Safer Recruitment and Pre-Employment Checks

William Bellamy Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and relevant legislation. These checks include, where applicable:

• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a check of the Children’s Barred List

• Verification of identity, right to work in the UK and relevant qualifications

• Professional references and employment history checks

• Online searches of publicly available information, carried out as part of due diligence and safeguarding checks

• Where required, checks for prohibition from teaching or management and overseas criminal record checks

All information is processed in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Personal data is handled securely, used only for the purposes of safeguarding and recruitment, and retained for no longer than necessary.

Essex and Thames SCITT

(School Centered Initial Teacher Training)

Our excellent training is supported by a large partnership of more than 100 NURSERIES, PRIMARY, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS and accredited by Anglia Ruskin University. Due to the outstanding reputation we hold locally for the provision of effective training, our trainees are among the first to gain employment each year, usually within partner schools.

We pride ourselves on offering excellent support, providing you with your own personal tutor during training and continuing support into your first year of teaching with our support team.

Training with one of the largest school-based primary teacher training providers in our region makes you part of our ‘Education Family’ along with hundreds of others who have gone before you!

If you are interested in applying please click here

(Please note that application to the SCITT does not automatically lead to a placement at William Bellamy Primary School)