Schools: Our Promises and Procedures:
The schools that Blackboard Rulers serves can be sure that:
- All of the staff that Blackboard Rulers supplies are systematically screened to standards exceeding those that supply agencies are legally obliged to observe.
- That goes for daily supply, long-term or permanent needs. This is critical in what is a high-risk sector.
- Blackboard Rulers doesn't cut corners. It always errs on the side of caution.
- If you have a justified complaint about a teacher then you will be given a free day’s cover – by one of Blackboard Ruler's directors.
- We pay very generous finders’ bonuses, both to those who introduce us to schools and teachers.
BEFORE TEACHERS ARE DEPLOYED FOR SUPPLY, LONG-TERM OR PERMANENT POSTS WE ALWAYS:
- Run a full CRB check in the UK, even if candidates claim to have not been here before
- Make a List 99 check to ensure that candidates are not blacklisted teachers
- Require criminal clearance from a candidate’s home country if they’re not British
- Make a face-to-face photo ID check (using a passport and/or driving licence) during an interview
- Require proof of a candidate’s ID in another form such as a birth certificate
- Need a list of residences for the last 5 years
- Need two separate proofs of a candidate’s current address (e.g. bank statement, utilities / council tax bill)
- Need proofs of qualification to teach (ideally the originals, and English translations may be required)
- Ask for details of two referees including one who can assess work in a candidate’s most recent teaching post (the training establishment is used where the candidate is a Newly Qualified Teacher or NQT)
- Check that teachers have a National Insurance number (NINo)
- Ask for proof of GTC registration – very much recommended though not yet a legal requirement
- Need to see a marriage certificate (where there is a name change)
- Make checks on current CVs to establish reliability and explain any gaps in employment
- Need proof of eligibility to work in the UK and confirmation of a candidate’s right to reside and work here.
- Ask for proof of enrolment on the Worker Registration Scheme if candidates are from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia
NB We will, of course, always notify schools beforehand in writing (possibly by fax) of any incomplete checks if a candidate is to come into a school for an interview. A reply in writing (again, possibly by fax) is required beforehand from the school to confirm that they understand the situation and will supervise the candidate for the entire duration of their stay on the school premises.



