ADULT SAFEGUARDING POLICY SUMMARY

The people who run 3cats, realise that adults sometimes suffer abuse, grooming or coercion from others. We want to make sure that while you are learning with us you feel safe and able to concentrate on your learning.

We want you to know that if you do experience any form of abuse, either from anyone in our Organisation or in your personal life, you can tell us, we will take you seriously.

We have a trained Safeguarding Officer who will be able to help you to find the best solution for you.

If you would like our help to protect yourself against any form of abuse you, can you can call the Safeguarding Officer directly yourself or speak to your tutor who if concerned will contact the Safeguarding Officer for you. We can help you to decide what action you would like to take, or for us to take on your behalf. If you share confidential information, we cannot promise to keep secrets if we are concerned.

It may be possible if you wish to report something to the right people that this could be done anonymously so no-one would know who had reported it. Your Safeguarding Officer will help you with this. There are new rules which mean you will get to decide what happens so you can get help without worrying about the outcome.

It is important that the learning relationship between you and your tutor is professional. The tutor aims to be reliable and kind, and you should always feel comfortable. Please let us know if you have any concerns regarding this.

The names and contact numbers of your Safeguarding Officer are on this paper. Please keep it safe so that you have the contact details if you ever need them.

Safeguarding Officer name: Kym Harper

Safeguarding Officer telephone number:07906086299