Do a risk assessment to identify the risk level
Your written risk assessment should cover:
- The nature of the work, including:
- If it’s considered regulated activity
- The level of supervision involved – see the section below for more details
- What’s known about the volunteer, including formal or informal information from staff, parents/carers and other volunteers
- If the volunteer can provide references from other employment or voluntary activities
- If the role is eligible for a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check and, if it is, what level of check is appropriate
Remember to keep a record of your risk assessment.
Paragraphs 312 to 314 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024 sets this out.
Download our template risk assessment
Use it to help you assess the points above.
Decide what checks are needed
Full definitions, and examples of where a volunteer is not in