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Safeguarding

South Devon College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding can be defined as ‘keeping children and vulnerable adults safe from harm, such as illness, abuse, radicalisation or injury’.

  • South Devon College will take all reasonable measures to ensure that the risks of harm to children, young people and vulnerable adults are minimised
  • When there are concerns about the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we will take all appropriate actions to address those concerns, working to agreed local policies and procedures in full partnership with other local agencies
  • All staff are trained in Safeguarding and Prevent (counter terrorism)
  • We will promote and reinforce shared values; to create space for free and open debate; and to listen and support the learner voice.
  • We will work to break down segregation among different student communities including by supporting inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue and understanding, and to engage all students in playing a full and active role in wider engagement in society
  • We will ensure student safety and that the College is free from bullying, harassment and discrimination
  • To provide support for students who may be at risk and appropriate sources of advice and guidance
  • We will ensure that students and staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities in preventing violent extremism.

Staying Safe Online

The College actively encourages safe practice online and supports Virtually Safe Torbay, who support and advise young people, parents and professionals on how to stay safe online. Further information on how to stay safer online can be found here. If you are worried about how someone is behaving towards you or someone else online, information on what to do can be found here. We have designated staff members that are involved within the bay to improve online safety for our learners and to give guidance when required.

If you as a learner at South Devon College have any concern about your wellbeing, safety or rights, you should talk to your tutor or a member of staff you trust, or contact one of our Positive Intervention Team on 01803 540321.

Operation Encompass

The College has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools/colleges and Devon & Cornwall Police. Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools or colleges, prior to the start of the next school/college day, when a child or young person has been exposed to or involved in any domestic violence incident.

Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of the college staff, known as a key adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and to use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the college is able to make the provision for possible difficulties experienced by children/young people, or their families who have been involved in, or exposed to a domestic abuse incident.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to all of our students and we believe that this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved. Further details can be found via their website.

Safeguarding Team

Designated Safeguarding/Positive Intervention (PI) Lead and Child Protection Lead

Liz Lawrence
07739 171352 / 01803 540359

Deputy Safeguarding Leads and Deputy Child Protection Leads

Rhiannon Gray (Mon-Wed)
07900 287135

Celeste Powell (Wed-Fri)
07736 553398

Safeguarding Team/PI

The Positive Intervention Team, as per the list below, can also deal with any Safeguarding or Child Protection concerns if Liz, Celeste and Rhiannon are unavailable. You can also email safeguarding@southdevon.ac.uk, call 01803 540321, or find them on site in room 3.131.

  • Natalie Peakman
  • Diane Brugge
  • Steph Cude
  • Dan Grosvenor
  • Julie Cude
  • Rachel Sewell
  • Liz Murphy


The Safeguarding and Positive Intervention Team are there to provide learners with pastoral care throughout their time at South Devon College and to answer any safeguarding concerns that you/the learner may have in regards to their well- being. They work with learners to build self-confidence and self-esteem through individual sessions that can take place weekly, or as agreed with the learner. They can provide sexual health advice and contraception and refer to our counselling service if further support is needed. They work closely with other members of college staff, such as the nurse, the DSL and tutors to provide a full wrap around care package, as well as other agencies in and outside of the College. They can refer students to external agencies if and when necessary to provide support to all learners.

Please see our Safeguarding Procedure here.

Additional designated safeguarding staff include:
  • Alex Howarth – Designated Teacher for looked after children, 01803 540777
  • Mark Waldron – Designated Safeguarding Governor
  • Natalie Peakman – C2C and 14-16
For South Devon High School:

Jamie Cree – Tel: 01803 540464

First Aid 

If there is a medical emergency which is life threatening, please call 999

If you have a student that requires first aid treatment call:

Paignton Campus
  • Rachel Sewell – ​​​​​​​07831 990357 /  321 (Located in PI Office)
  • Nikki Boone – 07917 403117 (not Weds am)
  • Stephen Hammond – 372
  • Niall Thompson – 381


Construction Centre 
Stephen Jones – (Weds – Fri)

South West Energy Centre (SWEC)
Paul Hellier – 761

Torquay Campus

Centre for Health and Care Professions (CHCP)
Mark Lockyer – 01626 202520

Newton Abbot Campus

Brunel Skills Centre 
Dave Dance – 07765 682807

Resources

Neglect Strategy

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

Covid Addendum Safeguarding

NSPCC helpline for victims of sexual abuse in schools, 0800 136 663

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