UCA is committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of its students, staff, and any visitors from risk of abuse, neglect, or radicalisation.
Whatever the issue, we have procedures in place and a team of people throughout the University who can help. So, if you have a concern, it’s important you share that with us.
Reporting a concern
First and foremost, confiding in someone about your own situation - or a concern you may have about a friend or classmate - isn’t easy, and we appreciate the effort and courage it can take to speak to someone. However, it is very important that you do share your concerns or contact us if you are unsure what to do– especially if you, or someone you know, is in danger. Dely to reporting a concern can result in serious harm to the person at risk.
Please talk to one of our trained safeguarding leads. You’ll find details on who these are in Appendix 1 of our safeguarding policy, or you can contact safeguarding@uca.ac.uk.
Alternatively, you can speak to a member of staff, who will be able to discuss your concern with one of our trained safeguarding leads.
Whatever your concerns or circumstances, you’ll be listened to, and your worries will be taken seriously. While they will be treated in confidence, this is not the same as keeping them secret, and we may need to speak to other people, including outside agencies, if we feel the risk is high enough.
Getting support
If you need any support yourself, UCA has services available, including our counselling service, so please don’t feel like you have to cope alone. We are here to help.
You can also make use of these confidential services if you feel you need to: