1. 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 Services January 2012

2. What are we covering  Criminal Record Checks – Update  Launch of Recruitment and Selection Toolkit  Mediation Service  Agency Worker Regulations – any questions?  Tribunal claims / volumetrics  Purchasing the service going forward – things to be aware of

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

9. Mediation Service  Means by which to reach agreement and resolve disputes  Voluntary process  Aim is to reach a win/win outcome Key Benefits:  Quick  Cost effective  Confidential

10. Agency Workers Regulations – any questions?  Introduced 1 October 2011  Who is the hirer?  Day 1 rights  Rights after 12 weeks in the same job  Qualifying period  What’s been your experience of applying the regulations so far?

11. Volumetrics DisciplinaryPerformanceGrievanceRestructuresTotal 201060272249158 201174221350159  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

12. Employment Tribunal claims  In 2011 ESCC defended 15 claims at Employment Tribunals  6 of these claims were from schools

13. Questions? We know you have a choice Something specific to your school, come and see us at our stand