Qualifications needed
- An undergraduate degree, or equivalent.
- GCSE Grade 4 (C) or above in English, mathematics and (for Primary) science, or equivalent qualification.
- We’ll consider candidates with pending GCSEs.
- We’ll consider candidates who need to take a GCSE equivalency test in English, mathematics or science.
- We offer equivalency tests once applicants have a conditional offer. Each test does incur a cost. Contact us to find out if an existing equivalency test would be accepted.
Health and Physical Capacity
You will have the health and physical capacity to teach without constituting a risk to the health, safety or well-being of pupils (assessed through an Occupational Health questionnaire). This includes:
- the ability to communicate effectively with pupils, colleagues and individuals holding parental responsibility
- possession of sound judgement and insight;
- the ability to remain vigilant and attentive at all times while supervising, assisting and supporting pupils and/or working in hazardous situations;
- the ability to respond to pupils’ needs in a timely and effective manner;
- the ability to manage classes/groups of pupils;
- planning and preparing lessons and learning sequences for pupils;
- delivering lessons and learning sequences;
- assessing pupils’ development, progress and attainment;
- reporting on pupils’ development progress and attainment.
Suitability
- You will be subject to appropriate pre-selection or pre-employment checks. These will include, but are not limited to, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal records check and a children’s barred list. These checks will include a criminal record check for overseas (where relevant) and a check that there is o prohibition order to teach in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA)
- Fee-paying trainees will be expected to undertake a pre-training health questionnaire according to the normal practice of the provider. Salaried trainees and apprentices will be expected to undertake a pre-employment health questionnaire according to the normal practice of the employer
- Where disabilities exist, you will be able to meet the role description, person specification and functional capacity with reasonable adjustment(s).
Non-UK applicants
We are not able to sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. You should contact the DFE Get into Teaching team who will be able to direct you to providers that can help you.