A student welfare concern is where there are indicators of risk and/or where there is evidence or a sense that a student is struggling to fully engage in University life due to external circumstances.
Concerns may be raised by the student themselves seeking support, or by other students, City St George's staff members or visitors, where there are indications or evidence that the student's welfare is a cause for concern.
Concerns may be raised by the student themselves seeking support, or by other students, City St George's staff members or visitors, where there are indications or evidence that the student's welfare is a cause for concern.
Please find some indicators of behaviours or signs which may give cause for concern below:
- Persistent sadness, lack of emotion, excess of emotion, irritability, tenseness or agitation.
- Expression of suicidal thoughts.
- Behaviour that is very different to usual e.g. if a student becomes withdrawn or acts in an unpredictable way.
- Unusual and/or erratic behaviours.
- Behaviour that causes health and safety concerns within the University setting.
- Appearing to lack the ability to make decisions or to think through issues logically.
- Persistent or regular absences from teaching activity, and/or a failure to submit work with no prior agreement and a failure to respond to communications when this occurs.
- Difficulties maintaining academic and social relationships.
- Failure to engage with their course (on campus and online) and with others.
- Indications individuals may be at risk of being drawn towards violent extremism.
- In case where the student is unwell, and there may be insufficient support available to them to ensure they engage with their course fully
- The student appears unkempt, sleep deprived, and/or is not looking after themselves