Schools and learning

Safer Practice - Safer Learning

'Safer Learning, Safer Practice: A whole-organisation approach to safeguarding vulnerable adults for the learning and skills sector' is now available in hard copy from Prolog (see details below) or as a free download from the Niace website:

www.niace.org.uk/publications/S/safer-practice.asp
Safer Practice, Safer Learning sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of further education colleges, adult and community learning providers and providers of work-based training in the Learning and Skills Sector in England.

Fortunately, cases of abuse in education and training provision are rare. However the reporting, to trusted staff, of abuse that occurs outside of the training and learning environment, is not uncommon. Education and training providers need to be prepared to deal with all aspects of creating a safer environment. Safer Practice, Safer Learning offers guidelines to education and training providers on producing supporting policies and procedures, as well as suggestions for raising awareness of abuse and strategies to deal with it amongst staff and learners.

Most importantly, this guide recommends creating a ‘safer’ learning environment that promotes well-being and security, essential for all learners and all staff. Whilst it is important to recognise that certain groups of people are legally identified as vulnerable, and to have relevant policies, procedures and practices in place, it is better to have fully inclusive and integrated ‘safer’ practices that apply to all staff and learners. This creates a safer environment for all.


Printed copies
Printed copies of these publications can also be ordered by quoting the following reference numbers:
Handbook with poster: 00491-2007BKT-EN (Maximum of 5 per order)
Leaflet (standard): 00494-2007LEF-EN (Maximum of 100 per order)
Leaflet (accessible): 00491-2007LEF-EN (Maximum of 100 per order)
from:
Prolog
PO Box 5050
Sherwood Park
Annesley
Nottingham NG15 0DJ
Tel: 0845 60 222 60
Fax: 0845 60 333 60