‘Christian parents need to take wise precautions when employing a private tutor’: a safeguarding expert outlines what to do

In the run-up to exam season or for top-up intervention sessions, if you’re a parent you’ll want to give your child the tuition they need to succeed. Over 350,000 children in England and Wales alone are privately tutored and, although most tutors working for agencies must have a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, private tutors do not currently qualify for a check under existing legislation