Safeguarding

Safeguarding at NCC

Safeguarding is about keeping our students safe, both inside and outside of college. New City College is committed to safeguarding and student safety.

We remain one of the safest colleges in London and the South East. We have full-time safety officers at each campus whose sole task is to keep the site safe and to look out for any possible threats to our students and staff.

Any student who feels unsafe or who feels there is a threat to their well-being should speak to a member of staff straight away. Posters showing Safeguarding Officers and how to contact them are visible at each campus.

The college also has a statutory duty to report disclosures of allegations of abuse/radicalisation.

See below to download our Safeguarding and Prevent policy.

If you are an NCC student and you feel unsafe or would like to tell us about a safeguarding concern, email: keepsafe@ncclondon.ac.uk

If you are a social worker or other professional and would like to contact us about an individual in your care, do not use the keepsafe email address. You must please contact the relevant campus safeguarding lead.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Dr Alison Arnaud.

For details of the safeguarding teams at our campuses, please see the details below:

Staying Safe Reminder

As a reminder to respect our local neighbours we would kindly ask you do not enter into the local housing estates unless you reside there. Our social spaces within the college are open to you when you do not have lessons and need some down time. These are your safe spaces.    Please be polite and respectful when visiting shops and facilities local to your campus.

Keep Safe:
We would also remind you to keep valuable items, such as your phones and jewellery out of sight when in the local area (for example approaching waiting at the bus stop or walking to the station).  As you may be aware, sadly, street crimes such as robbery and phone snatching are a national issue and constantly in the news and we make the request to keep your items hidden, not to scare you, but to support you being ‘street smart’.

Support:
If you have any concerns or would like to discuss these or any other matters regarding your safety, we are always ready to listen and are available at keepsafe@ncclondon.ac.uk or talk with the safeguarding team at your campus, safeguarding posters are situated around your campus. Please be aware you can also raise a safeguarding concern using the colleges VLE (virtual learning environment) page.

Thank you as always for your co-operation and understanding in helping us to help you keep safe.