Safeguarding @ Sigma Sixth

Sigma Sixth Safeguarding

As a college we take safeguarding very seriously and have a designated team of staff to promote the safeguarding and welfare of our students. Our pastoral office, where students can go if they are concerned or worried about anything, is based in Room GO83 on the ground floor in Bruff Tower.

Students are also able to report a concern through the Tootoot platform - see below

Students can also speak directly with the following staff with any concerns they have: Mrs McKarry, Mr Dale or Mrs Nash

The safeguarding team are able to make referrals to additional support internally and externally as appropriate.

They attend Sigma Sixth assemblies to highlight key elements of safeguarding and why it is so important for everyone to take responsibility for their own safety. They also explain what the key features of safeguarding are in the college -
• To protect children from any harm and ensure they have a safe and healthy lifestyle
• Ensuring that our children are provided with a safe environment and a good level of care in every aspect of their lives, not just in college.
 
We firmly believe that we all have a role in safeguarding children and we believe that working together as a community will ensure the safety of our children so that they are protected from harm and grow up to be responsible and healthy adults we want them to be.
 
Through out mentoring programme, students are exposed to broader understanding of themselves and their place in the world. Our mentoring sessions revolve around the themes of Wellbeing, the World, career Pathways and Study Skills. Wellbeing elements encourage students to reflect who they are as a person and who they want to be, while World elements encourage students to learn about the wider world and the issues facing humanity as a whole.

Report an Incident - Tootoot

Tootoot is a pupil voice and safeguarding app which allows students to report anything from bullying to a mental health concern. The simple-to-use app makes it easier for students to speak-up and gives them confidence that their concerns are being taken seriously.

tootoot.co.uk/login/

Sigma Sixth Tendring students must login to Tootoot to be able to report an incident. Students receive their individual login details via email; sent to their college email, accessed through their Google account. If they forget these, they just need to request a new login by contacting their Sixth Form Pastoral Team. Students can access Tootoot via a web browser or download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Promoting British Values

We are promoting British Values amongst our students and a number of our topics in mentoring focus on this. Educating our students to understand that the extremist behaviours we are witnessing through the media are from a few radicalised individuals; this has been one of the key message we want our students to understand.
 

 

The Essex Police Prevent Strategy

• Responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views.
 
• Provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support.
 
• Works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health) where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to deal with.
 
The strategy covers all forms of terrorism, including far right extremism and some aspects of non-violent extremism. However, we prioritise our work according to the risks we face.
 
If parents wish to find further information about this topic please check the Essex Police PREVENT website -
www.essex.police.uk/prevent