Speaker
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Ellen OsborneCompliance For Schools LtdHaving gained more than 20 years of local government experience within the education sector gives me extensive knowledge of recruitment and pre-employment practices within schools. I currently support more than 500 schools to ensure recruitment and Single Central Record are compliant with Ofsted, Home Office and Audit. I provide bespoke advice around recruitment issues.
As a Qualified Workplace Mediator, I support with both simple and complex cases in schools.
I am passionate about children achieving their potential, serving as a Governor for a special school within Birmingham and as a Trustee for a Multi Academy Trust.
Location
- Online
Basic Overview of the Single Central Record (SCR)
Focus: Catholic Life
For: SLT and deputies, business/office managers, governors responsible for safeguarding
Description:
A well maintained Single Central Record (SCR) is a critical element of all safer recruitment and safeguarding work in schools.
Aims:
- The ‘Schools’ Single Central Record training session is aimed at enabling your setting to meet the specific requirements checked by Regulatory Bodies and which enhance organisational safety.
- It is also aimed to ensure the SCR maintained is accurate and compliant with the Law and the Department for Education Statutory guidance, ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Objectives:
- Understand the legal and regulatory framework, underpinning the format and content of the SCR.
- Discuss the categories of staff/workers that should/should not be recorded on the SCR.
- Explore options around format and content of the SCR in line with safer recruitment principles and SCR best practice; what good looks like.
- Enable you to understand and apply key considerations and requirements when carrying pre- employment checks for school-based staff, volunteers, contractors, and Agency workers.
- Have resources to help you regularly self-audit your schools’ Single Central Record to ensure that it remains compliant with minimum requirements.
Director’s Note:
We all know how crucial it is that this is done well and fully understood. Ellen is a fabulous provider. Get the relevant people booked on.