Safeguarding
As a university community, the safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount. We want to ensure that students are able to learn and achieve safely, free from abuse, harassment and harm. Safeguarding at the University of Salford is everyone’s responsibility and all colleagues receive training and support to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of students and other colleagues remains a top priority.
To further help us achieve our aim of maintaining a safe campus and environment for students and colleagues, we have Designated Safeguarding Officers that work locally in their school or department. Our Designated Safeguarding Officers offer advice, guidance and support around safeguarding and promote a safe environment for all our students and colleagues.
Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone in the university community. All members of our community have a role to play in keeping ourselves and each other safe and have a duty to take action if we are concerned for the wellbeing of another, whether this is on university premises or not.
Colleague responsibilities
- Treat all safeguarding concerns as an absolute priority, and follow guidance laid out in this Safeguarding Policy
- To report any concerns about safeguarding immediately to a Designated Safeguarding Officer
- To help foster a safe and inclusive community for all colleagues/students
- To ensure that colleagues and students, regardless of background, enjoy similar experiences and outcomes, including the support they receive
- Complete the safeguarding e-Learning module and any other related training as required
When organising, supporting or delivering activity involving children and young people, colleagues should consider safeguarding planning, risk assessment, supervision, training and any safeguarding screening requirements at an early stage.
Student responsibilities
- To report any concerns about a fellow student’s wellbeing to the university
- To help foster a safe and inclusive community for all adults and young people
Children and Young People
The University regularly welcomes children and young people under the age of 18 to campus through study programmes, outreach activity, work experience, events, summer schools and other University-led activity.
We are committed to ensuring that all activity involving children and young people is planned safely, appropriately supervised, proportionately risk assessed and supported by clear safeguarding arrangements.
Colleagues, student ambassadors, volunteers, contractors and external partners involved in activity with children and young people all have a role in helping activity run safely, and may need additional briefing, training or suitability checks depending on their responsibilities.
Working with children and young people
If you are involved in organising, supporting or delivering activity with children and young people, it is important to understand the safeguarding arrangements that may apply to your role.
This includes planning activity safely, completing appropriate risk assessments, understanding supervision and role boundaries, considering DBS and regulated activity requirements, completing relevant training, and knowing how to report a concern if something does not feel right.
