Nursery, Primary and Secondary Supply across Hertfordshire, London and Essex

Certus Education is committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and

young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. We

recognise our responsibility to ensure that all individuals working with us are

suitable to do so and share our commitment to child protection.

As part of this commitment, we:

• Implement stringent recruitment and selection processes to identify and reject applicants who are unsuitable to work with children and young people
• Carry out pre-employment checks including identity verification, right to work checks, reference checks and DBS checks, in line with statutory requirements and best practice guidance
• Provide comprehensive induction and safeguarding training for all new staff, ensuring they understand their responsibilities in relation to child protection
• Respond to any concerns about the suitability of applicants during the recruitment process in a timely and appropriate manner
• Take swift and appropriate action in response to concerns about suitability of employees once they have begun their role.