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  • Circular 2025/06 - Pre-Employment / AccessNI check requirements and safer recruitment practices for staff and volunteers working in or providing a service for schools/education settings

    Topics:
    • Teaching staff, 
    • Non-teaching staff, 
    • Support and development, 
    • Child protection and safeguarding

    Date published: 31 March 2025

    Advice for schools, EOTAS centres, early years settings, youth settings, managing authorities and other educational settings and partners.

    Vetting requirements for paid staff and volunteers working in or providing a service to ALL education settings. The purpose of this circular is to remind all education settings and Employing Authorities of the pre-employment/AccessNI check requirements for staff and volunteers who work in; or provide services for education settings and to provide clarity on the level of vetting required.

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