Document
Notes
Passport
Any current and valid passport – must be in date
Biometric Residence Permit
UK
Current Driving Licence Photocard – Full or Provisional
UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and EU
Birth Certificate – Issued within 12 Months of Birth
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands – including those issued by UK authorities overseas, for example embassies, High Commissions and HM Forces
Adoption Certificate
UK and Channel Islands
Document
Notes
Current Driving Licence Photocard – Full or Provisional
All countries outside the EU excluding Isle of Man and Channel Islands – must be in date and registered at your current address
UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and EU
Birth Certificate – Issued after time of Birth
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate
UK and Channel Islands
UK
Firearms Licence
UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Document
Notes
Mortgage Statement
UK or EEA
Issued in last 12 months
Bank or Building Society Statement
UK and Channel Islands or EEA
Issued in last 3 months
Bank or Building Society Account Opening Confirmation Letter
UK
Issued in last 3 months
UK or EEA
Issued in last 3 months
Financial Statement, for example Pension or Endowment
UK
Issued in last 12 months
P45 or P60 Statement
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 12 months
Council Tax Statement
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 12 months
Work Permit or Visa
UK
Valid up to expiry date
Letter of Sponsorship from Future Employment Provider
Non-UK or non-EEA only – valid only for applicants residing outside of the UK at time of application
Must still be valid
Utility Bill
UK – not mobile telephone bill
Issued in last 3 months
Benefit statement, for example Child Benefit, Pension
UK
Issued in last 3 months
Central or Local Government, Government Agency, or Local Council Document giving Entitlement, for example from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Employment Service and HMRC
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 3 months
EU National ID Card
Must still be valid
Cards Carrying the PASS Accreditation Logo
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
Must still be valid
Group 1: Primary Identity
Passport
Any current and valid passport – must be in date
Biometric Residence Permit
UK
Current Driving Licence Photocard – Full or Provisional
UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and EU
Birth Certificate – Issued within 12 Months of Birth
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands – including those issued by UK authorities overseas, for example embassies, High Commissions and HM Forces
Adoption Certificate
Group 2A: Trusted Government
Current Driving Licence Photocard – Full or Provisional
All countries outside the EU excluding Isle of Man and Channel Islands – must be in date and registered at your current address
Current Driving Licence – Full or Provisional –
Paper Version if Issued before 1998
UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and EU
Birth Certificate – Issued after time of Birth
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate
UK and Channel Islands
HM Forces ID Card
UK
Firearms Licence
Group 2B: Financial and Social History
Mortgage Statement
UK or EEA
Issued in last 12 months
Bank or Building Society Statement
UK and Channel Islands or EEA
Issued in last 3 months
Bank or Building Society Account Opening Confirmation Letter
UK
Issued in last 3 months
Credit Card Statement
UK or EEA
Issued in last 3 months
Financial Statement, for example Pension or Endowment
UK
Issued in last 12 months
P45 or P60 Statement
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 12 months
Council Tax Statement
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 12 months
Work Permit or Visa
UK
Valid up to expiry date
Letter of Sponsorship from Future Employment Provider
Non-UK or non-EEA only – valid only for applicants residing outside of the UK at time of application
Must still be valid
Utility Bill
UK – not mobile telephone bill
Issued in last 3 months
Benefit statement, for example Child Benefit, Pension
UK
Issued in last 3 months
Central or Local Government, Government Agency, or Local Council Document giving Entitlement, for example from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Employment Service and HMRC
UK and Channel Islands
Issued in last 3 months
EU National ID Card
Must still be valid
Cards Carrying the PASS Accreditation Logo
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
If you have not supplied a UK passport that is in date as part of your DBS evidence, you will need to provide an additional document to evidence your right to work in the UK at your pre-induction appointment.
Please refer to the checklist below for information on what would be considered acceptable – you must obtain original documents from either List A or List B of acceptable documents.
1. A passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK.
2. A passport or national identity card showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
3. A Registration Certificate or Document Certifying Permanent Residence issued by the Home Office, to a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
4. A Permanent Residence Card issued by the Home Office, to the family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
5. A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
6. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
7. A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
8. A full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
9. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
10. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
1. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question.
