Laser Lessons - Lesson

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That volunteers shouldn’t be made a child’s key person
That we need to make sure the volunteer is old enough to work in the setting
About the the Disclosure and Barring Service

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Read the text and watch the corresponding video ‘DBS update service: applicant guide’ on the Gov UK website.
Read the text and watch the corresponding video ‘Volunteering as a school governor’ on the Inspiring Governance website.

Click to read ‘Early years sector 'increasingly relying on volunteers' on the Children and Young People Now website.
Click to find about more about DBS waivers as mentioned in the tutorial section of this lesson. ‘Applying to waive disqualification: early years and childcare providers’ on the Gov UK website.
Click to learn more about the DBS update service.
‘Employer/ employee induction checklist’ by Essex County Council. Click to access this induction checklist, as recommended by Essex County Council for staff in early years settings. A lot of these checks are relevant for volunteers too, but some of these checks just apply to paid employees, such as contracts and P45, etc.

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