Welcome to Claremont Fan Court School
You have been sent the link to this page as you are either joining us a new employee or providing one of the following services to the School: peripatetic teaching, volunteer, casual worker, contractor, club provider, supply staff, or undertaking work experience (including initial teacher training) with us. For the purposes of this page, the reference to ‘staff’ relates to all the above groups.
As a new staff member, please complete the following prior to your first day on site:
(1) Read key school policies and confirm your understanding
(2) Complete online training covering safeguarding and health and safety
Existing members of staff are asked to complete the following on an annual basis:
(1) Read key school policies and confirm your understanding
(2) Complete online training as detailed below
(3) Complete an ongoing duty of disclosure form
(4) Attend a DSL safeguarding update in September (recording available below)
(1) Key School Policies - all staff
Please read the following policies:
* please read the behaviour rewards policy that relates to the school that you will be working in.
Upon completion of your reading, please confirm your understanding here:
Confirmation of Policy Reading
(2) Online training - New staff
The school supports its staff and volunteers who work with children in providing them with appropriate training to carry out their individual responsibilities for child protection effectively. New staff will be made aware of the school’s arrangements for safeguarding and child protection and their own responsibilities with regard to safeguarding the welfare of pupils at the school.
You will be sent a link from Tes Develop and asked to complete the below training:
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| Child Protection in Education | The Prevent Duty | Health and Safety |
Please email hradmin@claremont.surrey.sch.uk if you have not received a link to your online training.
Upon joining the School, you will also meet with one of our DSL team:
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| Jason Stanley Designated Safeguarding Lead (Whole School) |
Henry Vincent |
(2) Online training - Existing staff
The school supports its staff and volunteers who work with children in providing them with appropriate training to carry out their individual responsibilities for child protection effectively.
All staff will be asked to attend an annual safeguarding update with Jason Stanley, DSL, and complete a test of understanding for Keeping Children Safe in Education, in addition to undertaking safeguarding refresher training online every three years. You may be asked to complete additional training from time to time and will be informed of this separately.
Safeguarding training for academic year 2023/24 via TES Develop includes:
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| Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Part 1 Questionnaire (ALL STAFF TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY) |
Child Protection Refresher 2023 (STAFF WILL BE NOTIFIED IF THEY NEED TO COMPLETE – EVERY THREE YEARS) |
You can access your online training courses here.
Please email hradmin@claremont.surrey.sch.uk if you are unable to access TES Develop and your online training.
(3) Ongoing duty of disclosure form - Existing staff
All staff are required to complete this form relating to safeguarding circumstances at the start of the new academic year and at any time that their circumstances change. Should you have any queries about any of the information required or if you wish to discuss any aspect of this further please feel free to contact HR on a confidential basis.
You are required to declare if there have been any changes since your last declaration – please complete the form even where you have previously informed the school.
If you answer “Yes” to any of the questions on the form, the Head of HR and the DSL will be made aware; please feel free to talk directly to them.
Please return your completed form to hradmin@claremont.surrey.sch.uk