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This session by the University of Derby explores how a whole-institution safeguarding transformation can move practice beyond compliance and into a culture of shared responsibility, early intervention, and student empowerment. Over the past two years, the provider has redesigned its safeguarding infrastructure to respond to the rising complexity of student need, particularly in mental health, domestic abuse and crisis-related risk.
The session will outline how a unified safeguarding framework, which combines reporting integration, triage, risk assessment and multi-agency case management, enables coordinated support for students whose circumstances affect their safety, wellbeing or ability to study. Central to this approach is the university's in-house support to study process and a multi-agency support group model that brings together conduct, support, disability, security, and external partners to deliver holistic, student-centred interventions.
