Safeguarding

Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults to protect them from harm. At NWRC all staff are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment where students feel safe and receive effective pastoral and safeguarding care, guidance and support.

We share the belief that safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and foster this culture across the College. The College has a dedicated safeguarding team that promotes awareness of safeguarding issues and is always available to provide support to students, families and staff.

Our staff are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment where students feel safe and receive effective pastoral and safeguarding care, guidance and support. We have a dedicated safeguarding team that promotes awareness of safeguarding issues and is always available to provide support to students, families and staff.

In line with statutory safeguarding guidance, the college has a designated safeguarding team. We offer a listening ear, support and advice with issues such as abuse, bereavement, mental health issues, unplanned pregnancy, homelessness, relationship breakdown, gender change and or any concern a student may have during their time at college.

To arrange an appointment with our safeguarding team, please call 028 7127 8709.

The College strives to offer the very best education and training and recognises the importance of integrated safeguarding and support services as part of the student experience to enable students to achieve positive outcomes.

The Safeguarding team can offer a listening ear, support and advice with issues such as:

• Abuse
• Bereavement
• Mental Health Issues
• Unplanned Pregnancy
• Homelessness
• Gambling
• Relationship Breakdown
• Alcohol or Drug Addiction
• Gender Change
• Or any other concern a student may have during their time at college

In line with statutory safeguarding guidance, the College has a designated safeguarding team. This group of colleagues work closely together to provide effective safeguarding and pastoral support interventions for all students at the College.

If College staff or students have any concerns about a student they should contact the Safeguarding Officer:

Shannon Doherty 
Tel: 028 7127 8709
Email: shannon.doherty@nwrc.ac.uk

Contact details for the Safeguarding team be found below or in our Safeguarding & Wellbeing flyer.

North West Regional College provides a student counselling service which is available to all of our students who may be experiencing personal or college related problems. NWRC works in partnership with Lena by Inspire Counselling service to provide a confidential and freephone service to all of our students.

Lena by Inspire counselling is a 24 hour service which is a dedicated number for NWRC students. Lena by Inspire counselling service gives students the opportunity to deal with emotional issues, and help students find coping strategies by talking with a trained counsellor. Counselling is a safe place, away from your daily life, where you are able to talk and begin to explore issues that are causing you difficulty.

NWRC also works in partnership with Lena by Inspire to provide the Inspire Student Support Hub which provides the right help right now, giving students instant access to a range of information, guidance, and screening that is tailored specifically to help care for students individual wellbeing needs.

The Hub will help students create a bespoke wellbeing care-plan, as well as giving guidance on appropriate support and intervention through guided self-assessment.

Freephone: 0808 175 3561

For more information view our Student Inspire Counselling Leaflet

All students going on work placement into regulated activity will be required to complete an Enhanced Access NI check. The College is committed to processing Criminal Record Checks in accordance with the Access NI Code of Practise which is available on the Access NI website or alternatively a copy can be requested from Student Services at the College.
 

For more information, please contact our Safeguarding Officer on 028 7127 8709.

NWRC actively promotes equality of opportunity for all and welcomes enrolments from students with criminal convictions. However, in order to manage any risk, you must tell us about any unspent convictions you have. You should do this by declaring on the colleges enrolment form. Certain courses require you to consider spent as well as unspent criminal convictions. In such instances, you must disclose all past offenses as it may impact on your career progression.

As part of the application procedure a Safeguarding Assessment process is mandatory for all students that have disclosed previous and or pending convictions. The College would like to confirm that engagement in this process does not automatically restrict a student from securing a place within the College. Applicants that disclose a criminal history will be required to complete a Safeguarding Student Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form. All students applying for a course that requires work placement in regulated activity will be required to complete an Enhanced Access NI check. The College is committed to processing Criminal Record Checks in accordance with the Access NI Code of Practise which is available on the Access NI website or alternatively a copy can be requested from Student Services at the College. It is important to note however that the conditions of a student’s offer are subject to the satisfactory checks and assessment having been complete in line with the NWRC Policy on the Disclosure of Criminal History available online www.nwrc.ac.uk/policies.

If previous convictions are not disclosed at the point of admission and the College learns or is notified retrospectively this may result in a student being required to leave the course. Depending on the course, there may be occasions whereby a current/previous conviction may preclude a student from engaging on a particular course. When this is apparent, the College shall discuss this with the student in full and alternative options and alternative courses of academic study will be provided via the College Career’s Academy. 

Email: careers@nwrc.ac.uk
Telephone: 028 7127 6111