The National Mathematics and Physics SCITT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and its trainees.
This means:
- Protecting children from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development
- Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
At the NMAP SCITT we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe. We expect all trainees and NMAP SCITT staff to share this commitment. The SCITT takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Every member of the NMAP SCITT is responsible for contributing to a positive culture of safeguarding.
NMAP SCITT trainees, staff and stakeholders have a responsibility to ensure they adhere to the three main elements of Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy:
- Prevention through the creation of a positive school atmosphere and the teaching and pastoral support offered to pupils
- Protection by following agreed procedures and ensuring all staff are trained and supported to respond appropriately and sensitively to child protection concerns
- Support to pupils who may have been abused.
Acceptance on our programme will be subject to the following pre-employment checks:
- Identity
- Academic qualifications
- References and work/study history
- Right to work/study in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List
- Prohibition from Teaching
- Overseas Police Certificate of Good Conduct (if relevant)
- Teachers Barred List
- Occupational Health Check
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check references
- A Childcare Disqualification and Disqualification by Association Declaration (where applicable).
The SCITT may carry out searches of shortlisted candidates’ online profile as part of its due diligence checks.
Trainees’ places on the course will not be confirmed until clearance from all the above checks has been obtained.
Please note that the DBS check will reveal all convictions, reprimands, cautions and bindovers, even if considered spent within the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. There is a DBS Code of Practice which governs this process. A copy of the Code of Practice is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice.