HSIS Safeguarding - Recruitment Vetting Checks – Making Online Checks on Shortlisted Candidates
03/07/2024 09:30 - 11:30
Level: ExperiencedAll
This course will explore how online checks can be made on shortlisted candidates for jobs in schools.
This course will look at the KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) 2022 requirements:
‘as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with the applicant at interview.’
The session will look at practical ways that a school can begin to use online checks, including social media checks, as part of their vetting processes for shortlisted candidates. It will include:
- Informing candidates
- Who would check
- Where to look
- What to look for
- How the information could be shared with the interview panel