Safeguarding checks and the SCR

Read our one-page summary of the childcare disqualification requirements and download a copy to share with your colleagues.

Understand childcare disqualification, who it applies to and how to conduct a disqualification check.

Find out what checks are required for governors, members and trustees, so you can make sure your school is compliant with the latest statutory safeguarding guidance.

Get to grips with when contractors need a DBS check and how to record compliance. Download our template letter of assurance to make sure external employers have carried out the right checks.

DBS checks don't routinely need to be renewed. Find out when you should ask staff and volunteers to have a new check.

Download our summary table to quickly identify who needs which type of DBS check. Use our template risk assessment to decide whether to accept an existing DBS certificate, and find guidance on staff starting before their check comes through.

When using volunteers, you should carry out a risk assessment and use your professional judgement to decide what checks are needed. Use our template risk assessment to save time creating your own.

The requirements for carrying out DBS checks on individuals supervising work experience depend on whether pupils are over or under 16. Read our summary to understand these requirements.

Understand when work experience students need a DBS check, the level of check needed and who is responsible for carrying out the checks.

Schools must make sure that individuals in regulated activity are not barred from working with children, by carrying out a barred list check through the DBS. Read about what counts as regulated activity in a school, and what the exceptions are.

Make sure you know who needs a section 128 check under the safeguarding guidance and how to carry one out. Understand what the check looks for and why it's important.

Use our template to help you collect self-declarations from shortlisted candidates during your recruitment process – you can adapt it based on the role you're recruiting for. Find out how to manage self-declarations appropriately.

Use our checklist to save you time when monitoring your school's single central record (SCR).

Save time and stay compliant by using our single central record (SCR) template. Find a summary of what must be recorded and which staff the document must cover, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.