Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Interview

Other

All applicants will be required to apply through UCAS. Applications will then be assessed against the entry criteria for the relevant programme and applicants invited to attend an interview on the basis of this information. All applicants should: Have a previous education background which provides the necessary foundation for work as a teacher in the relevant phase and subject specialism; Have the aptitude, capability, and resilience to meet the required QTS outcomes by the end of their ITE programme; Possess the appropriate personal and intellectual qualities to become excellent practitioners; Read effectively and be able to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written English and/or Welsh; Not have a criminal background which might prevent them working with children or vulnerable young people, or as an education practitioner; and have not previously been barred or excluded from teaching or working with learners (student teachers are required to arrange for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); Demonstrate at the interview stage as having the appropriate personal functional skills in literacy, numeracy and digital competence applicable in a professional teaching and learning context; Demonstrate their suitability to become excellent teachers; Meet the requirements of the Welsh Government's Education Health Standards (2004)*, confirming their health and physical capacity to undertake a teacher's responsibilities. Applicants are asked to evidence some form of work experience in a mainstream school across the primary age range but we understand due to the current situation that this may not be possible. We would ask applicants to evidence what they can through their UCAS application and personal statement.