Safeguarding in Education: Ensuring the Safety and Wellbeing of Students and Staff
Fostering a safe and healthy environment for children in education requires safeguarding, an approach with the purpose of ensuring that children and young people are looked after and protected. Schools have to implement safeguarding so that they create a safe and supportive place, ensuring young people are not faced with impairment to their health or […]
The History of DBS Checks
When applying for certain roles, a DBS check is required to make sure you are suitable for the position you are applying for, or you are hiring the best suited candidate for the position. We take a deep dive into the history of DBS checks and why they remain an important pillar in keeping the […]
A Guide to DBS Checks for Volunteers
In any industry, ensuring the safety of vulnerable individuals is of paramount importance, making DBS checks an important piece of the puzzle in safe and secure recruitment. Many organisations rely on the vital help of volunteers to run, such as charities and not-for-profits, but there are a range of others that often enlist the help […]
Child Safety Week: Ensuring Safe and Secure Environments Through DBS Checks
Running between 3rd-9th June this year, Child Safety Week is an annual campaign dedicated to important conversations around children’s safety and how to manage risks. It is of pivotal importance that children can grow up in safe environments where they are free to develop and learn effectively. This year’s theme, ‘Safety. Sorted!’ highlights a need […]
The Different Types of DBS Checks
We’re quite commonly asked about the different levels of DBS checks as it can be confusing to decipher. Therefore, we thought it might be useful to break down the different DBS checks that you can secure for your staff, to give you a more of an understanding of which one would be right for your […]
What Level of DBS Check is needed when working with children?
Members of staff who are working or volunteering in ‘regulated activity’ with children will require an Enhanced DBS Check in England or Wales. (Regulated activity continues to exclude any activity carried out in the course of family relationships, and personal, non-commercial relationships). Regulated Activity in relation to children is defined as the following: **Regularly is […]
Relaunching eSafeguarding
eSafeguarding is the online DBS check provider that can ensure you find candidates eligible to work for you through an accurate and speedy process, using technology that creates a service easy for everyone involved.