Safer Recruitment

This Safer Recruitment Consortium accredited course covers the statutory requirements placed on schools and colleges to use safer recruitment techniques as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE, 2021) part 3.

Schools and colleges covered by the School Staffing Regulations 2009 must ensure that at least one member of every recruitment panel has undertaken Safer Recruitment training; independent schools and academies are not required to have a trained member of every panel but must be able to evidence that they are complying with KCSIE part 3.

Carolyn Eyre is an independent safeguarding consultant, working with schools, children’s and adult services, local authorities and LSCPs across England. She worked in the Local Education Authority safeguarding arena for many years, first in Education Welfare services before becoming Child Protection co-ordinator and then Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing for the authority – combining also the roles of Senior Allegations Manager and Safer Recruitment lead officer – for a large local authority.

Carolyn has a particular interest in the protection of children with SEN and disabilities; her knowledge and understanding of the complexities of safeguarding vulnerable groups has won her many friends in the special school & residential care sector. Carolyn has also been the safeguarding adviser to NASS for nearly 10 years.

As a member of the Safer Recruitment Consortium (NSPCC, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, CAPE and NASS) Carolyn is responsible for updating and reviewing the national Safer Recruitment training. She is the only independent consultant invited to be a part of the Safer Recruitment consortium and developed the updated Guidance for Safe Working Practice for education professionals which was published in May 2019 in consultation with the DfE.

Carolyn is a member of the Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP) and has an MA Professional Training & Development complimented by:

She is currently the Chair of Trustees of a small early years provider, having previously served for 18 years as a school governor.