Clearance Check Process

Bath Spa University requires clearance checks to be carried out before you will be able to start the course.

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Enhanced Disclosure

You are required to apply for a CRB Enhanced Disclosure if you are offered a place on any of the courses listed below. Your application must be made through Bath Spa University as the CRB registered body.

Courses for which we require a CRB Enhanced Disclosure

Please note that, in addition to the above, any module, study or voluntary experience that involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults will also require you to apply for a CRB Enhanced Disclosure.

We cannot accept a CRB Enhanced Disclosure that you already hold unless it was issued through Bath Spa University within the last three years and you have been in continuous study at Bath Spa University in that time.

If you have not completed your CRB Enhanced Disclosure application you will not be allowed to enrol for the course. Certain courses may include this requirement as part of a conditional offer to you, which means that we would not be able to confirm your place until we receive your completed CRB application. A CRB application pack will normally be issued to you if you firmly accept our offer, or with our offer letter to you.

The CRB application pack will list the documentation we require from you as well as payment, which for the 2012 admissions cycle is £44. You must have submitted a fully and correctly completed CRB application form, as well as payment and the required documents in order to be allowed to register for the course.

Medical Clearance

You will be required to complete a medical questionnaire if you apply for one of the courses listed below. The questionnaire will normally be included in the CRB Enhanced Disclosure pack. There is no charge for this check.

Courses for which we require a medical clearance:

Applicants for PGCE courses are also asked to disclose to us, in a separate letter, details of any physical or mental illnesses or conditions from which they suffer, and particularly any conditions which have lasted more than 12 months duration, and which may impact upon their ability to fulfil the normal duties of a teacher.

GTC Suitability Clearance

You will be required to complete a GTC Suitability Clearance form if you apply for the following course. This will normally be included in the CRB Enhanced Disclosure pack. There is no charge for this check.

Declaration forms

You will be required to complete a declaration of fitness to teach and a declaration related to the Criminal Records Bureau if you apply for the following course. There is no charge for this check.