Students and Staff working together to make Stafford College a safe place to be

Stafford College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

• Everyone has the right to lead their lives free from violence and abuse.
  
• Everyone has the right to protection from mistreatment and abuse.

If you are experiencing any type of abuse either at College or in your personal life, please speak with your tutor, your lecturer, or any member of College staff. We are here to help you.

Are you e-safe? - 4 C’s of e-Safety

Contact
Can be made via the Internet easily, and it can mean that people have access to groups they would not normally have access too.

• Be aware of making contact with people you do not know online.
  
• If you feel like you do need to make contact please take sensible precautions.
  
• Beware of inappropriate contact such as online grooming, physical assault, racial hatred or assault.

If you feel unsure about contact that has been made via the internet please report the person either to the Police, a Parent, a teacher, or someone who can help you. If the contact is made via a social networking site such as Facebook, MySpace or Bebo, you can report the user via the website.

Content
This could be placed online illegally or inappropriately can lead to prosecution.

• If you are aware of any content online that is in appropriate e.g. images of a child, criminally obscene content or content containing racial hatred.
  
• If you publish inappropriate materials online, you are at risk of prosecution.
  
• Beware of publishing personal/confidential information about yourself or others as you maybe at risk.

Commerce
These are risks such as online gambling, inappropriate advertising and financial scams.

• Do not publish personal details or financial details online.
  
• Your bank/government/tax office would never contact you via email to ask for information.
  
• Beware of “phishing” and/or financial scams. If you feel you are at risk, please report it to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

Conduct
This covers activities carried out by someone which is deliberately meant to upset someone. This could be via a social networking site, a website or mobile phone.

• Beware of cyberbullies, if you feel you are being bullied please talk to someone.
  
• If you believe upsetting information about someone/some thing (including the college or teachers within the college) are being published or inappropriate activities are occurring please report it to the Police, a Parent, or a teacher.

Useful Websites to help you become
e-Safe

Childnet www.childnet.com
Digizen www.digizen.org
Anti-Phishing Working Group www.antiphishing.org
Child Exploitation and Online Protection www.ceop.gov.uk
Kid Smart www.kidsmart.org.uk