This unique, innovative and practical workshop considers issues around setting up and maintaining the data on the schools’ SCR in the context of the regulations, guidance and best practice.
Course objectives include:
- To understand both the regulatory framework and best practice underpinning the format and content of the SCR
- To consider the categories of staff/workers that should be recorded on the SCR
- To explore options around format and content of the SCR
- To equip participants with a practical understanding of all pre-employment checks for school-based staff, volunteers, contractors and agency workers
- To help participants review their own school SCR and the related pre-employment checking processes
The SCR forms part of the regular Ofsted inspection.
Pupils will:
- be supported by safer recruited staff
Practitioners will:
- benefit from a greater knowledge and practical understanding in maintaining the SCR
- have greater confidence in engaging with Ofsted around compliance
Settings will:
- be safer organisations that can demonstrate greater compliance around pre-employment checks and verifications
Staff responsible for setting up and/or maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR)
We hope by working collaboratively in this way, we will most effectively support Greenwich pupils and ensure that we are providing equitable, safe and inclusive schools for them.
- benefit from learning about equality, diversity and inclusion.
- benefit from sharing approaches and resources which promote and secure equality, diversity and inclusion in their schools
- benefit by securing strong equality, diversity and inclusion provision
Keeping Children Safe in Education and Government guidance requires Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) to complete refresher training every two years.
This course will revisit the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), new safeguarding guidance, initiatives, reflections and challenges of the role. It will provide participants with the opportunity to share safeguarding experiences with their DSL colleagues.
The course will also provide updates on safeguarding legislation and guidance - the current Keeping Children Safe in Education, and Working Together to Safeguard Children, that affect Safeguarding and Child Protection.
Pupils will:
- be safer and have safeguarding needs met in an appropriate and timely manner
Practitioners will:
- understand the child protection responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead person
Settings will:
- be safer organisations and compliant with government/statutory guidance
This course is designed for those acting as the designated safeguarding lead person for child protection, or their deputies, or those who have previously attended the full day Designated Safeguarding Lead Person initial training
Training will include:
- Looking at expectations of appropriate behaviour
- Self-help skills
- Strategies to support appropriate behaviour
- Speech and language difficulties that children with DS may have
- How to support and develop functional communication skills and strategies to support speech and language development
Pupils will:
- benefit from carefully planned support tailored to meet individual needs
Staff will:
- have increased confidence to effectively implement reactive strategies to develop and support appropriate behaviour
- have increased confidence in supporting speech and language development when supporting children with Down Syndrome
SENCOs, Teachers, and Support Staff supporting children with Down Syndrome