Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
This policy contains guidelines and procedures for protecting the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults participating in university activities or visiting university premises.
The University organises a wide range of events and activities for, or involving, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Each year, thousands of individuals in the region take part in our outreach programmes and University open days which attract people from across the country. Some research projects and professional training programmes necessitate NTU staff or students working with vulnerable groups and, every year, a number of the University's students are themselves classified as vulnerable.
Our facilities are also used by other organisations for events involving vulnerable groups. In all these activities and situations, the University considers the welfare of these groups to be paramount. We are committed to practice that is safe and protects individuals from harm.
The University has a number of policies and procedures which help to provide a framework for vulnerable groups, such as health and safety, risk assessment, staff recruitment, and so on. The safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy summarises the University policy in relation to safeguarding. The University also has additional guidance information for staff, which provides more detailed information about some of the key areas covered in the safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy.
View the safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy.
View the safeguarding children and vulnerable adults guidance for staff.
Useful contacts
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Designated Safeguarding Officers
Lead Designated Safeguarding Officer
Sarah Bustard
Student Health and Wellbeing Manager, Student Support Services
0115 848 6345Julie Wibberley
Wellbeing Team Leader (Student Support Advisers and Safeguarding)
0115 84 82279Martyn East
Deputy Head of Department, Further Education
0115 848 5374Pamela Ellis
Head of Department, Further Education
0115 848 5297Charlotte Convey
Widening Access and Outreach Coordinator
0115 848 2332Rachael Webster
Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Institute of Education
0115 8483835Mhairi Bowe
Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences
0115 848 2654Stacey Trainer
Sports Volunteering Co-ordinator, NTU Sport
0115 848 3214Miriam Selby-Shaw
Duty Manager, NTU Sport
0115 848 3953Sukhjit Kaur
Information and Advice Service Manager, NTSU
0115 848 6260 -
Mid-course and internal transfer DBS checks
NTU students who are undertaking courses which do not require completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the admissions process, may occasionally be required to undertake a DBS check mid-course. For example, a student may wish to undertake a research project, non-compulsory placement or extra-curricular volunteering with children or vulnerable adults. In addition, students who want to transfer onto a course that does require a DBS check from a course that did not require this on entry to the university are required to undertake a DBS check as a condition of this transfer.
How do I request a DBS check?
To request a mid-course or internal transfer DBS check for placements or research associated with an academic course of study, students should speak with a member of academic staff in their area of study. Depending on the reason for requiring a DBS checks, this may be an academic tutor, a dissertation supervisor or other relevant staff member.
Where the staff member supports the requirement for a DBS application, they are required to complete the mid-course or internal transfer DBS request form which is available below. In limited circumstances (such as an ethics committee hearing), students may be asked to complete this themselves.
In circumstances where a DBS check is required for self-generated extra-curricular volunteering activity and does not involve discussion with NTU staff, students should send an email, providing details of the volunteering opportunity. We will then discuss your eligibility for DBS completion with you directly.
More information
More information regarding mid-course or internal transfer DBS checks is contained in the information leaflets below:
Mid-course and internal transfer DBS requests
Download the mid-course and internal transfer DBS request form. Complete the form and send to:
- Social Sciences and Graduate School students: email
- All other academic areas and professional services: email
Further questions?
If your questions are not answered by the information leaflets available above, please send an email.
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NTU Prevent contacts - for potential radicalisation and extremism concerns
Victoria Fanning
Academic Registrar, Academic Registry
Email
Telephone: +44(0)115 848 8187Sarah Bustard
Student Health & Wellbeing Manager, Student Support Services
Email
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Support and advice
Support and advice
As a first port of call, please contact one of our safeguarding children officers or, depending upon the nature of the query, the contacts below may prove useful.
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NTU Security
- City Campus: +44 (0)115 848 2468
- Clifton Campus: +44 (0)115 848 6600
- Brackenhurst Campus: +44 (0)115 848 5262
- Confetti at Creative Quarter Campus: +44 (0)115 952 2075
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External contacts
Childline
0800 1111NSPCC
Telephone: 0808 800 5000Nottingham City Council Safeguarding Children
Email
Telephone: 0115 8764762Nottinghamshire County Council Safeguarding Children
Telephone: 0300 500 80 80Nottinghamshire Police
Emergency: 999
For local non-emergencies: 101
Non emergencies, calling from outside of the Nottinghamshire area: 0115 967 0999Samaritans
Email
Telephone: 08457 90 90 90