Safeguarding

Fair and thorough recruitment, selection and interview processes are in place throughout the selection and recruitment of candidates wishing to train to teach with Red Kite Teacher Training.

All trainees who are successful in gaining a conditional offer to study with us will be subjected to the following checks:

• photographic identification; name, current address and date of birth checks;
• academic and degree qualification check;
• evidence of permission to work in the UK;
• an Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Children’s Barred List check;
• a prohibition from teaching check;
• additional checks on people who have lived or worked outside the UK; this would include recording checks for European Economic Area (EEA) teacher sanctions and restrictions

It is an offence to apply for the role of trainee teacher if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

It is never sufficient to assume that a safer recruitment and selection process and robust induction arrangements are enough to ensure that the pupils are safe and that there is no risk to them within the educational environment. Creation of a safe culture, with on-going vigilance is essential. Red Kite Teacher Training will continue to strive to create and maintain a safe culture by:

• Having in place, and putting into practice, clear policies and procedures and ensuring that all staff and trainees are aware of and understand them
• Demonstrating excellent standards of behaviour
• Having in place clear procedures for reporting concerns, ensuring that all staff and trainees know what the procedures are and their responsibility for following them
• Taking concerns seriously and providing support to individuals raising them
• Taking appropriate action in relation to concerns raised
• Having in place robust and appropriate induction arrangements
• Ensuring that all staff and trainees undertake statutory training annually
• Keeping the commitment to safeguarding and child protection on the agenda through regular discussion and/or reminders at staff meetings, training sessions etc
• Learning from experience
• Never thinking that enough has been done to ensure a safe culture