INTERVIEWS AND
CHECKS
Will I be called for an interview
or an audition?
Practice varies from course to
course. For many of our courses,
such as Acting, Counselling,
Dance, Early Childhood Studies,
Fine Art, Football Coaching and
Performance, Film and Media,
Music, Musical Theatre, Social
Work, Teacher Training, and
Theatre, applicants who have
made a good application and
meet the relevant admissions
criteria are called for
interview/audition. For other
courses, a decision will be based
on your application form.
If your application is successful
(without an interview), you will
normally be invited to attend a
post-application Experience
Day, so you will have the
opportunity to see the campus
and meet tutors and support
staff. We strongly recommend
that you visit the universities
you are thinking of studying at,
in order to help you make the
right choice.
Teacher Training interviews
The interview is designed to
assess the applicant's suitability
for the teaching profession, as
well as academic ability. All
applicants will be expected to
demonstrate an understanding of
professional requirements and an
awareness of current educational
issues. To fulfill this requirement,
you will need to have spent, at
the very least, two weeks
observing or helping out in a UK
state school within the two years
before you apply.
Social Work interviews
The interview is designed to
assess the applicant's suitability
for the social work profession. It
is expected that most students
will have significant experience of
a statutory care agency or
voluntary/private organisation
providing a social work or social
care service.
Creative Arts interviews
Acting, Music, Musical Theatre
and Theatre interview/audition
candidates may be asked to
prepare a set piece in advance
and to perform the piece in front
of a group. Fine Art applicants
will be required to provide a
portfolio of work.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Enhanced Disclosure
Successful applicants to courses
which involve contact with
children or vulnerable adults are
required, prior to the start of the
course, to obtain at their own
cost, a satisfactory Enhanced
Disclosure from the Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS). We
reserve the right to refuse
admission and terminate the
registration of any applicant or
student whose DBS check proves
to be unsatisfactory.
If you have a caution or
conviction, you are strongly
advised to discuss this with the
University via the Admissions
Office when you make your
application. For further
information please contact the
Admissions Office.
Occupational health declaration
All successful applicants who will
be training to become teachers,
counsellors or social workers,
are required to have their
mental and physical health
checked before beginning their
studies. Failure to complete the
relevant medical questionnaire
will result in the withdrawal of
the student's place.
Under 18s
Applications are welcomed from
students under the age of 18;
however, students under 18 are
advised that they will not be
permitted in any of the UCSU
licensed venues during the
evenings or busy events.