Our recruitment process begins long before we start hiring, with a safeguarding policy reflected by our everyday work culture. We are committed to maintaining an open, transparent environment where safety and wellbeing come first, and every year we ask ourselves "how we can we continue to do better?" 

We safer recruit our tutors, which means we carry out a series of rigorous pre-employment checks to ensure tutors are safe and suitable to work with children. As well as undertaking yearly training, we review our recruitment practices twice a year to ensure they remain up to date, fair and transparent.

Every candidate completes a detailed application form covering qualifications, education and experience. We take time to review each application carefully, ensuring there are no discrepancies. We check identity documents, right to work in the UK, as well as obtaining and verifying a minimum of two professional references.

Our interviews are a chance to assess each tutor's teaching ability, but we explore more than subject knowledge. We discuss professional conduct and safeguarding to ensure tutors understand both their responsibility and their role in creating a safe learning environment for their learners.

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We verify identity documents and confirm the legal right to work in the UK, ensuring all records are valid and up to date.

All tutors must hold an Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list. This is a non-negotiable part of working with us. Tutors also need be on the Government's update service, ensuring  their DBS stays up to date.

Safer recruitment doesn’t end once a tutor is appointed. To help our tutors stay prepared, we provide safeguarding guidance, expect yearly safeguarding training to ensure tutors stay confident and informed, and maintain oversight so standards remain high.

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