Be Safe @ AEW

The safety of our staff, students and visitors is our first priority. We all have a part to play in keeping ourselves and others safe and free from harm.
We have staff to support you and help make your place of learning safe. See contact details below.

Who to contact in the first instance

You can also send a direct email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

What to do if you are concerned about someone you know

listen calmly and carefully to them
reassure them by saying they have done the right thing talking about it
support them to tell a staff member. See the “who to contact” section above
if they don’t want to speak to a staff member, but you are worried about their safety, you MUST tell someone you are concerned. All staff will do their best to ensure everyone is safe and not at risk of harm

We can only help if we know there is a problem!

Safeguarding

We take the safeguarding of our students seriously. We are committed to ensuring we have the right procedures in place to promote a safe and welcoming environment so that:

students can thrive and achieve
staff, volunteers and visitors can feel secure
everyone is assured that their welfare is a high priority

Safeguarding Concerns - Out of Office Hours Contacts

If you have a safeguarding concern please contact one of the below:

to report any concerns about an adult please contact: Wolverhampton Adult Safeguarding Adult Assessment Team - 01902 551199
to report any concerns about a child's safety or wellbeing please contact: Child Safety - Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH Telephone 01902 555392 Outside office hours for emergencies call 01902 552999
in an emergency or if you at risk of harm - call 999
to report a non-urgent crime - call 101

Agencies that may be able to help or support

Health and Safety

Help us to ensure we have a safe, healthy and secure environment by being aware of our processes for:

evacuating the building
reporting accidents, incidents and hazards
not smoking or vaping in our buildings
using IT responsibly
lockdown procedures

Please speak to a member of staff if you have any health and safety concerns.

Keeping Safe Online

Keep private
Avoid sharing personal information
Stay protected
Use strong passwords
Share safely
Online posts are there forever… even if deleted
Be secure
Protect against intruders
Be alert
If unfamiliar don’t open it!
Be Respectful
Cyberbullying is illegal. Don’t respond, block and report it

We aim to safeguard against abuse

Abuse is the violation of an individual’s human rights by another person or persons.

Examples of types of abuse:

Physical
Hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking and misusing medication
Sexual
Rape, sexual assault or forcing someone to look at pornographic images
Emotional
Threats of harm, humiliation, intimidation, harassment, bullying or verbal abuse
Financial
Theft, fraud or misusing someone’s possessions
Discrimination
Racist or sexist abuse that is based on a person’s disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or age. It also includes other forms of harassment like slurs and Hate Crime
Modern day slavery and human trafficking
People deceived, coerced or forced into something which leads to exploitation

PREVENT

We have a duty to PREVENT people from being drawn into extremism or terrorism.

We aim to protect people against messages of violent extremism from different groups who seek to undermine fundamental British Values.

Extremism is doing something extreme against British Values e.g. participating in violence or terrorism
Radicalisation is recruiting or being recruited into an organisation which plans to commit extremism

British Values

We all have a responsibility to support and demonstrate British Values.

These are: