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Jobs in schools FAQs
Q: Safeguarding Issues - In regard to ASTs or Outreach Teachers, are the schools that allow these teachers into their schools required to do a CRB check, or is the employing school’s CRB check sufficient?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - It is clear that training providers such as HEI, SCITT, etc. can provide umbrella CRB checks for trainee teachers which negate the need for placement schools to run CRB checks, but what about the GTP where a trainee is employed by a school? Would a second placement school need to run a CRB check of their own?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland-What teaching subjects have you shortage/excess of?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - Do you offer permanent or part time contacts?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - What is your application process?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - When are your closing dates / best times for applications?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - What is your interview process?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers From Ireland - What is the general starting salary and salary scale?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - Do you make ‘hello payments’ and does payment differ according to subject?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - What geographical areas have shortage/excess of teachers?
Q: Recruitment of Teachers from Ireland - Can you teach in the UK directly after completing your teacher training and before completing the one year required teaching practice? How do you Register as Teacher in the UK?
Q: Recruitment of a Teacher from Ireland - How can an applicant find out about the reputation of a school?
Q: Recruitment of a Teacher from Ireland - Is it true that the type of school you get a job in is based on your degree results?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - What are the rules surrounding Overseas Trained Teachers and CRB checks?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - SET have advised that the CRB checks that they provide for their 1 to 1 Tutors are sufficient to cover schools, even though schools will be paying the Tutors directly. Is this correct?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - Our school hosts a breakfast club each morning which is run by representatives from Southend United Football Club (SUFC). SUFC have run CRB checks on them all, but is the school required to run its own checks?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - Do schools need to check self-employed peripatetic teachers who have their own CRBs and liability insurance?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - What are the rules regarding the new Ofsted inspection framework surrounding safeguarding? Will school fail an inspection if they put ‘risk assessments’ in place whilst waiting for a CRB to arrive?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - Who needs to have a CRB when working in schools? Do volunteers, students on ITT placement and work experience students?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - At what age is a CRB required?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - Do all members of the school require training from LSCB, or can the Headteacher oversee suitable INSET?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - Does every cell of the single central record need to be filled in, even for volunteers?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - We have been told to take copies of passports, driving licences and utility bills to verify a person’s identity. Is this necessary?
Answer: The DCSF Guidance, para 4.13 states that an employer must ask to see proof of identity such as birth certificate, driving licence or passport, combined with evidence of address, before an appointment is made. It makes no reference to taking or keeping duplicate copies of these documents. However, the UK Border Agency stipulates that, in order for employers to comply with the 'Asylum & Nationality Act, 2006' (which came into force on 29th Feb 2008) and avoid civil penalties, a school is strongly recommended (words in guidance to the law) to make photocopies of identity documents and retain these documents whilst the employee is with the school and for up to two years following their departure. This is not a legal requirement, but if the photocopies cannot be produced on inspection by the UK Border Agency it will make the employer liable to civil penalties. This was apparently the case with Baroness Scotland that was in the press recently.
When employing someone from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) with limited right to remain in the UK, schools are strongly recommended to renew the checks and take photocopies every 12 months.
It would be advisable, when making copies, to do so in black and white as this would ensure there is no danger of the copies being seen to be forgeries, although the copies still need to be clear.
In terms of the Data Protection Act, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has confirmed that there appears to be no contravention of the Act by the UK Border Agency in requesting copies of identity documents as the request appears 'reasonable'. The ICO refer to Principle 3 - that the request is adequate, relevant and not excessive, and Principle 5 - that the information is not kept for longer than necessary.
Q: Safeguarding Issues - What advice is given concerning CRB checks for contractors?
Q: Safeguarding Issues - I have a member of staff who has been employed for a number of years as a Cover Supervisor and has been CRB checked. She has recently qualified as a teacher and I am going to employ her to do one to one tuition. I have been told that she must have a new CRB check as she is changing her role. How is this safeguarding children?