If you have any concerns about your safety or the safety of others:
Call us on Monday to Friday 01246 500688
Email us at [email protected]
SAFEGUARDING AND WELLBEING
Safeguarding and Support
If you have any concerns about your safety or the safety of others:
Call us on Monday to Friday 01246 500688
Email us at [email protected]
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If you require any support or safeguarding assistance while the college is closed, please visit our dedicated web page where we have provided details of important contact information for external agencies who should be your first port of call if you have a wellbeing or safeguarding concern, including homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, finance, domestic abuse and more.
For concerns relating to someone who is under 18 years of age or a vulnerable adult, please call your Local Authority Social Care phone number. The number you call will be different depending on where you live. You can find details on the Government website by putting in the postcode of where you are reporting from.
Monday and Thursday 5pm – 9pm 07584384838 / [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram @cc_safeguarding – for updates on events and drop-in services in college, opportunities and safety tips, as well as where to go for support and specialist services outside college.
If you have any safeguarding concerns when the college is closed and the Safeguarding team are unavailable, you should contact either your Local Authority Out of Hours Social Care number for any concerns relating to a child (under 18), which you can find by putting in the postcode of where you’re reporting from on the Government website.
If you feel that a child or any other student or apprentice is at immediate risk of harm or in need of protection you should contact the police immediately: 999 emergency, 101 non-emergency.
You can anonymously text 88858 for free and the Helpline will send an automated confirmation response followed by a specific response from a Helpline practitioner within three hours.
Dedicated helpline for people who experienced sexual harassment or abuse in a school or college setting.
Please call 0800 136 663 Email [email protected].
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Safeguarding team in order for a Safeguarding Officer to follow this up on your behalf and offer the appropriate support.
Chesterfield College offers a multi-faith room for staff, students and visitors to make use of. This is a quiet room for prayer or meditation. To access the multi-faith room, speak to the main reception on Infirmary Road.
Jo Down: Strategic Safeguarding Lead and Assistant Principle (Student Experience and Wellbeing)
Sally Smith: Safeguarding and Wellbeing Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Hannah Earl: Safeguarding Officer
Sarah Best: Safeguarding Officer
Louise Nicholas: Safeguarding Officer
Fundamental British Values
The Chesterfield College Group actively promotes British Values to enable our students and apprentices to:
- Become valuable and rounded members of society who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background
- Ensure young people understand the importance of mutual respect and leave the College fully prepared for life in modern Britain
- Celebrate difference and promote diversity in all areas of society
- Encourage an understanding of the difficulties other cultures face where such values are not respected
The Chesterfield College Group has a statutory duty to ‘prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and comply with this duty and keep our college community safe.
Here at the college, we ensure that all of our staff, students and apprentices have the knowledge and confidence to identify the risks of extremism, radicalisation and terrorism in order to keep themselves and others safe and how to report these concerns the Safeguarding Team or Police.
More information can be found here: actearly.uk
Please watch: RUN, HIDE AND TELL – what to do in the rare event of a weapon or a firearm attack
The Team
You can find us in the Wellbeing Hub, South Block at the Infirmary Road site where you can have a face-to-face conversation with a Safeguarding Officer.
The Chesterfield College Group is committed to safeguarding our students, apprentices, staff and visitors. Your health, safety and well-being are our priority.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Every member of the college community has a responsibility for safeguarding, all doing their part to keep children, young people and vulnerable adults safe. That includes all staff, Governors, volunteers, students and employers. All college staff and employers receive appropriate training to support students and apprentices. This includes being able to identify the risk of harm and knowing how to make appropriate referrals for support.
As a student or apprentice, you too will also receive safeguarding information through your pastoral programme and advice on how to report concerns. It may be that you are worried about yourself or others during your studies with us, please be reassured that we are here to listen and help.
The term safeguarding; embraces both child and vulnerable adult protection and preventative approaches to keep you safe, our Safeguarding Policy and Procedure aims to meet this commitment.
Our dedicated Safeguarding Team provides a safe environment throughout your learner journey.
If you need help to stay safe, you are at risk of harm or already experiencing harm; the Safeguarding Team will take the appropriate action to ensure you stay safe in college, at home and/or in a work-based setting.
Our values
We treat everyone with respect
We believe in treating every individual we encounter with the dignity and respect they deserve.
We’re an inclusive college
We foster an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to thrive.
We operate with integrity
Upholding honesty and staying true to our core values which guide our actions.
Your wellbeing is our priority
Prioritising the wellbeing of both our students and our team members to enable them to enjoy their experience and flourish.
More support services
Safeguarding Newsletter
Summer 2025
Drugs and Substance Misuse
The Chesterfield College Group are pleased to be working with Derbyshire County Council as part of the Coriell Drug and Alcohol Education Award.
Counselling Services
Life at college can be rewarding, fun and exciting, but it can also be a time of stress and worry. There may already be a whole range of difficulties and dilemmas affecting you, making your life difficult to manage and scary to navigate. It may begin to feel overwhelming and too big to manage on your own.
Safeguarding resources
All of our policies, procedures, documents and PDF’s can be downloaded here.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
We understand just how important mental health and well-being are and the impact this can have on our daily lives.
Abuse prevention
We are committed to identifying and addressing abuse in the appropriate way, working with sensitivity for the victim and in coordination with local services.
Supporting our people
Our whole Safeguarding Team and every member of staff here at Chesterfield College is here to support you or point you in the right direction to receive the best support available.
Human Rights Protection
Not only do we educate students in tutorial on these key safeguarding themes and terms, we also have members of staff who are trained to give students the appropriate support they need if they are facing any of these issues.