Kidderminster College
Author: Helen Basnett, Student Services Manager
The Challenge
Kidderminster College serves approximately 1,000 students. Many of their learners are from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The college had initially used a paper-based method for managing safeguarding. There was a risk of losing or misfiling critical information with this process, and off-site staff would prefer to email in concerns meaning that tracking safeguarding issues became difficult and risked becoming inconsistent.
Kidderminster College trialled an in-house safeguarding system, before adopting another well-known safeguarding software. While these systems solved some issues, the team weren’t completely satisfied. They were hoping to find a more interactive system with a more intuitive, easy-to-use interface.
The Solution - MyConcern
After seeing MyConcern Safeguarding Software in action at a conference, the safeguarding team at Kidderminster preferred the system’s functionality, look and feel above their current safeguarding software. They were also impressed with the additional features that MyConcern users can benefit from in terms of ongoing support from the customer support team, regular webinars and up-to-date resources on current safeguarding guidance.
Implementing MyConcern
By implementing MyConcern, Kidderminster College hoped to get all student welfare concerns in one place which would provide robust chronologies and audit trails. They also wanted a system that all staff could comfortably use and access – even when working off-site.
They found that the system did exactly that and were impressed with the ability to also add categories, keep up-to-date notes and add files or body maps to concerns.
The Outcomes
- Powerful reports and graphs created at the click of a button to share with SLT
- Chronologies are automatically created, saving time and giving peace of mind
- Audit trails are consistent and simple to track
- Offsite staff can easily and effectively report their concerns
- Access to useful safeguarding resources and webinars
- Excellent customer service
- All safeguarding information is securely held and centralised
Solutions
Our suite of safeguarding solutions to support colleges is ever growing, so we can help with your safeguarding processes in a number of ways. Explore our products below:
For Concerns about Children and Young Adults
Easy-to-use, centralised, secure record-keeping and case management for all types of safeguarding concerns
Find out moreFor Safer Recruitment
A safer recruitment and personnel vetting tool that acts as your Single Central Record. Designed to guide you through the recruitment process and to ensure that no check is missed
Find out moreFor Multi-establishment Reporting
A powerful reporting tool designed exclusively for multi-establishment safeguarding. Paired with MyConcern and Confide to provide high-level, anonymised reporting across groups of establishments
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