2. A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question.
3. A current Residence Card (including an Accession Residence Card or a Derivative Residence Card) issued by the Home Office to a non-European Economic Area national who is a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland or who has a derivative right of residence.
4. A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
1. A Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A (2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, to a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment which is less than 6 months old together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
2. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take the employment in question, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
3. A Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service to the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK and is permitted to do the work in question.
1. A passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK.
2. A passport or national identity card showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
3. A Registration Certificate or Document Certifying Permanent Residence issued by the Home Office, to a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
4. A Permanent Residence Card issued by the Home Office, to the family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
5. A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
6. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
7. A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
8. A full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
9. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
10. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
List B: Group 1
1. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question.
2. A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question.
3. A current Residence Card (including an Accession Residence Card or a Derivative Residence Card) issued by the Home Office to a non-European Economic Area national who is a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland or who has a derivative right of residence.
4. A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
List B: Group 2
1. A Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A (2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, to a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment which is less than 6 months old together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
2. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take the employment in question, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
3. A Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service to the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK and is permitted to do the work in question.
As mentioned, all staff can be contacted via the Training Centre at John Taylor High School, DE13 8AZ. Please direct all initial enquiries to [email protected] or 01283 247813.
Consider including a QR code to allow email recipients quick access (Parents, Local Community and Sixth Form students)
An example of an email footnote could look like this:
Do you know someone who is interested in training to teach? Send them this [insert QR code]
Include ‘Train to Teach’ signposting to local providers or DfE materials as an email footnote or signature strip.
Other practical and innovative approaches to recruitment
Use CEIAG lessons, events and articles to educate students and promote teaching as a career choice.
Put a banner on your school gates/perimeter fencing to show your community that they can access teacher training locally.
Develop a strong post-ITE training offer for staff considering career progression, ECF, NPQs, Curriculum Hubs, CPD for M3-M6 teachers, other CPD.
Share these myths and misconceptions-busters about teacher training and teaching to inform potential applicants about the profession.
Talent Spotting – Promote routes into teaching for suitably qualified staff (e.g. TAs, Technicians, Librarians, non-teaching pastoral or DSLs) via Salaried routes, Apprenticeships, Undergraduate or Post-graduate pathways.
Facilitate sessions for ITE providers on specialist areas and fundamental concepts in education (typically 1.5 – 6 hours).
Offer whole-year placements (e.g. to trainee A in Autumn & Summer Terms and Trainee B in the Spring term) with mentoring.
Offer longer ITE programme placements (typically 12-20 weeks) with mentoring of trainees.
Offer shorter ITE programme placements (typically 8-12 weeks) with mentoring of trainees.
Offer Intensive Training & Practice (ITAP) placements to ITE providers (typically 1-2 days) to allow trainees to observe practices and apply learning.
Offer enhanced placements (1-5 days) as part of an ITE programme, focussing on a phase, type, or specialist area of education (e.g. PRU, Special School, EYFS, Post-16).
Offer ‘School Experience’ tasters (typically 0.5 or 1 day) to potential applicants.
Register as a school on ‘DfE Apply’ as a ‘location’ for potential applicants to find/search train to teach providers in close proximity to their postcode.
Share positive stories, case studies and testimonials of colleagues and ex-trainees (associated with your school), showcasing career progression, opportunities and CPD.
Follow and share content on your school accounts from these below to reach your community:
ITE providers in the West Midlands
Connect with ITE providers in the West Midlands – click here to access a map of local and national Accredited providers.
Connect with ITE providers on social media from the districts covered by the John Taylor Teaching School Hub region or in the immediate surrounding districts:
Pre-populated posts:
Other:
Promote the Department for Education’s train to teach recruitment events
Follow and share content on your school accounts from these below to reach your community:
ITE providers in the West Midlands
Connect with ITE providers in the West Midlands – click here to access a map of local and national Accredited providers.
Connect with ITE providers on social media from the districts covered by the John Taylor Teaching School Hub region or in the immediate surrounding districts:
