You may look to a tutor to assist in improving your child’s educational development. If this is the case we have put together some guidance around choosing a tutor and supporting you into keeping your child safe after school.

Do

• Do check the tutors qualifications
• Do undertake background checks, including reference from last employer
• Do speak to other parents who provide recommendations
• Do ensure the sessions take place at your home and are visible to you
• Do make sure you and your child feel comfortable with the tutor
• Do challenge any practice you feel is inappropriate or harmful
• Do make sure any communication from the tutor goes through you and not your child
• Do do maintain boundaries - tutors are professionals you are paying for a service

Don’t:

• Don’t assume the tutor has had background checks
• Don’t ignore if your child says they are not happy with the tutor
• Don’t leave your child alone with tutors whilst you are out / not around
• Don’t accept the tutor’s word; ask to see evidence of qualifications
• Don’t allow your child and tutor to have each others their personal number / email / social media
• Don’t allow your child to meet the tutor outside of sessions
• Don’t accept practice or behaviour from the tutor that you feel is harmful, unsafe or unprofessional

Don’t accept that a DBS check means someone is safe to work with children, if something does not feel right you should check or report:

- Communicate with your child

 -  Share information with the Local Authority Designated officer (LADO)

- Report concerns to the police

rochdale.gov.uk/SafeAfterSchool