About the CRB Process

All students who wish to train on the iTeach programme are required to gain disclosure clearance via the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).

You are required to complete a disclosure application form, which the University will then submit to the Criminal Records Bureau. The CRB will then provide us with details of any previous convictions, bind overs, or police cautions that you may have.

The CRB has a Code of Practice that all institutions must follow when dealing with Disclosure Applications and iTeach is committed to following this Code of Practice. A copy of the CRB Code of Practice is available on request.

It is important to note that every student wishing to enter the teaching profession will be required to provide the same documentation and disclosure form regardless of whether you already have a recent disclosure, or application being dealt with by another organisation/institution.

Each institution will have its own policies and proceedings on how and when this information is provided.

Stage 1

Self-Declaration Form

You are required to submit this information even if you currently hold a CRB certificate.

The Self-Declaration Form must be submitted in order for us to release the outcome of your interview. Any details declared will not affect your interview, and any information disclosed will remain confidential to iTeach staff dealing with the CRB process.

Candidates for teaching are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and therefore you must include details of all, and any offences, even if they are 'spent'. A criminal conviction, caution, or bind over is not in itself an automatic bar to enrolment on a programme, but failure to disclose something which later appears on your CRB Disclosure Certificate could result in expulsion from this institution or legal action.

Download CRB Self-Declaration Form - Word document
 

Proof of Identity

Part of the CRB process requires you to provide original documentation to prove who you are and where you live.

Please bring your ORIGINALS and ONE PHOTOCOPY of each item that you decide to produce. This will allow us to verify the originals, which you can then take home. The only exception to this is where financial information is being given, i.e. bank statements etc., where no photocopy is required.

Full instructions concerning acceptable documents for this process are given in the tab 'Proof of Identity Documents for CRB'.

Stage 2

CRB Full Disclosure Application Form

At Interview you will be required to complete a CRB Full Disclosure Application Form. A member of iTeach staff will be available to help you with the completion of this form. If you are successful in gaining a place, this form will then be sent to the Criminal Records Bureau.

iTeach students are asked to pay a £5 administration fee for their CRB check. Please ensure you bring a cheque for this amount on the day. Cheques should be made payable to 'Canterbury Christchurch University - iTeach'.

Proof of Identity

To confirm your identity you need to provide original documentation PLUS photocopies as follows:

• Your passport
• Either one document from Group 1 and two documents from Group 1 or Group 2
• Or five documents from Group 2

All documents must be in your current name.
At least one document must show your current address.
At least one document must show your date of birth.

Group 1

• UK Driving Licence (either photocard or paper)
• Original UK Birth Certificate (issued with 12 months of the date of birth) (full or short form acceptable)
• Valid photo identity card (EU countries only)
• UK firearms licence
• HM Forces ID card (UK) 
• Adoption Certificate (UK) 

Group 2

• Marriage/civil partnership certificate
• Non-original UK birth certificate (issued after 12 months of date of birth) (full or short form acceptable)
• P45/P60 Statement**
• Bank or building society statement*
• Utility bill (electricity, gas, water, telephone – including mobile phone contract/bill)*
• Valid TV licence
• Credit card statement*
• Store card statement*
• Mortgage statement*
• Valid insurance certificate
• Certificate of British nationality
• British work permit/visa**
• Correspondence or a document form: the Benefits Agency, the Employment Service, the Inland Revenue, or a Local Authority*
• Financial statement (e.g. pension, endowment, ISA)**
• Valid vehicle registration document
• Mail order catalogue statement*
• Court claim form (UK) documentation issued by the Court Services**
• Council Tax statement (UK)**
• Valid NHS card
• Addressed payslip*
• National Insurance number card
• Exam certificate (e.g. GCSE,NVQ)
• Benefit statement (e.g. child allowance)*
• Connexions card
• Letter from a headteacher*

* documentation should be less than three months old

** issued within the past 12 months

PLEASE DO NOT POST any of these items to us as we can not guarantee the safe arrival or return of these documents. Your documents will be checked during the interview process.

All applicants who are called to an iTeach interview are required to provide evidence of their qualifications on the day of the interview.

If you have overseas qualifications please contact the National Recognition Information Centre for the UK (UK NARIC) to obtain comparability information to demonstrate your suitability for entry into further study.

Without proof of your qualifications we are unable to register you as student of the University.

We CANNOT accept the following:

• Photocopies
• Faxes
• Transcripts without an official university/college stamp or signature from an official body
• Degree certificates which do not give the degree classification
• Documents in a language other than English if not accompanied by a certified translation
• Any document that is supplied by an official body without a stamp or signature (i.e. looks like a photocopy or computer print out)

Original documents which look like they could have been generated by a fax or photocopying machine must be stamped or signed in coloured ink by the institution awarding the qualification. Failure to comply will result in your documents being refused at registration.

If you are in any doubt about your documentation please contact us so we can confirm if it will be acceptable.

Pre-interview tasks will be e-mailed to you 2 days before the interview. We need to establish your capacity for both engaging with a distance learning course, and working under pressure with time limited tasks (as you might encounter in teaching), so these tasks are not available too far in advance of the interview.