Planned downtime

The service will be unavailable on Monday 7th October between 6pm and 7pm while we carry out essential maintenance

Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Check a teacher’s record service.

This service is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use it. You should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the service using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the service using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the service using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the text in the service as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Feedback and contact information

If you need to check a teacher’s record but cannot use this service, email teaching.status@education.gov.uk.

Reporting accessibility problems with this service

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this service.

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, email teaching.status@education.gov.uk.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).

If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this service’s accessibility

The Department for Education is committed to making this service accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This service is fully compliant with the WCAG version 2.2 AA standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 24 October 2023. It was last reviewed on 5 December 2023. This service was last tested on 30 November 2023. The test was carried out by the Digital Accessibility Centre.