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 College 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 full Safeguarding Policy and the Safeguarding Procedure.

Remember you can speak to any staff member if you have any concerns. However, college staff with specific responsibility for Safeguarding are:

Thurso

	Name	Telephone	Email
Senior Management Team Safeguarding	Sophie Dunnett	01847889565 07818092280	sophie.dunnett@uhi.ac.uk
Safeguarding Coordinator	Anna Swanson	01847889310 07818288075	anna.swanson@uhi.ac.uk
Safeguarding Officer	Lance Nicholson	01847889493	lance.nicholson@uhi.ac.uk

Alness

	Name	Telephone	Email
Safeguarding Officer	Helen Mackenzie	01847889609	helen.mackenzie@uhi.ac.uk
Safeguarding Officer	Kirsteen Lemon	01847889606	kirsteen.lemon@uhi.ac.uk

Invergordon

	Name	Telephone	Email
Safeguarding Officer	David Tidmarsh		david.tidmarsh@uhi.ac.uk

Dornoch

	Name	Telephone	Email
Safeguarding Officer	Jacqueline Macaulay	01847889379 07768163142	jacqueline.macaulay@uhi.ac.uk