Annexure K. Staff induction
The EYFS states: What practitioners know, plan for, and do matters for children’s learning, development, safety, and happiness in settings. Providers must ensure that all staff receive induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities. Induction training must include information about emergency evacuation procedures, safeguarding, child protection, and health and safety issues.
Providers must support staff to undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities to ensure they offer quality learning and development experiences for children that continually improves.
The DSL will ensure that all new staff and volunteers, including committees and trustees (including temporary staff) are aware of the setting’s internal safeguarding processes.
All staff members (including temporary staff) will receive training to ensure they are aware of a range of safeguarding issues. Committee members should also receive relevant training.
All staff members (including temporary staff) will receive regular safeguarding and child protection updates, at least annually.
All staff members (including temporary staff) will be made aware of the settings expectations regarding safe and professional practice via the staff behaviour policy (or code of conduct) and Acceptable Use Policy.
The DSL and manager will provide an annual report to the Provider/Management team / committee detailing safeguarding training undertaken by all staff and will maintain up to date register of who has been trained.
Although the setting has a nominated lead (name of lead) for the Management committee, all members of the Management committee will access appropriate safeguarding training which covers their specific strategic responsibilities on a regular basis.