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2.7 Safer Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff

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All statutory and public organisations which employ staff and/or volunteers to work with or provide services for children have a duty to safeguard and promote the children's welfare. This includes ensuring that safe recruitment and selection procedures are adopted which deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuitable to work with them.

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The aims of the Safer Recruitment policy is to help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse
pupils or are otherwise unsuited to working with them by having appropriate procedures for
appointing staff.
The School has a principle of open competition in its approach to recruitment and will seek to
recruit the best applicant for the job. The recruitment and selection process should ensure the
identification of the person best suited to the job at the school based on the applicant’s abilities,
qualification, experience and merit as measured against the job description and person specification.
The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive
manner and in compliance with current employment legislation.  

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The aims of the Safer Recruitment policy is to help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse
pupils or are otherwise unsuited to working with them by having appropriate procedures for
appointing staff.
The School has a principle of open competition in its approach to recruitment and will seek to
recruit the best applicant for the job. The recruitment and selection process should ensure the
identification of the person best suited to the job at the school based on the applicant’s abilities,
qualification, experience and merit as measured against the job description and person specification.
The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive
manner and in compliance with current employment legislation.  

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DBS Checks are carried out - and must be carried out - for anyone who wishes to work with children, the elderly or individuals who might otherwise be classed as vulnerable.The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), is able to provide information about an individual as to whether or not he or she has a criminal conviction or has been charged with a criminal conviction which has expired.This information is gathered from a number of sources and collated by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS),who will provide the applicant with what is known as a 'disclosure'.This disclosure - as we have already mentioned - enables a prospective employer be they a school, residential or children's home or any institution where children, the elderly or vulnerable people reside, to decide for themselves if an applicant is suitable for employment.Given recent upturns in certain crimes against the self; assault, sexual assault, child abuse etc, the demand for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), checks have increased dramatically.When applying for a job the employer may well pay the cost of acquiring this disclosure or you may be asked yourself to pay for it and will be reimbursed if you are successful in your application for a job.

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DBS Checks are carried out - and must be carried out - for anyone who wishes to work with children, the elderly or individuals who might otherwise be classed as vulnerable.The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), is able to provide information about an individual as to whether or not he or she has a criminal conviction or has been charged with a criminal conviction which has expired.This information is gathered from a number of sources and collated by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS),who will provide the applicant with what is known as a 'disclosure'.This disclosure - as we have already mentioned - enables a prospective employer be they a school, residential or children's home or any institution where children, the elderly or vulnerable people reside, to decide for themselves if an applicant is suitable for employment.Given recent upturns in certain crimes against the self; assault, sexual assault, child abuse etc, the demand for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), checks have increased dramatically.When applying for a job the employer may well pay the cost of acquiring this disclosure or you may be asked yourself to pay for it and will be reimbursed if you are successful in your application for a job.

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The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office.