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SAFEGUARDING HR

• Visitors and Speakers are informed by a member of 2.14 Personnel File Audit (P, S)
staff at the Trust establishment of the establishment’s
expectations for their delivery, including the need Personnel Files are a key part of the Ofsted criteria,
to ensure that there is no political indoctrination or ensuring that our safeguarding controls are both
discourses which would undermine the rule of law, the robust and accurate. As Ofsted prepares to restart
fundamental British values of democracy and harmony its inspections, our schools need to be ready with the
between faiths and cultures information. Because of this, all Business Managers have
been tasked with ensuring the Personnel Files are up to
• No inappropriate materials (or those which go against date and accurate by the beginning of August. You may be
the Trust’s ethos and values) are to be distributed asked questions to assist, if so please help where you can
by external visitors and speakers – any materials to to make sure we can maintain compliance.
be distributed must be agreed by a senior member of
the establishment beforehand An external consultant will be appointed to carry out
checks on each Establishments Personnel Files and
• All visitors and speakers will be required to sign an provide a detailed report highlighting any issues or
External Visitors, Speakers’ and Charities Declaration concerns ahead of an Ofsted inspection.

Form provided in the FET policy and the nominated Office Contact: Sophia Beevers
senior leader is responsible for ensuring this is Telephone: 0330 383 2000
completed and that the External Visitors and Speakers Email: sophia.beevers@fetrust.org.uk
Record is updated accordingly
• A member of staff should always be present when any COMMUNICATIONS
external visitors and speakers deliver presentations
to pupils.
2.15 Website Audit - Updates (R, P, S)
Office Contact: Sue Lovell
Telephone: 0330 383 2000 In order to comply with Government’s guidelines
Email: sue.lovell@fetrust.org.uk Academies are obliged to publish specific information on
their website. (see link below for required information):

An Audit of all Academy website was conducted at the end
of July. It was discovered that some Academy websites
still have information either missing or out-of-date.

Please can Academies up-date their sites as soon as
possible, the deadline is ???. I will be sending copies of
the audit to academies so that you can identify the missing
information and edit accordingly.

Recommendations for Senior Leaders and Governors
Please use the Audit in conjuction with the following
guidance, provided by the DfE to ensure you website is up
to date.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-academies-free-
schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online#school-or-
college-contact-details
Office Contact: Nick Waite
Telephone: 0330 383 2000
Email: nick.waite@fetrust.org.uk

RAG Rating: (R) Requirement (A) Recommendation (G) Note
Designation: (P) Primary schools (S) Secondary schools

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