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DfE Prohibition Checks

Katie Dent

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3 Jul, 2024 11:05

Afternoon all

Has anybody seen the changes to the DfE website in terms of teacher checking? As you are required to carry out prohibition checks for anybody carrying out 'teaching work' (e.g. TAs, unqualified teachers, tutors etc.), I am concerned that the information we can now obtain isn't as comprehensive as previously if we can't search for individuals as we could before, and have to use a TRN for detailed information.

The new site asks you to input surname and date of both, but using my own data for an example, I just get a message that there is no record found. I am hoping that this just means that if I was prohibited there would be a record found, but can anybody confirm?

Thanks

Katie

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  • Amanda Cherry

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    12 Jul, 2024 04:32

    I can’t confirm but have the same query as you. I have entered the name and date of birth and have had the same message ‘there is no record found’. Previously, when accessing the spreadsheet, it was labelled ‘teachers and others prohibited’. I have had no option but to carry out the search and assume that this is all I can do currently as I am unable to find any further information.
  • Joanne Clark1

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    30 Aug, 2024 22:31

    In reply to Amanda Cherry:

    You can skip the TRN entry bit and proceed without. It will work for those without.
  • Matthew

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    2 days ago

    Late reply to this, but thought I would comment as I've been dealing with this lately. Allegedly the change to the system is so we don't see a great list of names when we have no reason to see any but the one for which we are searching.

    If there is an issue, and I've never found one, it will appear on the results. If not it comes back showing no results, and we print this screen, date it, then save in staff file.

    Similarly the s128 checks are now open source. I'm sure the list has grown then got smaller since I first got into education in 2012!

    I am in Independent Education so this might not help, but this has all been confirmed by the Head of Compliance at one of our professional bodies.