initial teacher training
offer guide
September 2016 Entry
congratulations
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We are pleased to inform you that we are
offering you a place here at the University
of Gloucestershire.
Admissions Office
Tel: 01242 714501
Email: admissions@glos.ac.uk
You will receive official confirmation from
UCAS which will provide you with details
of your offer.
Admissions Office, Academic Registry,
University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus,
Cheltenham, GL50 2RH
Replying to your Offers
You do not need to accept or decline the offer
at this stage; UCAS will contact you at a later
date once the decisions of all institutions you
have applied to are known. You will then be
required to reply to your offers by choosing
your firm and insurance choices. You need to
use Track on the UCAS website to reply to
your offers.
BEd Primary Education
Tel: 01242 714501
Email: admissions@glos.ac.uk
BEd Primary
You do not need to accept or decline the offer
at this stage; UCAS will contact you at a later
date once the decisions of all institutions you
have applied to are known. You will then be
required to reply to your offers (using Track on
the UCAS website) by choosing your firm and
insurance choices.
Admissions Office, Academic Registry,
University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus,
Cheltenham, GL50 2RH
PGCE Primary
General Enquiries: pgceprimary@glos.ac.uk
Course Leader: Rachel Eperjesi
Email: reperjesi@glos.ac.uk
PGCE Primary, Secondary and School Direct
If you decide to accept your offer with the
University of Gloucestershire then you must
do so within ten days of receiving your last
decision. Or, if you are still waiting for decisions
from other institutinos, you can accept your
offer from Gloucestershire after withdrawing
your applications from those institutions yet to
respond. You must make all decisions on UCAS
Track.
PGCE Administrator: Fleur Mortimer
Email: fmortimor@glos.ac.uk
PGCE Secondary
Tel: 01242 714501
Email: admissions@glos.ac.uk
Admissions Office, Academic Registry,
University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus,
Cheltenham, GL50 2RH
School Direct
Course Leader: Rachel Eperjesi
Email: reperjesi@glos.ac.uk
PGCE Administrator: Fleur Mortimer
Email: fmortimor@glos.ac.uk
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the conditions
of offer
student
portal
The conditions of your offer can be viewed
by logging into UCAS Track or your Student
Portal. Instructions on meeting these
conditions and completing the relevant forms
can be found below.
The Medical Questionnaire – Appendix 1
Candidates should return the completed
‘Statement of Medical History’ form directly to
As an offer holder with the University of
Gloucestershire you have access to your own
Student Portal. This is a way for the university
to share information with you prior to you
starting your studies here.
Dr R D Hollands
Underwood Surgery
139 St Georges Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3EQ.
Please return your medical form to Dr Hollands
WITHIN THREE WEEKS of making a firm
decision on UCAS Track. If further medical
investigation or discussion with your disability
advisor is necessary, this will take place before
the offer of a place is confirmed. Please make
sure you staple both pages of the questionnaire
together before posting it to the surgery.
The Student Portal allows you to view your offer
from the university and upload documents in
order to meet conditions of your offer.
• You can log in to your Student Portal by
visiting http://studentrecords.glos.ac.uk
• Your username is your student number
preceding with an S
The University Suitability Declaration
– Appendix 2
Candidates should complete the selfdeclaration of suitability. Please ensure that
you fill in your NAME and DATE OF BIRTH,
and answer QUESTIONS 1 to 5 on page 1. The
training establishment name is the University
of Gloucestershire and the training contact
name is Thomas Kidd. For each ‘YES’ answer
you ticked, you will need to provide a detailed
account of the circumstances on page 2. You
may attach and sign an additional sheet if more
space is required to account any incident(s). It
is important that you SIGN and DATE the back
of the form to validate its authenticity. Once
fully completed please scan the document and
upload to your Student Portal.
• Your password is your date of birth in the
format DDMMYYYY
Step 1
Log into the Portal
Step 2
Change your password
Step 3
Log out, close your browser
(close all internet windows)
Step 4
Open a new browser
Step 5
Log in with your new password
Confirmation of Grades
Applicants should send to Admissions their
original certificates for GCSE in Mathematics,
English Language, and Science; and degree
award confirmation ONLY if these were not
brought to interview. If you do not have access
to your certificates, it is your responsibility to
ampus tour. Call us today on 0844 846 4 846
or email enquiries@glos.ac.uk
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obtain duplicate certificates from the relevant
Examination Board. If that is not possible, we
will need signed and dated verification of your
awards and grades from the school/institution
where you took the examinations. Please send
us your original certificates WITHIN THREE
WEEKS of accepting our offer of a place.
Certificates will be returned to you by recorded
delivery. For those applicants still at university
please send an original transcript as soon as
your grades are confirmed in the summer. ALL
applicants are requested to scan and upload
copies of their certificates to their Student
Portal.
Pre-course Literacy and Numeracy Skills Tests
All applicants to teacher training courses are
required to pass the skills tests before starting
their course. The tests do not replace GCSE
grade C equivalence requirements.
The numeracy and literacy skills tests cover
the core skills that teachers need to fulfil their
professional role in schools, rather than the
subject knowledge required for teaching. This
is to ensure that all teachers are competent
in numeracy and literacy, regardless of their
subject strengths. Candidates are strongly
advised to review the online support material
before attempting the first of their professional
skills tests.
