Please find below a series of free DBS workshops for those working in North East Schools, Independent Schools and Specified Establishments, run by the Disclosure and Barring srvice.
Tuesday 17th November 2026 2:30pm – 4pm: DBS Disclosure Workshop
Appropriate for those in North East Schools and Specified Establishments, who need to give advice and make decisions about what levels of DBS checks should be applied for (such as HR Teams, Recruitment Teams, Compliance Managers)
The workshop will cover –
- The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
- The different levels of DBS checks
- Responding to disclosure Information
- When an employee is eligible for a check
- What Regulated Activity is
- The DBS Update Service
- DBS Checks as part of wider Safer Recruitment practices
Book here.
Tuesday 1st December 2026 3pm – 4pm – DBS Enhanced Checks Workshop
Appropriate for those in North East Schools and Specified Establishments, who need to give advice and make decisions about DBS checks (such as HR Teams, Recruitment Teams, Compliance Managers)
The Workshop will cover –
- The Enhanced DBS Application Process
- Stage 4 of the Enhanced DBS Check process and how this impacts on disclosure information
- What to do if you experience delays
Book here.
Wednesday 9th December 2pm – 3:30pm – DBS Barring Workshop
Appropriate for those in North East Schools and Specified Establishments who deal with/ manage staff safeguarding concerns, welfare issues, disciplinary matters and would be responsible for making referrals to DBS (Managers, Safeguarding Leads, HR staff etc)
The workshop will cover –
- The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
- The three different barring referral routes
- When a DBS barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty to refer is met
- What Regulated Activity is
- How to make a good quality referral
- The consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals and the consequences of an individual being included in one or both Barred Lists
Book here.
