Overseas check where applicable n/a n/a YES YES YES YES Right to work in UK where applicable YES YES YES YES YES YES References n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Previous employment history n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Medical fitness n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Notes: * Between September 2003 and May 2007 an enhanced CRB was only required if the proprietor’s duties included regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged under 18. ** Under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 it is no longer possible to undertake this check. Information held at Trust Office and circulated to schools. Appendix B8 - Checklist of DBS requirements by staff category Category of individual (including full and part time) Disclosure required - yes / no Type of Disclosure Disclosure obtained by whom Info on all relevant checks to be held on Central Register - yes / no EMPLOYED STAFF All teaching and support/ancillary staff, (part and full time, permanent and fixed term contracts) Yes Enhanced School Yes Resident Staff Resident family members and resident guests over 16 Yes Yes Enhanced Enhanced School School Yes Optional Staff joining who have lived overseas (including both foreign and UK nationals) Yes DBS checks do not cover offences committed abroad – only those on the Police National Computer. Enhanced. For applicants from countries where criminal record checks cannot be made where considered appropriate schools should obtain and follow up extra references and do additional checks prior to the School Yes
interview and identity check only. No requirement to keep photocopies of ID documents once checked. Volunteers – occasional or supervised No Occasional volunteers do not need to be on the Central Register. Secondary school pupils on work experience or similar Should be considered Enhanced Work experience provider No VISITORS Visitors who may have only brief contact with children but in the presence of GDST staff – e.g. those carrying out repairs or servicing equipment No However if it is possible that these workers may come into unsupervised contact with children the school must ensure they have been DBS checked No Unsupervised visitors e.g. Educational Psychologists, Connexions Service staff Yes Enhanced The external company or service or the person them self – before the individual starts No An identity check must be carried out that the individual arriving at school is the one that has been referred. TRUSTEES AND GOVERNORS Members of the Council of the GDST Yes (the Chairman has to be granted a special DBS signed off by the Secretary of State for Education as s/he is considered the proprietor) Enhanced (however this should not include a barred list check) Trust Office Yes Trust Office Governance will provide relevant details on request. Members of Local School Governing Bodies Yes Enhanced (usually including a barred list check on the understanding that the role will involve regular unsupervised School Yes
Training The DSL should receive appropriate training carried out every two years in order to: Understand the assessment process for providing early help and intervention, for example through locally agreed common and shared assessment processes such as early help assessments Have a working knowledge of how local authorities conduct a child protection case conference and a child protection review conference and be able to attend and contribute to these effectively when required to do so Ensure each member of staff has access to and understands the school’s child protection policy and procedures, especially new and part time staff Be alert to the specific needs of children in need, those with special educational needs and young carers Be able to keep detailed, accurate, secure written records of concerns and referrals Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, among all staff, in any measures the school or college may put in place to protect them In addition to the formal training, the DSL should update her/his knowledge at regular intervals and at least annually, in order to keep up with any developments relevant to their role. The DSL is also responsible for organising staff safeguarding training, delivering the training where appropriate, and keeping accurate records of all training undertaken. Raising Awareness The DSL should ensure that the school’s policies are known and used appropriately: Ensure that the GDST’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Procedures (as reviewed at least annually by the GDST) are customised with appropriate names and contact details; and that implementation is reviewed regularly. Work with Trust Office to ensure that documentation and procedures are reviewed in an annual audit Ensure that the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available publicly on the school’s website, and parents are aware of the fact that referrals about suspected abuse or neglect may be made and the role of the school in this Ensure that staff are kept informed of changes to the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and to the Safeguarding Procedures and to other relevant legislation and guidance, in particular Keeping Children Safe in Education Link with the LSCB and Trust Office to make sure staff are aware of training opportunities and the latest local policies on safeguarding The DSL is also responsible for ensuring information relating to safeguarding concerns is sought from any feeder schools and, where children leave the school, ensuring their child protection file is transferred to the new school as soon as possible. This should be