SPM Development Services Limited
Assessment Policy
May 2025
Reviewed and Updated: September 2025
Next Review: September 2026, or sooner if statutory guidance or awarding body
requirements change.
Purpose
This policy sets out SPM Development Services Ltd’s approach to Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) and training. We recognise that tutors are self-employed and therefore
responsible for maintaining their own professional practice. At the same time, SPM has a
duty to ensure that all staff delivering services are appropriately trained in safeguarding,
health and safety, and assessment practice where relevant.
Responsibilities
SPM Development Services Ltd will:
• Provide induction training to ensure all tutors are aware of SPM’s safeguarding, health and
safety, lone working and organisational policies.
• Provide mandatory safeguarding and Prevent training updates, and keep records of
completion.
• Provide regular standardisation and quality assurance training for tutors who deliver and
assess accredited qualifications.
• Keep staff updated on changes to statutory guidance or awarding body requirements.
Tutors are responsible for:
• Maintaining their own CPD and professional practice in line with their self-employed
status.
• Completing all mandatory training provided by SPM, including safeguarding, Prevent and
health and safety.
• Keeping their own CPD records and evidence of professional learning.
• Engaging with SPM’s standardisation sessions where relevant.
Mandatory Training
All tutors must complete the following training:
• Safeguarding training at induction, with annual updates and formal refresher training
every two years.
• Prevent awareness training. The DSL will also complete Prevent referrals training.
• Lone working and health and safety awareness.
• Standardisation training for tutors assessing qualifications.
Optional Development
SPM may provide or signpost optional CPD opportunities to support tutors’ professional
practice. This may include SEND awareness, inclusive teaching strategies, and supporting
learner wellbeing. Tutors are encouraged to engage with these opportunities to strengthen
their practice.
Recording and Monitoring
• Tutors must maintain their own CPD logs and be able to evidence ongoing professional
learning.
• SPM will maintain records of completion of all mandatory training (safeguarding, Prevent,
health and safety, standardisation).
• Records will be monitored as part of SPM’s quality assurance processes.
Policy Review
This policy will be reviewed annually, or sooner if statutory guidance, commissioning
authority or awarding body requirements change.