Working at Barr View Primary

On this page you will find copies of the current Teacher and Support Staff application forms with guidance, also included is a volunteer / placement application form that needs to be completed and returned to the school.

If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the school on 0121 464 2251.

We do encourage visits from prospective staff and would request that the 'book a visit form' at the bottom of this page is filled in so as this can be arranged.

Pre-employment checks 

Barr View Primary School Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to appropriate safer-recruitment and pre-employment checks. Any offer of employment will normally be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of the checks relevant to the role.

These may include:

• verification of the applicant’s identity, including current and any previous names;
• verification of the applicant’s right to work in the UK;
• an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check;
• Children’s Barred List information where the role involves regulated activity with children;
• satisfactory employment references, normally obtained before interview where possible;
• verification of employment history and satisfactory explanations for any gaps or discrepancies;
• verification of the applicant’s mental and physical fitness to undertake the responsibilities of the role;
• verification of relevant qualifications;
• appropriate checks where the applicant has lived or worked outside the UK;
• childcare disqualification checks or declarations where the relevant regulations apply; and
• any other checks required because of the nature and responsibilities of the role.

The school may also undertake an online search of publicly available information as part of its due diligence. Candidates will be informed where such searches may be undertaken.

Additional checks for teaching and management positions

For teaching appointments, the school will use the Department for Education’s Check a teacher’s record service to verify, as applicable:

• qualified teacher status;
• completion of statutory teacher induction or probation;
• any current Secretary of State prohibition or interim prohibition order; and
• any relevant historic General Teaching Council for England sanction or restriction.

For relevant management positions within the academy, the school will also check whether the applicant is subject to a direction under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008.

Applicants who have lived or worked outside the UK will be subject to the same checks as other applicants, together with any additional checks considered appropriate. These may include an overseas criminal-record check and, for teaching positions, information from the relevant professional regulating authority.

All checks will be undertaken proportionately, lawfully and in accordance with KCSIE 2026, data-protection legislation and the Equality Act 2010.