Safer Recruitment Accreditation
What is Safer Recruitment Accreditation?
Safer Recruitment Training— The new guidance KCSiE 2014 maintains the requirement for governing bodies of schools to ensure that at least one person on any appointment panel has undertaken safer recruitment training. At least one member of the recruitment panel must undertake safer recruitment training which, subject to parliamentary procedure, from September 2014 will no longer need to be provided by a person approved by the Secretary of State. Schools may choose appropriate training and may take advice from their LSCB in doing so.
How do I get Safer Recruitment Accreditation?
GSCB provides Safer Recruitment training delivered by accredited trainers. To attend one of the training sessions please ensure that you have completed and returned the Safer Recruitment booking form that can be found in the adjacent 'Download' panel or at the bottom of this page.
From 1st September 2014, safer recruitment training will no longer need to be approved by the Secretary of State, therefore the DfE will cease to co-ordinate arrangements for accredited and online training.
On-line training is now available through the NSPCC at a cost of £30 per delegate. The course takes approximately 4 hours to complete. For further information please visit: NSPCC Safer Recruitment e-learning
What are the dates for the half-day GSCB Safer Recruitment course?
Places are available on the following dates:
- Friday 18th March 2016 - FULLY BOOKED
- Monday 20th June 2016 (am - available) (pm - available)
- Monday 17th October 2016 (am - available) (pm - available)
- Friday 27th January 2017 (am - available) (pm - available)
- Monday 13th March 2017 (am - available) (pm - available)
- Friday 23rd June 2017 (am - available) (pm - available)
Training sessions are from 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00
The cost of this course is £50 per delegate and includes comprehensive resource pack & certificate
Where is the Safer Recruitment course?
Kingsholm Rugby Stadium, Kingsholm Road, Gloucester, GL1 3AX
How do I book on to the Safer Recruitment course?
Please download and complete the online Safer Recruitment Training Booking Form [31kb]
Please Note:
If you would prefer to buy Safer Recruitment Training from elsewhere the GSCB has ratified (June 2014) the below minimum standards the training should cover:-
- Identification of the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people.
- Consideration of Policies and Practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt recording.
- Tasks that assist participants in beginning to review their own and the organisation's policies and practices in recruitment with a view to making them safer.
- A model of offending behaviour and how this fits with recruitment.
- Implications for recruitment and selection and creating a safer environment in organisations.
- What to do when things go wrong and an allegation of abuse is made against an existing member of staff or volunteer.
Please look carefully to ensure training will meet these requirements.
