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External Provider Quality Assurance Form – St Thomas the Apostle College
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Quality Assurance Framework

Safeguarding, Compliance & Curriculum Checks

Guidance: This form must be completed prior to the commencement of any educational provision. It ensures compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Ofsted requirements, and Southwark Local Authority expectations.

1. Provider Details

2. Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment (KCSIE)

Compliance Check Confirmed Evidence / Reference Number
Enhanced DBS Checks (with Barred List) All staff on site have been cleared.
Photo Identification Checked Identity verified against DBS.
Safeguarding Training (Level 2/3) Staff trained within the last 12 months.
Disqualification by Association Staff are not disqualified from working with children.
Whistleblowing & Code of Conduct Staff have read and agreed to the provider’s policy.

3. Health, Safety & Insurance

Has a specific RA been completed for the activities being delivered to St Thomas the Apostle students?

4. Quality of Education & Inclusion

To ensure alignment with the school’s high expectations and the DDP strengths-based framework:

Lesson plans provided demonstrate clear intent, are ambitious, and are appropriately scaffolded for neurodiverse learners.

Strategies actively utilise the student’s interests and strengths (e.g. ‘Autism as a Superpower’) to drive engagement rather than focusing on deficits.

Staff demonstrate awareness of sensory needs and adopt a low-arousal approach to regulation and environment management.

Behaviour management relies on building relational safety and co-regulation, avoiding punitive measures that escalate anxiety.

5. Declaration

I confirm that the information provided is accurate and that all staff involved in the delivery of this programme have undergone the necessary vetting checks. I understand that failure to provide this evidence may result in the termination of the agreement.

St Thomas the Apostle College

Hollydale Road
Nunhead, London
SE15 2EB

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