Safer Recruitment in Education

This course covers safer recruitment in schools and colleges in England, based on Part three of Keeping Children Safe in Education. You will learn how to build a safer recruitment culture, from advertising and application forms to references, interviews and pre-appointment checks, and how to manage the single central record, volunteers, contractors, agency staff and induction.

Modules: 5
Duration: About 50 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Assessment: 10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

✓Explain the purpose of safer recruitment and how it fits within a wider safeguarding culture
✓Plan adverts, job descriptions and application processes that deter unsuitable applicants
✓Scrutinise applications, obtain references and carry out online searches in line with KCSIE
✓Design interviews that explore candidates' attitudes to safeguarding
✓Identify the pre-appointment checks required and record them on the single central record
✓Apply safer recruitment principles to volunteers, contractors, agency staff and induction

Course contents

Module 1: A safer recruitment culture

Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
Module 2: Adverts, applications and references

Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
Module 3: Safer interviews

Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
Module 4: Pre-appointment checks

Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
Module 5: The single central record and beyond

Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
Final assessment & certificate

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✓SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 zip packages
✓Narrated video with mute, captions and transcript
✓Interactive scenarios and knowledge checks
✓Scored final assessment reported to your LMS
✓Printable certificate of completion