Safer Recruitment Virtual Training: For Educators Monday 19th January 2026
£110.00 +vat
This virtual training will begin at 9 am and finish at 4.00 pm via Microsoft Teams.
This training is based on an understanding of offender behaviour to:
- identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
- consider policies and practice that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt recording
- help participants begin to review their policies and practice in recruitment with a view to creating a safe culture
NB this is not intended to be a comprehensive training session on staff recruitment and selection.
Description
This virtual training will begin at 9 am and finish at 4.00 pm via Microsoft Teams.
You will have an accredited trainer with extensive experience in the education sector that will take you through your learning.
You will receive a delegate handbook, an activity workbook and a completion certificate at the end of the training following an assessment.
Overview of each session:
Session 1: look at how safer recruitment fits with the wider context of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, the scale of abuse, a model of offender behaviour, some of the recurring themes in high profile professional abuse cases and child sex abusers typically operate within organisations, and relate that to recruitment.
Session 2: illustrates the importance of planning a recruitment exercise, sending the right messages to potential applicants, following a consistent and thorough process to obtain relevant information about each applicant, and short-listing candidates for interview.
Session 3: considers the importance of making the right decisions and using structured interviews to help do that, as well as pre-employment checks on the candidate selected for appointment.
Session 4: examines the need for ongoing awareness and vigilance and considers how organisations can develop and maintain an environment that deters and prevents abuse and challenges inappropriate behaviours.