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Check or swipe

I left college a year ago with a BTec Diploma in Childhood Studies and I wanted to gain more experience during a year out before I study for a BA (Hons) in Child Care. My nursery boss has waited two months to clear other members of staff, so she asked Ofsted where the forms were, only to be told there is a backlog. I have been in this job a month and have sent my police check off, but apparently it could be four months before I am cleared -by which time I will have left to begin my course. I think a swipe card system would be a lot easier. The employer would swipe the card and a beep would mean you have a conviction, so the employer could then contact Ofsted or the local police to find out about the conviction, while a different beep would mean you have changed address and need to tell Ofsted.

I think a swipe card system would be a lot easier. The employer would swipe the card and a beep would mean you have a conviction, so the employer could then contact Ofsted or the local police to find out about the conviction, while a different beep would mean you have changed address and need to tell Ofsted.

If the current system is going to stay in place, then the forms must have guidance notes to make them easier to fill out.

Laura Burnell. Barnstaple, north Devon

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