Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
It is a statutory requirement of the Home Office that any individual who will be teaching in a UK school or works with children or young people must be in receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate. The DBS checks will be arranged by IIS Admissions team in line with the UK regulations. The cost of the DBS will be covered by IIS, including the checking of your ID documents at a Post Office.*
Teaching practice places students in a ‘position of trust’, as set out in the Exceptions Order to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you have lived, worked, studied, or travelled in any single country outside the UK for six continuous months or more in the last five years, you will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct/Police Check from the relevant country/countries. The cost of this check varies by country and is payable by the student. More information on how to obtain these is available on gov.uk.
This document should contain details of any cautions, convictions, reprimands, warnings or bind-overs recorded against the student’s name, or confirm that there are none. If this information is not in English, students will also need to provide an official, certified translation of the document. The cost of this check varies by country and is payable by the student.
For more information about the DBS application process, please contact the IIS Admissions team.
Failure to submit a satisfactory criminal record check will jeopardise a student’s teaching practice if their clearance remains outstanding at the time of enrolment.
* This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and it is subject to change.
Equal Opportunities
IIS and its partners are firmly committed to equal opportunities for all students, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, ethnic origin, race, colour, nationality, political beliefs, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, disability and age. If you have a disability that might affect your studies, please let us know so we can ensure reasonable adjustments are made, if needed. If you have not already disclosed your disability during your application, please contact admissions@iis.ac.uk.
