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Safeguarding

Keeping Students Safe

You will hear the term “Safeguarding” a lot at College, but what does it mean to you? It means that ALL staff at Forth Valley College have a responsibility to keep you safe and protected from harm. We take this responsibility very seriously and all staff are trained on how to respond to a student who raises a safeguarding concern.

The College has a Safeguarding Policy which applies to all staff, students and anyone engaging with the College.  We pride ourselves in making the College a safe, happy and thriving environment for everyone. It is important to us that you are treated with respect and dignity and feel safe and listened to.

Being at risk of harm or feeling unsafe can take many forms for example:-

  • Having Suicidal thoughts
  • Self-harm
  • Bullying
  • Sexual or Physical Abuse
  • Online Abuse
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Homelessness
  • Modern Slavery
  • Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
  • Honour Based Violence
  • PREVENT, Radicalisation and Extremism

There may be other reasons that you feel unsafe, it’s important that you know what to do so that you can start to get support.

HOW to Report a Safeguarding Concern

If you feel unsafe because of something that is happening to you in or outside College, or you are worried about another student then you can raise your concerns:

During College Hours

Monday to Friday 8:45am to 4:45pm

Speak to a Support and Guidance Advisor – Student Hub in Falkirk, LRC desk in Alloa and Stirling or

Speak to any member of staff. or

Email: Disclosure@forthvalley.ac.uk

Out of Hours or When the College is closed

Monday to Friday after 4:45pm, weekends, bank holidays, College closure days such as Christmas and Easter

For concerns about personal safety, contact the Police 999 (emergency) or 101 (non emergency)

For concerns regarding health and wellbeing, call NHS 24 on 111.

What happens once I raise a Safeguarding Concern at the College?

Our Support and Guidance Advisors will get in touch with you so that we can ensure that you have the right support in place. Sometimes this can be internal at the College such as accessing Counselling or Wellbeing Support or it may be external support through your GP, NHS, Police or other appropriate organisation.

For more information you can read the College Safeguarding Policy.