Some courses require additional checks or documentary evidence.  Please read through the following areas in case they apply to the course(s) you are interested in.

• Teaching Courses
• Interview/Audition
• Medical checks
• Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks
• Documentary Evidence
• Age regulations

Teaching Courses

All applicants to BA (Hons) courses with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and PGCE courses must hold at least 5 GCSE level passes (A to C grades) including English and Mathematics. Primary Teaching Candidates must also hold a GCSE level pass (A to C grade) in a science subject. Secondary teacher training courses do not have this science requirement.

Equivalent qualifications will be considered by the University.

Suitable applicants to Teacher Training courses will be called for interview and will be required to gain at least 2 weeks experience in a State School (of the relevant age range to the course) prior to interview. Successful applicants will also have to obtain a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check and complete a medical check. Please see below for information on interviews and CRB and medical checks.

Interview/Audition

Interviews are a mandatory part of the application process for the following;

• Counselling
• Dance
• Early Childhood Studies
• Fine Art
• Music and Musical Theatre
• Performing Arts
• Physical Education & Sports Coaching
• Social Work
• Teacher Education

Many Postgraduate courses will also request an interview.

The interviews and auditions are designed to assess the applicant’s suitability for their chosen course through individual or group activities presentations and/or solo performances.

Decisions based on interview performance will normally be communicated within one week of the date of the interview.

Medical checks

All successful candidates for Teacher Training and Social Work courses are required to verify that their mental and physical health is deemed to be satisfactory by occupational health professionals, before beginning their studies. Failure to complete this requirement will result in the withdrawal of the candidate’s place.

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks

All successful candidates for teacher training and related courses where placement involves contact with children or vulnerable adults, are required to complete and sign a Criminal Records Bureau 'Enhanced Declaration' before beginning their studies. Failure to complete this requirement will result in the withdrawal of the candidate’s place.

CRB Checks will be administered and checked by Chichester but will be obtained at the candidates own cost.  See the list of courses this applies to below:

• BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
• Diploma and BA (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling
• BA (Hons) Social Work
• Foundation Degree in Community Sports Coaching
• Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies
• Foundation Degree Instrumental and Vocal Teaching
• Foundation Degree in Musical Theatre
• Foundation Degree in Teaching and Learning Support
• BA (Hons) Teaching for Key Stages 2 and 3
• BA (Hons) Primary Education and Teaching – all routes
• BA (Hons) Sports Coaching & Physical Education
• Mathematics Enhancement Course
• Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Primary and Secondary – all routes

Applicants with Criminal Records

To find out more about CRB checks please read the University's CRB policy

Documentary Evidence

All offers of a place on our courses are subject to proof of the applicants’ qualifications as declared on the application form. This includes examinations taken at GCSE/O-level standard. Failure to provide evidence of the qualification declared prior to the commencement of the course may result in the withdrawal of the candidate's place.

If you no longer hold your certificates or have lost them you will have to apply to the institution/school/college where the qualifications were obtained to request copies or a letter of confirmation (on official headed paper) to confirm your results. If this is not possible and/or the institution no longer exists, please apply to the relevant Examining Body ie; EDEXCEL, AQA etc, for copies of certificates.