KCSIE - Keeping Children Safe in Education

Safer Recruitment

In the educational environment, children encounter and interact with many different adults. From teachers to lunch supervisors, these individuals are all placed in a position of trust. They must be suitable to work with children and safeguard them against abuse of any kind. How can you make sure that everyone recruited to work with students is suitable and trustworthy? This safer recruitment course can help you take early steps to keep students safe.

Learning outcomes:

Recognise how to make sure the recruitment and selection process deters unsuitable applicants and prevents them from being recruited, to maintain a safe educational environment

Identify which pre-appointment and vetting checks must be completed to ensure only suitable individuals undertake regulated activity with students

Recognise the school’s ongoing reporting duties, to ensure that safeguarding students remains a priority

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

If you’ve ever asked ‘What is safer recruitment?’, this safer recruitment training course is for you. It’ll show you how to deter unsuitable candidates and prevent them from progressing through the recruitment process. It’ll also introduce you to your school’s ongoing reporting duties, so you can contribute to safer recruitment throughout the education sector.

If you’re responsible for overseeing recruitment at your school, this course is for you. It’ll help you make sure the recruitment and selection process prioritises safeguarding at every stage. You’ll also find out about safer recruitment guidelines and your responsibilities.

Why choose iAM Compliant

Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.