe online, speak to one of our safeguarding officers.
If you are concerned about your safety, you can talk to your tutor or one of the safeguarding officers above.