Duration: 2 hours

Modules: 6

Why is safer recruitment important? 

Key Legislation for Schools and Colleges 

Preparation

Shortlisting and interviewing 

Checking the selected candidate

Ongoing vigilance

The course will help you to recruit staff or volunteers in schools, academies, colleges or anywhere that provides services to children and their families.

This course has been developed in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

Upon completion of this course you will gain the safeguarding skills and confidence you need to better protect children through recruiting staff and volunteers to roles in education.

The objectives of this course are to:

Develop the skills and understanding needed to implement a safer recruitment processes

Check the current recruiting practice in your organisation

Promote a safer culture and recruiting process within your organisation