The DfE will update its website when further
information becomes available. The tests are
computerized and can be taken at any of
approximately 150 test centres throughout the
UK.
Initial teacher training providers will use the
results of skills tests to help them decide the
suitability of an applicant, so all applicants are
advised to take the tests as soon as possible
after submitting an application to avoid delays.
For crucial information on the Skills Test
content please visit www.education.gov.uk/sta/
professional
Applicants are expected to have passed both
skills tests by the 31 July 2016. Please upload
scanned copies of completion to your Student
Portal.
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The Primary/Secondary School Experience
Report Form – Appendix 3 and 4 respectively
All PGCE Primary and BEd applicants are
required to have carried out at least two weeks
of satisfactory (primary) school experience post
interview and prior to starting the course in
September.
All PGCE Secondary applicants are required
to complete a minimum of three to five days
school experience. Ideally this experience
should be undertaken during the school year
immediately preceding your course start, and
should be based in a department most related
to your PGCE subject area, and within a UKbased state secondary school setting.
If you are unable to find experience that meets
any of this criteria, please contact admissions@
glos.ac.uk in the first instance, to discuss and
seek approval for any alternative arrangements.
This period of school experience will enable
you to:
• make an informed decision about your wish to enter training.
• demonstrate that you are fully prepared for the demands of teacher training.
• observe and work with children and school staff.
• participate appropriately in all aspects of the life of a school.
It is hoped that you will be able to assist with
small group activities, work with individual
pupils, prepare materials, complete routine
chores and assist with outside visits.
This school experience is a condition of offer
and must be completed. It is your responsibility
to contact a school of your choice and to seek
permission to make arrangements to attend.
You should be aware that schools are not under
any obligation to accept university applicants,
therefore please be tactful with your approach.
Guidance notes are provided with the form.
Please read and follow the instructions carefully.
If you have gained experience from more than
one school then please use a separate form for
each school.
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Candidates should upload the completed
School Experience Report form to their student
portal BEFORE FRIDAY 29 JULY 2016. A letter
of introduction to the school is available for
your convenience. Please note that School
Experience Report forms must be completed
to a satisfactory standard. They must be well
presented, legible and FULLY completed.
Obtaining the Disclosure and Barring
Service Disclosure
The university is committed to the creation and
support of a balanced, inclusive and diverse
community. It also has a duty to ensure that
it makes safe recruitment and employment
decisions. The Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS), previously known as the Criminal
Records Bureau (CRB), was set up by the Home
Office to improve access to these criminal
records. This is done via a Disclosure Check,
which is a process for gathering information
about someone’s spent and unspent criminal
convictions and other cautions, reprimands and
final warnings given by the Police. This service
enables organisations in the public, private and
voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment
decisions by identifying candidates who may
be unsuitable, or present a risk, for certain work,
especially when working with children and/or
adults classed as vulnerable. Having a criminal
record will not always prevent the individual
from studying at the university. This will depend
on the nature of the position, the circumstances
and the background to the offences.
DBS certificates are not normally transferrable
from another institution. However, applicants
can register their DBS certificate within 19 days
of the issue date for an update service at a cost
of £13 for a 12-months period. Further details
about the Update Service can be found at
www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
The cost of an enhanced DBS verified through
the university is £52. This is paid through the
GBG Online website once the documents
have been verified at the University of
Gloucestershire. If you wish to verify your
documents at a post office then the cost is £58.
The Post Office will accept payments via cash
or debit/credit card. Please make a note of your
E-number as this will enable you to track the
process of your application on the DBS website
(https://secure.crbonline.gov.uk/enquiry/
enquirySearch.do).
Please note that applicants currently registered
to the DBS update service will not be charged
for a new DBS check. (Please notify the
Admissions Team when you have received your
DBS certificate.)
If you do not receive your enhanced disclosure
certificate within 60 days, please contact the
DBS to check the status of your disclosure. Full
details are on a separate sheet enclosed with
the DBS application form. Please note that your
offer is not made unconditional until the DBS
has finished processing your application for
clearance, which can take several weeks. It is
therefore advisable to get your DBS application
completed at the earliest possible date. The
University of Gloucestershire regrets that it
cannot accept liability for the costs of DBS
checks undertaken by prospective students.
Please note that applicants currently registered
to the DBS Update Service will not be charged
for a new DBS check provided it is an enhanced
disclosure. Further details about the Update
Service can be found at
www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
Please note that applicants from the European
Union who have not lived for the past five or
more years in the UK will require additional
safeguarding checks. The DBS website has a list
of European countries and contact details as
to where certificates of good conduct/security
check can be obtained.
Please visit the DBS page on our website
which contains a link to the online application www.glos.ac.uk/apply/pages/crb.aspx
You will need the university’s pin code and
secret word to log on to the site. These codes
do not change and are the same for everyone.
Please also note that the policy for overseas
checks also applies for UK applicants who have
been living abroad at any point in the last five
years.
Pincode: 107012
Secret Word: happydays
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Once you have completed the DBS online
application form you will then need either
to visit the university or a designated post
office to get your ID documents verified. More
information about this is provided on the
GBG.OnlineDisclosure website (https://gbg.
onlinedisclosures.co.uk).
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Admissions Office
Academic Registry
University of Gloucestershire
Park Campus, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH