General:
Once you've accepted an unconditional offer via UCAS/GTTR then you're committed to that particular course and institution. Expect to receive lots of paperwork to complete prior to the course.
A couple of pieces of paperwork must be completed before you set foot in a classroom:
Once you've accepted an unconditional offer via UCAS/GTTR then you're committed to that particular course and institution. Expect to receive lots of paperwork to complete prior to the course.
A couple of pieces of paperwork must be completed before you set foot in a classroom:
- Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Disclosure.
- General Teaching Council (GTC) Suitability declaration.
Furthermore, from 1st September 2008 all new trainee teachers will need provisional registration with the GTC. As this process hasn't yet started I can't comment further on what is required.
Your course provider is also likely to ask you to complete a personal record form and medical declaration form.
CRB Disclosure:
For obvious child protection reasons every trainee teacher has to undergo a criminal record check before working unsupervised with children. This is achieved by completing a CRB Disclosure form. There are two levels of Disclosure - Standard and Enhanced. Trainee teachers have an Enhanced Disclosure.
Teaching appears in the Exceptions Order to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that all previous convictions - even those considered as 'spent' under the 1974 Act - will be revealed during the Disclosure process. The Disclosure checks information held on the Police National Computer (PNC) and Protection of Children Act List. It will also check information held by the Department for Education (DfE) under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (formerly known as List 99).
The CRB form is accompanied by comprehensive guidance notes that tell you what sections to complete and how to do it. It is computer read so it's important to use black pen, block capital letters and keep your characters within the boxes. The only slight complication is that post codes are entered onto the form without their usual gap in the middle.
Your identity documents will need to be verified. This is done by either taking them in person to your course provider or, much more conveniently, by using the Veri-fy service at your local Post Office.
Edit: The General Teaching Council for England was abolished on 31st March 2012. The new Teaching Agency assumes responsibility for the registration and regulation of teachers in English/Welsh state-maintained schools and non-maintained special schools.
Your course provider is also likely to ask you to complete a personal record form and medical declaration form.
CRB Disclosure:
For obvious child protection reasons every trainee teacher has to undergo a criminal record check before working unsupervised with children. This is achieved by completing a CRB Disclosure form. There are two levels of Disclosure - Standard and Enhanced. Trainee teachers have an Enhanced Disclosure.
Teaching appears in the Exceptions Order to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that all previous convictions - even those considered as 'spent' under the 1974 Act - will be revealed during the Disclosure process. The Disclosure checks information held on the Police National Computer (PNC) and Protection of Children Act List. It will also check information held by the Department for Education (DfE) under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (formerly known as List 99).
The CRB form is accompanied by comprehensive guidance notes that tell you what sections to complete and how to do it. It is computer read so it's important to use black pen, block capital letters and keep your characters within the boxes. The only slight complication is that post codes are entered onto the form without their usual gap in the middle.
Your identity documents will need to be verified. This is done by either taking them in person to your course provider or, much more conveniently, by using the Veri-fy service at your local Post Office.
Edit: The General Teaching Council for England was abolished on 31st March 2012. The new Teaching Agency assumes responsibility for the registration and regulation of teachers in English/Welsh state-maintained schools and non-maintained special schools.