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Missing references for school staff
Some schools don't have records of references for staff on the single central record (SCR), in particular longstanding members of staff. Find out how to deal with this situation.
Contents
- No Ofsted expectation to seek references for staff employed before 2007
- Steps to take
- Longstanding employees are likely to be "low risk"
- You should always seek references before appointing staff
- Agency staff: pre-employment checks
- Asking about sickness absence during recruitment
- Checking teachers' qualifications
- Checks for new school staff and governors
- Checks for school volunteers
- Checks for staff who have lived or worked overseas
- Job offer letter: template
- Medical checks for new school staff updated
- Prohibition from teaching checks
- Sponsoring a visa for an overseas teacher
- Unrestricted right to work in the UK
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