Safer recruitment training for education
When recruiting for school posts, there must be a trained Safer Recruitment Officer on your interview panel. Our CIPD-accredited training will help you comply with safer recruitment principles and meet the requirements of KCSIE.
Our interactive training course explores the safer recruitment aspects of hiring new employees, offering best practices and helping to significantly reduce your risk of appointing unsuitable people.
About this event
Join our safer recruitment experts, as they advise on how your school or trust can foster an environment which prevents abuse and challenges inappropriate behaviour, including:
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Recurring themes - we’ll cover some recurring themes in high-profile professional abuse cases, how child sex abusers operate in organisations, and how it affects recruitment.
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Safeguarding & welfare - we’ll look at how safer recruitment fits with the wider context of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within schools.
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Planning & communicating – we’ll explore the importance of planning a recruitment exercise to ensure you send the right messages to potential applicants.
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Decision-making - we’ll discuss the importance of making the right decisions and how structured interviews can help you to do that.
The training is split into four parts that will be delivered over two half-day events, with a short assessment at the end of each, leading to certification. Attendance on both dates is required for successful completion of the course. Since the training is accredited, it also supports your employees’ professional development.
Please note: upfront payment is required for all training courses at least 48 hours before. As soon as payment is received, you will be sent the link for the training.
Contact francesca.white@epm.co.uk for more information.
Reduced rates are available to EPM clients.
Meet your host and expert panel
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Beth’s background in safeguarding and safer recruitment spans over 10 years. Her education experience includes work as a qualified trainer, having completed the Safer Recruitment Consortium training and her years of service with EPM. Beth is part of the South-east England Safeguarding Network Group whose aim is to keep safeguarding high on everybody’s agenda. She is also part of regional groups and national forums that share best practices and develop policy as part of a DfE working group formed during consultation for KCSIE documents.
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Emma’s background in training spans over 15 years with both small and large audiences. She has vast HR and investigation experience in education and is a CIPD-qualified HR Consultant. She is also a qualified safer recruitment trainer and a member of the Safer Recruitment Consortium. Emma has worked in employment and criminal law and is a very experienced investigator in both areas. Emma’s HR experience is predominately in employee relations and has specialised previously in grievances, disciplinaries and attendance management.
