School

Audit date

Audited by

Responsible governor

Area

Yes

No

Action required

By when

1

Does the receptionist insist that visitors sign in?

2

Does the receptionist ask for ID?

3

Is ONE Single Central Record (SCR) for CRB checks of staff in place?

4

Does the number of entries tally with the number of staff that you identify on the chart below?

Teaching staff

(excluding supply staff)

Non Teaching Staff

Temporary Staff

Volunteers

Governors

Supply Staff

LA and other visiting staff

Total number of staff

Total number recorded on SCR

Area

Yes

No

Action required

By when

5

Do supply staff from an agency appear on the SCR?

If no, go to question 6

If yes, go to question 8.

6

Do you have a copy of the CRB numbers for supply staff from the teacher OR the agency?

7

If not do you have a signed document from the supply agency assuring you that staff supplied have a current CRB check?

8

Does your SCR contain all the following fields?

Yes

No

Identity

Name

Home Address

Date of Birth

Evidence of identity - what, by whom seen, when

e.g. passport, number, ANO, 07/07/08

Position in school

Qualifications

Qualifications required for this post? Yes/No

Evidence of required qualifications seen - what, by whom & when

GTC check undertaken

If a teacher - DCSF Number

Right to work in UK

Evidence of right to work in UK needed? Yes/No

[See Appendix 8 p93; Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment]

Evidence of right to work in UK - what, by whom and when

Overseas criminal records check for staff that has lived/worked outside UK?

List 99 and CRB

List 99 check - date and by whom

[If a teacher has an enhanced CRB, they have been List 99 checked]

Date appointed to current position *

CRB enhanced disclosure - ref number, date and by whom seen

[Must be in place for all staff employed since March 2002 that have regular contact with children and for any staff appointed after May 2006 whether or not they have regular contact with children.

Supply teachers from an agency must have a CRB dated within last 3 years. Volunteers and governors who have regular contact (generally 3 or more times per month) should have a CRB check or never left with children]

Area

Yes

No

Action required

By when

9

Is there an entry in every cell of the SCR although this may say N/A?

10

Have all staff have CRB checks obtained during the last three years?

11

If not, have all staff appointed before 1 March 2002 been checked against List 99?

12

Do all staff employed since March 2002, who have regular contact with children have an enhanced CRB check?

13

Have all staff appointed since May 2006, whether or not they have regular contact with children, been enhanced CRB checked?

14

Do all governors have CRB checks?

15

Where Consultants or other local authority staff are on site, what policy and practice is there to check that direct employer has carried out CRB checks?

16

Where contractors are on site for a lengthy building contract, is evidence held that the contractor's employees have been CRB checked? This applies to contractors working when children are on site

17

Where contractors are on site for short periods (e.g. window cleaners), does the school ensure they are adequately supervised by someone who has been CRB checked?

18

Where 3^rd parties provide extended services (e.g. after school clubs) or alternative education (e.g. work based learning placements) on a part-time basis, is there a written agreement setting out responsibility for vetting checks, H&S and insurance cover etc?

19

Do you have in place a clear child protection policy and procedures including how to deal with allegations made against staff, support/contract staff and volunteers?

20

Has the child protection policy been clearly communicated to staff, volunteers and parents?

21

Do you have a Code of Conduct for staff and covering contact with children, including clarity about what constitutes clear professional boundaries, which is clearly communicated to staff, monitored and enforced?

22

Do you have a policy on the use of physical intervention, which is clearly communicated to staff, monitored and enforced?

23

Do you have a whistle blowing policy that has been publicised to all and on which all staff have been briefed?

24

Do you have a clear written bullying policy that covers racial harassment?

25

Do you retain records of concerns securely?

26

Is formal child protection training provided for all staff that have contact with children, at least every three years?

27

Is D.T. training provided every 2 years

28

Recruitment

Have sufficient staff and governors undertaken certificated Safer Recruitment training to undertake recruitment processes

Name

Role

Date Passed

Evidence seen (Y/N)

29

Are there induction processes that ensure that staff understand CP processes?

30

Has staff CPD been carried out so that all staff know what appropriate conduct with pupils is?

31

Are the following documents and requirements in place for all new appointments:

Signed standard application form, including employment history/continuous employment

References, including last/current employer

Interview panel notes

Asylum and Immigration Act check evidence

CRB/List99

Qualifications/GTC

Medical clearance

ISA Registration (from July 2010)

32

Anti bullying

Do you record all racist incidents and report regularly to governors and the LA?

33

Do you keep records of all bullying incidents and their resolution?

34

Does your record contain the following information?

Perpetrator(s): Name / age / gender / ethnicity

Victim's(s'): Name / age / gender / ethnicity

Type of bullying (e.g. racist, homophobic, gender, appearance,)

Means (e.g. verbal, physical, cyber, social exclusion)

Date reported

Date resolved

Document

Y

N

Date reviewed

Document

Y

N

Date reviewed

School Development Plan

Swine Flu reporting template

Evidence of Child Protection and Safeguarding training by Staff and

Parent Staff consultation Pro-forma

Health and Safety Policy

Staff Parent consultation Pro-forma

Health and Safety Audit

Plan of school with secure storage marked

All Risk Assessments

Confidential Disclosure reporting form

Evidence of SIP and POPA visits

Disability Access plan

Evidence of monitoring visit by the LA

Drugs policy

Safeguarding guidelines (DES Jan 2007) safeguarding children and Safer

Health and Safety Policy

Letter to prospective employees referees, requesting references; together with pro-forma asking specific safeguarding questions. - S.R. Training.

Use of the Email and Internet Policy

Evidence of Team Teach training for restraint with all the information and guidelines?

Nappy Changing Procedures

Guidance for safe working practice for the protection of children and staff in educational settings

Race Equality Policy

Risk assessment caretaker

Sex and Relationships Policy

Health and safety course details for caretaker

Individual Child's Protocol form

Nursery Medication Form

Visitors to school policy

Nursery outdoor Area Risk assessment check list

All info on connections to outside services and agencies e.g. Best team, Rainbow