Safer Recruitment
10.1 Coventry Adult Education Service in conjunction with Coventry City Council's HR department are committed to providing children with a safe environment, in which they can learn. We take safer recruitment seriously and all staff are subject to the following checks:
- Identity check
- DBS clearance
- Barred List check (where applicable to job role and regulatory)
- Section 128 checks (as required - leadership and management)
- Reference check (two references required)
- Professional qualifications check
- Right to work in the UK check
- Further checks for those who have lived outside the UK
- Verification of the candidate’s mental and physical fitness may also be sought
10.2 A record of all checks completed for members of staff will be recorded on the Single Central Record
10.3 All new members of staff will be required to obtain DBS clearance. Coventry Adult Education Service reserves the right to re-check DBS clearance for any member of staff where information is received that indicates they may pose a risk to children and may request candidates to register on the DBS update service
10.4 At least one member of every interview panel will have undertaken Safer Recruitment training which it is recommended is refreshed every 3 years
10.5 We take proportionate decisions on whether to check individuals above and beyond what is legally required depending on individual circumstance
10.6 Any visitor, including guest speakers or partnership to the service who has not been subject to the necessary checks will be required to sign into the building at reception, receive a visitor’s lanyard and always remain supervised, within our Southfields centre, with a risk assessment completed
10.7 All safer recruitment practices at Coventry Adult Education Service comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022). See Part 3 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022) for further information. See - Safer recruitment policy – section 3 within the CAES Procedures for the implementation of Safeguarding and Prevent Policies September 2022.