SAFEGUARDING

At Ealing Music Service (C/o Ealing Council) we take safeguarding children very seriously. 

All prospective staff are required to read, sign and return a copy of our Child Protection Policy even before they are offered an interview.  

During the interview, their knowledge about safeguarding children is tested to ensure that we are satisfied that they would know what to do if they had a concern about a child’s health and wellbeing.  

Successful candidates:  

• Undertake an Enhanced DBS Check or provide evidence of a negative check in the last 12 months (renewed every 3 years)
  
• Confirm that they have understood the Keeping Children Safe in Education information
  
• Confirm that they have understood our Code of Conduct 
  
• Undertake the Safeguarding Children – for Education (Level 1) online course (renewed every 2 years) 
  
• Sign our Overseas Workers Checks Declaration to confirm whether you have worked (paid or voluntary) outside of the UK for 6 months or more in the last 10 years
  
• Sign our Declaration of Interest form 
  
• Have access to our staff handbook, Starting on the Right Note! which has a section about Safeguarding 
  

Members of the public are able to report Accidents & Incidents, including any safeguarding through our website. 

All Ealing Music Service staff and members of the public have access to Ealing’s The Yellow Book, Ealing’s safeguarding children and young people guidance.