Safeguarding

All staff 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.

Click to view the UHI Safeguarding Policy

Click to view the UHI Safeguarding Procedures

Click to download and complete the UHI Safeguarding Referral Form

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

Remember 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	Websites
UHI Argyll	Liz Richardson	Elaine Munro Kathryn Polley Morgan MacLennan	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
UHI Inverness	Lindsay Snodgrass Heather Keyes	Louise Martin-Theyers Lynsey Mason Claire Kilburn-Young Craig Lowther Iain King Nicola Quinn	It’s Not On
UHI Moray	Heather Henderson		Student Support - Safeguarding
UHI North Highland	Sophie Dunnett	Jackie Manderson	Student Support - Safeguarding
UHI Orkney	Lynn Tait  Derek Aiken	Joanne Wallace	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
UHI Outer Hebrides	Catherine Kelso	Michael Black Archina MacLellan	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
UHI Perth	Deborah Lally	Gerald McLaughlin Scott Robertson	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
UHI Shetland	Caroline Hepburn	Kevin Briggs	Student Support - Safeguarding
UHI West Highland	Tracy Kerr	Christine Blyth Val Matheson Jenna MacLean Katrina Macleod	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
HTC	Cathy Steed	Blair Gardner	please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig	Kathryn NicAoidh	Eilidh NicPhàidein	Student Support - Safeguarding
Scottish Association for Marine Science	Polly Crooks		please speak to your local Student Services team to find out more about Safeguarding
UHI Central	Iain Morrison	Kate Mawby Hollie Drever Allie Scott	UHI Central Safeguarding
UHI Residencies	Tim Skyrme		UHI Central Safeguarding