Safeguarding international education through rigorous, tech-enabled global background checks
Why use Avvanz Background checks?
International education recruitment poses particular challenges to child protection and safeguarding, as norms and standards of practice vary greatly. Safer recruitment is the key to wider and improved safeguarding within the international school community. We are also a recognised company by https://childsafeguarding.com
This crucial process is time-consuming and can be stressful.
Some of the risks can include:
- Higher Fraud Risk: AI technology now enables forged references, fake degree certificates, and online interview impersonation.
- Complex Compliance: Cross-border vetting is difficult and creates compliance risks for schools.
- Time & Resource Savings: Professional screening removes the heavy admin burden from your hiring team.
Key benefits
- Thorough Vetting: Checks completed by certified screening experts.
- Safeguarding Aligned: Fully compliant with COBIS, CIS, and UNCRC guidelines.
- Exclusive Discount: Use code TH10 for 10% off all verification services.
What the service covers
- Identity & Compliance: Passport verification, global sanctions, watchlists, and KYC/AML checks.
- Credentials: Verification of university degrees and teaching licenses directly with issuing bodies.
- References & Work History: Direct employment validation and gap analysis. Criminal Records: Local and international police checks
Teacher Horizons’ partnership with Avvanz is an integral part of our commitment to safer recruitment in international education. We have partnered with Avvanz to ensure educators placed at your school meet the highest global standards for safeguarding, identity verification, and professional integrity.
The verification process seamlessly integrates into your existing recruitment workflow once a candidate has been shortlisted or an offer has been extended:
How it works
What you will receive
Through Avvanz’s tech-enabled ScreenGlobal platform, schools receive rapid turnaround and complete visibility over comprehensive screening checks. By utilizing discount code TH10, schools receive exclusive pricing across a full suite of screening solutions:
- Identity & Regulatory Compliance (KYC/AML)
- Academic & Credential Verification
- Enhanced Reference & Employment History Checks
- Criminal Record Checks & Risk Mitigation
About our partner: Avvanz
Avvanz is a multi-award-winning HRTech and FinTech firm that helps over 6,000 companies around the globe mitigate people-related risks through state-of-the-art background checks, due diligence, and talent development solutions.
- Global Footprint: Headquartered in Singapore with operational hubs across APAC, the Americas, EMEA, and the UK, enabling rapid cross-border verifications regardless of where a candidate has lived or worked.
- Education & Safeguarding Specialization: Tailored screening solutions specifically designed for educational institutions to meet strict safeguarding and child protection guidelines.
- Tech-Driven Platform: Powered by their SOC 2 Type II certified platform, ScreenGlobal, allowing school leadership to request, track, and manage pre-employment checks seamlessly.
For more information on setting up your school’s screening account with Avvanz or applying your TH10 discount code, please contact your Teacher Horizons Lead Recruitment Adviser or email us at safeguarding@teacherhorizons.com.
Sophie Peters – Safeguarding Coordinator at Teacher Horizons
Our specialist Safeguarding Coordinator, Sophie Peters, was a teacher in the UK and internationally for several years before joining Teacher Horizons. In addition to her teaching credentials and classroom experience in safeguarding and inclusion, she has completed Child Safeguarding Levels 1 & 2 for Senior Leaders and Governors.
Sophie has authored Teacher Horizons’ policies on Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment, Disclosure of Criminal Convictions, and Misconduct, and has overseen and coordinated both the safeguarding training of TH advisers and the onboarding of new advisers. She also conducts reviews of candidates flagged as concerns, investigating disclosures and references, and collaborates closely with senior leaders across international schools, as well as with organisations such as CIS and COBIS.
Her expertise has been shared globally through conference presentations in Seoul, South Korea, Bangkok, Thailand, and via online platforms. In addition to her work with Teacher Horizons, Sophie serves on the WISE Committee Board (Women’s International School Empowerment) and has collaborated with international author and Third Culture Kid expert, Ngoc Nguyen.
You can reach out to Sophie by emailing her at: safeguarding@teacherhorizons.com