What are wellbeing or welfare concerns?
A wellbeing or welfare concern is where there are indicators of what could be risk and/or where there is evidence or a sense that a student is failing to thrive at the College. Friends or tutors may also voice concerns about an individual.
We have listed a few (non-exhaustive) examples of things that may give cause for concern:
- Behaviours which indicate persistent sadness, lack of emotion, excess of emotion, irritability, tenseness or agitation
- Expressing suicidal thoughts
- Behaviour that is very different to usual; if a student becomes more withdrawn or unpredictable and disruptive
- Hyperactivity, restlessness and overworking
- Sudden change in appearance or behaviour
- Smelling of alcohol or signs of taking drugs
- Behaviour that causes health and safety concerns within the College; e.g deliberate damage to property or facilities, or theft
- Appearing to lack the ability to make decisions or to think through issues logically
- Persistent or regular absences from course activity, or lateness to classes
- Declining academic performance and / or a failure to submit work with no prior agreement and failure to respond to communications when this occurs
- Difficulties maintaining academic and social relationships
- Failure to engage with their programme (on campus and online) and with others
- Engaging in harassing behaviour, or being subject to harassment
- Indications they may be at risk of being drawn towards violent extremism
- The student is unwell and unable to engage with their course fully
- At risk of becoming homeless