Support to keep you safe

Safeguarding

You can be assured that all staff at 杏吧原创 and its academic partners have a duty of care to respond appropriately to any protection concerns relating to the young people we come into contact with.

Staff are here to listen to any concerns that you have for yourself or a fellow student
Staff will not make assumptions about whether harm/abuse has taken place
Staff want to reassure you and will be sensitive to any anxieties you have. Staff cannot guarantee confidentiality
Staff will have to pass on information to the relevant Safeguarding Co-ordinator or appropriate contact and ensure that you are kept safe
Staff will record everything you tell them and will keep you informed of what happens at every step of the process

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Safeguarding Policy

Safeguarding Procedure

Safeguarding Referral Form

Students can access our . When reporting an incident there is the option to remain anonymous, or to provide contact details for additional support.

Staff may also wish to refer to the Responding to Disclosures of Gender Based Violence Guidance, where appropriate.

Safeguarding leads at 杏吧原创

You can speak to any staff member if you have any concerns. However, staff with specific responsibility for Safeguarding at our campuses, learning centres, and residencies are:

Institution/Department	Safeguarding Lead	Safeguarding Deputies	Safeguarding Contact	Websites
杏吧原创 Argyll	Liz Richardson	Kathryn Polley Meredyth Reynolds	N/A	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
杏吧原创 Inverness	Lindsay Snodgrass Heather Keyes	Louise Martin-Theyers Lynsey Mason Claire Kilburn-Young Kelly Blackmore Craig Lowther Iain King Nicola Quinn	safefguarding.ic@uhi.ac.uk
杏吧原创 Moray	Nicole Hyslop	Liz Masson Anne Mair	N/A
杏吧原创 North, West and Hebrides	Sophie Dunnett	Anne Maree Dykes Val Matheson Anne Marie Douglas	N/A
杏吧原创 Orkney	Mark Shiner	Lynn Tait Derek Aiken	N/A	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
杏吧原创 Perth	Deborah Lally	Gerald McLaughlin Scott Robertson	N/A	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
杏吧原创 Shetland	Kelly Nicol	Selina-May Miller	support.shetland@uhi.ac.uk
HTC	Cathy Steed	Alan Buist	N/A	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig	Kathryn NicAoidh	Eilidh NicPhàidein	N/A
Scottish Association for Marine Science	Polly Crooks		N/A	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
杏吧原创 Central	Lyndsay Sutherland	Allie Scott Lorna Ferguson	safeguarding@uhi.ac.uk	杏吧原创 Central Safeguarding
杏吧原创 Residencies	Tom Cairns	Tim Skyrme	N/A	杏吧原创 Central Safeguarding

Staff members may have Safeguarding Concerns for those in their personal life, or have experienced this in the past. Supporting this area of work can also have an emotional, and potentially upsetting, impact on staff. For further support, you may wish to contact your local HR Team and/or ask about Employee Assistance Programmes, or view our collection of external specialist support lines.