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| Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks' | Private tutors 'should face DBS criminal record checks' |
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| The UK's biggest teaching union has called for all private home tutors to face criminal record checks before being allowed to work with children. | The UK's biggest teaching union has called for all private home tutors to face criminal record checks before being allowed to work with children. |
| The National Education Union (NEU) said teachers barred from classrooms may try to work as private tutors. | The National Education Union (NEU) said teachers barred from classrooms may try to work as private tutors. |
| Research by the Sutton Trust charity suggests the number of children in England and Wales who received tuition has doubled in a decade. | Research by the Sutton Trust charity suggests the number of children in England and Wales who received tuition has doubled in a decade. |
| The government said parents could carry out a range of checks on tutors. | The government said parents could carry out a range of checks on tutors. |
| A minister said families could check the outcome of misconduct panel hearings. | A minister said families could check the outcome of misconduct panel hearings. |
| It is estimated more than 350,000 secondary-aged school children have received private tuition in 2018, according to a survey commissioned by the Sutton Trust, up from about 160,000 in 2009. | It is estimated more than 350,000 secondary-aged school children have received private tuition in 2018, according to a survey commissioned by the Sutton Trust, up from about 160,000 in 2009. |
| One in three children said the extra private tuition - where a parent has paid for the child to have additional academic teaching on top of their lessons at school - was to help with their GSCE exams. | One in three children said the extra private tuition - where a parent has paid for the child to have additional academic teaching on top of their lessons at school - was to help with their GSCE exams. |
| It is thought there are up to 100,000 full-time tutors in the UK, according to the Tutors' Association. | It is thought there are up to 100,000 full-time tutors in the UK, according to the Tutors' Association. |
| Unlike classroom teachers, tutors do not have to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before working with children. | Unlike classroom teachers, tutors do not have to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before working with children. |
| Teachers are subjected to an enhanced DBS check, which determines whether they have any previous criminal convictions or have been barred from working with children. | Teachers are subjected to an enhanced DBS check, which determines whether they have any previous criminal convictions or have been barred from working with children. |
| In May, 49-year-old Sanjeev Mittal, from Birmingham, was jailed for five years for abusing two girls during home school lessons. | In May, 49-year-old Sanjeev Mittal, from Birmingham, was jailed for five years for abusing two girls during home school lessons. |
| Parent Aliceson O'Beirne, from Leeds, said she was shocked to discover tutors were not regulated like classroom teachers. | Parent Aliceson O'Beirne, from Leeds, said she was shocked to discover tutors were not regulated like classroom teachers. |
| "I employ a tutor to help my daughter Eve and I think it's incredibly important that everybody working with children should have the appropriate checks." | "I employ a tutor to help my daughter Eve and I think it's incredibly important that everybody working with children should have the appropriate checks." |
| Ian March, from the NEU, said: "It's important that tuition is not an unregulated industry. | Ian March, from the NEU, said: "It's important that tuition is not an unregulated industry. |
| "It's absolutely vital that the government makes sure everyone who works as a tutor has a DBS check as people may work as a private tutor when they've been barred from working in other teaching environments." | "It's absolutely vital that the government makes sure everyone who works as a tutor has a DBS check as people may work as a private tutor when they've been barred from working in other teaching environments." |
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| Labour MP Rachael Maskell said she was alerted to the legal loophole after a teenage constituent said she had been groomed for abuse by a private tutor. | Labour MP Rachael Maskell said she was alerted to the legal loophole after a teenage constituent said she had been groomed for abuse by a private tutor. |
| The York Central MP said: "There is a real concern that anybody could turn up as a tutor and enter somebody's own home, or be in a one-to-one relationship, with a vulnerable young person. | The York Central MP said: "There is a real concern that anybody could turn up as a tutor and enter somebody's own home, or be in a one-to-one relationship, with a vulnerable young person. |
| "I think the risks are enormous and we now need a proper process around this." | "I think the risks are enormous and we now need a proper process around this." |
| Adam Muckle, president of The Tutors' Association, the UK's only professional body for tutors and tuition companies, backed the call for a change in the law. | Adam Muckle, president of The Tutors' Association, the UK's only professional body for tutors and tuition companies, backed the call for a change in the law. |
| "The Tutors' Association asks all its members to have DBS checks as well as checking their academic qualifications," he said. | |
| "Our tutors also have references and testimonials as well as being signed up to a code of conduct." | "Our tutors also have references and testimonials as well as being signed up to a code of conduct." |
| Minister for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi said: "Nothing is more important than the safety of children and if parents decide to employ a private tutor for their children they should assure themselves of a tutor's suitability beforehand. | Minister for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi said: "Nothing is more important than the safety of children and if parents decide to employ a private tutor for their children they should assure themselves of a tutor's suitability beforehand. |
| "There are a range of checks parents can carry out, including checking the outcomes of the teacher misconduct panel hearings to see if a private tutor has been prohibited from teaching." | "There are a range of checks parents can carry out, including checking the outcomes of the teacher misconduct panel hearings to see if a private tutor has been prohibited from teaching." |