Safeguarding
<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">National Safeguarding Adults Week: Monday 16 - Sunday 22 November 2020</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Safeguarding Adults Week allows us to create a time where we can focus on safeguarding adults. This year, each day will be focused on a different safeguarding adults at risk issue. Click on the link below to find out more information.<br></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><a href="https://www.anncrafttrust.org/events/national-safeguarding-adults-week-monday-16-sunday-22-november-2020/">https://www.anncrafttrust.org/events/national-safeguarding-adults-week-monday-16-sunday-22-november-2020/</a></span><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Islington Adult Community Learning takes seriously its responsibility for creating an environment that promotes well being and ensures personal safety, security and welfare. We actively promote British Values, defined by the Government as:</p><ul style="padding-left: 1rem; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Democracy</li><li>The Rule of Law</li><li>Individual Liberty</li><li>Mutual Respect</li><li>Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs</li><li>Safeguarding policy</li><li>Harassment and Bullying policy</li><li>Computer Use policy which includes e-safety</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This includes challenging learners, staff and other service users that may express opinions that are contrary to these values including extremist views.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The service operates the following policies:</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">To keep you safe, all members of our staff are required to complete Safeguarding training including training on radicalisation.#</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Every member of our staff has a responsibility to help ensure your safety and welfare. If you are concerned in any way about the safety or wellbeing of yourself or someone else please contact one of our designated Safeguarding Officers as soon as possible.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">The designated Safeguarding Officer is:</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">David Coleman who can be contacted on 07525 387549 or 0207 527 3343</span></p>