Safer recruitment in in the early years (Z1924)

Safer recruitment in in the early years

For: Universal EYFS* (excluding Schools and OOS)

Live Training Date: Friday 27 February 2026 - 9.30am - 11.30am

If you participate in the recruitment and employment of individuals working with children, legislation says that you must attend training on safer recruitment.

The Early Years Alliance is committed to prioritising the safety and wellbeing of every child. Our commitment to safer recruitment practices ensures that settings attract and select only the most suitable individuals to join their team. In this course we will be looking in depth at safer recruitment practises. We will look at the whole process, from creating job advertisements, application packs, shortlisting, interviewing, suitability checks, making a job offer and the induction process.

This course has been updated in line with EYFS safeguarding reforms, which came into effect in September 2025.

Course aims and objectives

· Define what safer recruitment is.

· Demonstrate the application of the safer recruitment procedures with a setting

· Explain the role of safer recruitment in relation to safeguarding

. Describe the steps to safer recruitment

Learning outcomes

To be able to:

· Define what safer recruitment is in relation to safeguarding and why it is important including equality of opportunity. ​

· Demonstrate the knowledge and application of the safer recruitment procedures within their setting

· Explain the role of safer recruitment in relation to safeguarding in line with the current EYFS and Early Years Inspection Toolkit ​

· Describe the steps to safer recruitment to ensure that each stage is robust and that delegates understand the importance of how the whole process.

Take-Away Element

There are regular opportunities for activities and discussion built into the course and a breakout room activity where delegates will take part in discussion and feedback to the group. Delegates will also have access to guidance documents to use on their return to the workplace.

Trainer:

Tracey Hobbs, Early Years Development Manager - Early Years Alliance

Due to a high volume of ticket holders not attending we have now implemented a refundable £15 event booking fee. If you attend the event we will return the £15 you paid at the point of booking. Unfortunately if you do not attend you will forfeit the £15.

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