All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says. A current loophole means self-employed tutors do not have to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks. The NSPCC says this loophole creates an “ideal scenario” for “any predatory adult seeking to harm children”. The Home Office said it would “carefully consider” the comments. Teachers working in schools must have a DBS check, which
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There are warnings from Ofsted that further education providers are “falling short in protecting learners from risk of extremism”. The education watchdog has been examining how well colleges implement the Prevent counter-extremism strategy. In one case, inspectors said a student had watched a “terrorist propaganda video” in a resource centre. Ofsted’s Paul Joyce said there was “poor practice that I’ve no doubt would shock parents and learners alike”. The report from Ofsted, based on visits to 37 further education and skills providers
About 20,000 vocational courses are being changed ‘between academic and technical options’; the technical courses will be targeted at a specific occupation and teach common math, English and digital skills. The government believes this will simplify the vocational course system and allow the most efficient courses for young people and teach them the skills needed specifically for the UK economy. The courses are followed by an apprenticeship and set to begin in 2019. Lord Sainsbury’s Report highlighted the fact there were
