Safeguarding

RSL takes the Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults extremely seriously and has put in place as many preventative measures as possible within its assessment structure and processes. An outline of these is provided below along with all relevant documentation.

All RSL Safeguarding procedure has been prepared in conjunction with Safe Network, and in accordance with Section 11 of the Children Act 2004. It has also been checked and verified by a qualified Safeguarding trainer. All RSL staff and associates are expected to adhere to the DofE’s advice What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused.

Further to this Rockschool implements the following policies and procedures in regards to Safeguarding.

Examiners

• All UK examiners hold a full Enhanced DBS check and these are re-done every 3 years.
• All UK examiners have been checked as suitable to work with children on the Barred Persons list.
• Examiners also state in writing to RSL that they agree to abide by the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” document.
• As part of their training all examiners have completed the NSPCC Level 1 course, Child Protection: An introduction.
• Full safeguarding guidance for examiner reference can be found in the Examiner Handbook which is regularly updated by the Head of Assessment.

Centres

• All stewards working for exam centres that RSL hire are strongly advised to obtain an enhanced DBS check.
• All stewards must also follow a set procedure to minimise any potential situations arising.
• All RSL centres will have: glass in the exam room door, internal windows or silent CCTV monitoring (through webcam or similar) which the steward undertakes to check regularly.
• Full safeguarding guidance for centre stewards can be found on application to the Centre Manager at info@rslawards.com

Employment

• All key RSL employers of examiners and moderators have received Level 3 Safeguarding training and where this has not been possible RSL will include such people in any employment interviews.
• All examiners and moderators are made aware when offered a position of employment with RSL that this is subject to appropriate DBS vetting and barring arrangements.

Reporting A Concern

A clear process of reporting any concerns, witnessed disclosure and/or events has been established and forms to do this can be found below.

Protection of Candidate Data

All candidate data, regardless of age or ability, is securely held and distributed only at need in line with the Data Protection Act 1998. This includes all online data collected for entry purposes; please see our Privacy page for more information on this.

Policies & Process

Document	File Size	Type	Total Pages
Reporting and Dealing with Safeguarding	338KB	PDF	2
Safeguarding Guidance for Centres or Examiners	335KB	PDF	1
Identifying Abuse	247KB	PDF	1

Forms

Document	File Size	Type	Total Pages
Reporting a Concern to Us	185KB	PDF	1
Reporting a Concern About Us	199KB	PDF	1