BA Primary Education (QTS)

Please read the guidance below before completing the Occupational Health (OH) Questionnaire for your Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Course.

We are required by the Department for Education (DfE) to determine that all students beginning programmes of ITT have the health and physical capacity to teach and will not put children and young people at risk or harm.

We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for students with health conditions and disabilities. We will provide all reasonable support to enable students with any disability or health condition to complete an Initial Teacher Training programme.

Your OH Health Check will be undertaken by Innovate Healthcare.

Innovate Healthcare will send you an email invitation to complete your OH Questionnaire via an online system. The email sender will be donotreply@innovatehmg.co.uk, please read this email and follow the link provided to reveal the OH questionnaire.

Please complete this as fully as possible and to the best of your knowledge. This includes details of your medical history that you have available to you or through contacting your GP. You must submit this as soon as possible, to comply with your programme’s requirements.

Some health conditions or impairments might need further assessment by a health professional so if you make a declaration on your OH Questionnaire, you may be contacted by Innovate Healthcare for an assessment appointment.

If contacted, you can choose whether to have a telephone call or video call appointment. You will receive an email containing a link to book this appointment from donotreply@innovatehmg.co.uk.

If you cannot attend your appointment, you must contact Innovate Healthcare directly, at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment.

If you are likely to miss your scheduled OH appointment please contact Innovate Healthcare:

Appointment cancelation or re-schedule request Contact us form

Tel: 0161 527 7405

Email: OH@innovatehmg.co.uk

Please be aware that if you do not attend your appointment or inform Innovate Healthcare within 48 Hours, a ‘did not attend’ (D.N.A) will be marked on your Occupational Health Record.

The University are notified of this and are charged.

We strongly advise that you inform your programme leader if you are a new or expectant mother. Appropriate risk assessment of placement settings can then be arranged to ensure that you are not exposed to hazards in the work place that may pose a risk to you or your unborn child.

Our Disability and Dyslexia Service provide guidance and support for prospective and current students. If you have any health condition or learning impairment that you think may need additional support, we strongly recommend that you talk to our team as well as your programme leader.

We have listed examples of impairments or health conditions that might require further assessment below. Please note that we can only consider adjustments for school-based training placements if the health condition or impairment has been assessed by Occupational Health.

  • Functional capabilities
    • Mobility (e.g. walking, using stairs, balance, travel by public transport)
    • Agility (e.g. bending, reaching up, kneeling down)
    • Dexterity (e.g. getting dressed, writing, using tools)
    • Physical exertion (e.g. lifting, carrying, running)
    • Communication (e.g. speech, hearing)
    • Vision (e.g. visual impairment, colour blindness, tunnel vision)
    • Learning (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, impaired concentration).
  • Health conditions
    • Infection (generally skin or respiratory disorders, e.g. psoriasis, eczema, TB)
    • Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy, multiple sclerosis)
    • Allergies (e.g. latex, medicines, foods)
    • Endocrine disease (e.g. diabetes)
    • Sudden loss of consciousness (e.g. a fit or seizure)
    • Chronic fatigue syndrome (or similar condition)
    • Mental health problems (e.g. anxiety, depression, phobias, OCD, nervous breakdown, personality disorder, over-dose or self-harm, drug or alcohol dependency)

An eating disorder (e.g. bulimia, anorexia nervosa, compulsive).

Should you have any queries regarding your OH Check, your first point of contact should be directly with Innovate Healthcare:

Tel: 0161 527 7405

Email: OH@innovatehmg.co.uk