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)
This five-day course includes the following:
Week 1
- What is ASD? Sharing our experiences of ASD
Week 2
- Theories linked to Autism - personal experiences and sensory sensitivities
Week 3
- Communication - Strategies to Assist
Week 4
- Approaches and Strategies
Week 5
- Managing Behaviour, Emotion and Anxiety
- Difficulties with Pupils with an ASD
Pupils will:
- be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum
Practitioners will:
- have deeper understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
- be equipped with a range of strategies to support children with autism in mainstream primary school
Settings will:
- have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to children with autism as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
Staff supporting pupils with an ASD in primary schools, SENCOs/Teachers & Teaching Assistants
1st May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
8th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
15th May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
22nd May 2025 (9:30am - 12:30pm)

This course will investigate the specific and important role of the Safeguarding Governor, to ensure the:
- legal requirements are in place and are known and understood by all staff and adults working in your school
- expectations of OfSTED are being met and that governors can provide evidence of their compliance
- expectations from Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance are fully understood and embedded
This is a certified course to support Governors evidence of KCSIE compliance.
Governors will:
- have a clear understanding of their role
- have the knowledge and expertise to hold the school to account for ensuring that the policies and processes are in place and that they are being consistently applied
- have a good understanding of what they should monitor and challenge and how that is reported back to the full Governing Board
- be able to report on the staff's understanding of their role in Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance
All Governors