WELCOME!WELCOME!• Claire Crouch – Personnel Manager: Personnel Support

Unit• John Williams – Personnel Manager: Advisory Service• Elaine Codling – Senior Personnel Officer• Jordan Allen – Assistant Personnel Officer

Short updates on key areas. Questions

Children’s ServicesChildren’s Services

January 2012January 2012

What are we covering

Criminal Record Checks – UpdateCriminal Record Checks – UpdateLaunch of Recruitment and Selection Launch of Recruitment and Selection

ToolkitToolkitMediation ServiceMediation ServiceAgency Worker Regulations – any Agency Worker Regulations – any

questions?questions?Tribunal claims / volumetricsTribunal claims / volumetricsPurchasing the service going forward – Purchasing the service going forward –

things to be aware ofthings to be aware of

Criminal Records Update – Regulated Activity, a reminder

A

of a specified nature

+ C “frequently, intensively and/or overnight”

Or

B

in a specified place*

+ C “frequently, intensively and/or overnight”

+ D gives the person the opportunity for contact with Children or Vulnerable Adults

Criminal Records Update cont…

• Removal of ISA registration and continuous monitoring• CRB is merging with the ISA to form the “Disclosure and Barring

Service”• Perceived lack of precision around regulated activity. Looking to

reduce the scope of regulated activity. • Looking at a new system for continuous updating and portability• Going to issue guidance on supervision to help establish if an

individual is undertaking a regulated activity• Explicitly a risk based approach• ESCC won’t receive a copy of the disclosure certificate, the

applicant will receive it first and then pass it to us.• Volunteers – some examples from the DFE as to when a CRB

check would be required– Volunteer “Classroom Assistant” – please record as Parent Helper

Recruitment and Selection

• R&S Audit in schools – “no assurance”

• Following on from bursars forums

• Recruitment and Selection toolkit is now available

• Recruitment and Selection e-learning is now also available

Mediation Service

Means by which to reach agreement and resolve disputes

Voluntary processAim is to reach a win/win outcomeKey Benefits:QuickCost effectiveConfidential

Agency Workers Regulations – any questions?

Introduced 1 October 2011Who is the hirer?Day 1 rightsRights after 12 weeks in the same jobQualifying periodWhat’s been your experience of applying

the regulations so far?

Volumetrics

Disciplinary Performance Grievance Restructures Total

2010 60 27 22 49 158

2011 74 22 13 50 159

Using mediation in schools as a means to resolve workplace disputes work is increasing and this can be seen through the decrease in grievances from 2010 to 2011

Employment Tribunal claims

In 2011 ESCC defended 15 claims at Employment Tribunals

6 of these claims were from schools

Questions?

• We know you have a choice

• Something specific to your school, come and see us at our stand