Safer Recruitment in Education Settings

This course provides a comprehensive overview of safer recruitment and safeguarding practice in education settings. Through four modules, you will explore the legal and professional context of safeguarding, learn how to plan and run safe recruitment processes, and develop strategies to select and induct staff who uphold safeguarding standards. Finally, you will consider how to embed and sustain a culture of vigilance that protects children and supports staff in maintaining a safe environment. By the end, you will have the knowledge and tools needed to strengthen safeguarding through every stage of recruitment and beyond.

The content within this course deals with sensitive and, on occasion, difficult topics around safeguarding and, as a result, may cause you to trigger some feelings or emotions that are upsetting. Due to the nature of safeguarding training, these topics need to be discussed. There may be lists or examples given of categories of early childhood trauma, including sexual and physical violence and neglect. Please feel free to leave the course if a particular subject triggers you and seek help and support when necessary.

In this module, we will reflect on the legislation and guidance that underpins safer recruitment procedures. To help put this into context, we will begin with a refresher of some of the essential safeguarding practices, such as the categories of abuse and take a look at offending behaviour. We will reflect on some of the high-profile cases that have shone a light on the importance of safer recruitment procedures and which continue to shape guidance and practice.

In this module, we will consider what is involved in planning a safe recruitment campaign for all appointments. Starting with the design of the role, advertising the vacancy through to shortlisting, and ensuring a consistent, thorough and fair process is provided for all applicants.

Your goal is to select the candidate who has the skills, knowledge and experience you require. In this module, we will explore a range of strategies to help you find the right person who aligns with safeguarding policies and practices so that children in your care can be safe, learn and achieve the best outcomes through the provision of safe and effective care.

Education settings should have processes in place that support continuous vigilance and maintains an environment which deters and prevents abuse and which supports the challenge of inappropriate behaviours. In this last lesson, we will look at some of the strategies and approaches that education settings can take to develop a culture of vigilance.

Safer Recruitment in Education Settings KCSIE 23 UPDATED

What you'll learn

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Course content

Module One: Safeguarding Context, Legislation and Guidance

Module Two: Planning, Applications and Shortlisting

Module Three: Selection, Appointment and Induction

Module Four: Developing and Sustaining a Safe Environment and Culture of Vigilance