Undertaking a Placement

For some courses you will need to complete a placement, or you may opt to do one.  The location of placements can vary and you would be expected to arrange your own travel. Some courses with clinical placements, like Nursing, will require you to work a variety of shift patterns including nights, early, late, weekends and Bank Holidays in order to experience the 24-hour cycle of care. Some placement areas may also work a 12-hour shift pattern.

On teacher training courses, you will be asked to:

• complete an application form
• give two references
• be interviewed by the programme team and members of partner schools
• prove you have the necessary qualifications
• have an enhanced DBS check, including a check of the Children’s Barred List and a Prohibition Order Check, and if you live outside of the UK, provide a DBS check from the country, or in exceptional cases provided two good conduct references from professionals where the country cannot provide this

The University will organise these checks before you start the programmes.

International Students please note: If you are an international student studying on a Tier 4 Student visa you can only undertake a placement that is a mandatory and assessed part of your course. If you course has a mandatory placement it will be stated as such on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).