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Our spreadsheet single central record (SCR) complies with requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
There are different sheets for each category; for example, teaching staff or governors.
The mandatory fields are highlighted in grey. Where a field is not marked as 'mandatory', this doesn't necessarily mean that these checks do not need to be carried out, but only that information about these checks does not need to be recorded on the SCR.
All schools must keep an SCR to show they've carried out the mandatory pre-appointment checks on staff and governors.
There's no specified format, but it must be accessible to inspectors.
What to include
Which people
All staff who are employed to work at the school (including all supply staff and teacher trainees on salaried routes) – even if they only work at the school for a day All members of the