Corazon

NASBTT has worked with Corazon Health to offer a bespoke Occupational Health process specifically designed for Initial Teacher Training and determining the adjustment(s) a trainee might need in order to fulfil the typical demands of the teaching role.

This bespoke offering means ITT organisations can be assured of consistency of assessment across different ITT providers which is important in preventing contradictory judgements. Organisations can also benefit from a heavily discounted rate exclusively for NASBTT and UCET Members.

Occupational Health Information for ITT Applicants

TERMINOLOGY

For the purposes of clarity, the following terms have been used:

  • Applicants to cover individuals who have not accepted a place on your programme
  • Recruits to cover those who have accepted a conditional offer of a place on a programme of ITT
  • Trainees to cover those who have accepted an offer and fulfilled all the conditions of the offer

Why are these terms important?

Under the terms of the Equality Act 2010, applicants may only be asked questions about their health and physical capacity to ensure adjustment(s) can be put in place to enable equality of access to the recruitment process.  Once an applicant has accepted a conditional offer of a place on a programme of ITT (i.e. become a recruit), they may be asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of targeted and relevant questions to ensure they have the health and physical capacity to train to teach prior to commencing the programme.

NEW STARTER QUESTIONNAIRE 

Recruits will complete the most relevant New Starter Questionnaire related to the appropriate work pattern and work context:

For some of the above, there will be different questions but in the main it is the assessment of recruits' responses that will be most significant.

Role Description and Person Specification

The following role description and person specification for trainee teachers should be considered when completing the questionaire.

Trainee Teacher Role Description
Trainee Teacher Person Specification

It must be stressed that these are representations of the typical demands experienced by those in the teaching profession; they are not articulations of the requirements for teaching.

NEW STARTER QUESTIONNAIRE ASSESSMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS

Assessment

On receipt of a New Starter Questionnaire, Corazon Health will assign this for clinical triage, using the following assessment pathways:

  1. Non-telephone Assessment (Catagory A)
  2. Telephone Assessments (Category B)
  3. Further Investigation Assessments (Category C)

View more detailed information on the New Starter Questionaire Process.

Following an individual's completion of the New Starter Questionnaire:

  • ITT organisations will be given the results of the assessments through an online dashboard within two working days of Corazon Health receiving a completed questionnaire (Category A);
  • Appointments will be offered within a further three working days and decisions communicated within a further two working days (Category B);
  • Appointments will be offered either: OH Advisor 3 working days and decisions communicated within a further two working days; OH Physician 12 working days and decisions communicated within a further 6 working days (Category C).

In rare circumstances where evidence is required from a GP or similar health professional, the process will inevitably take longer.

Outcomes and Adjustments

Corazon Health will inform the ITT organisation whether the individual has:

  1. The health and physical capacity to teach without the need for any adjustment(s);
  2. The health and physical capacity to teach with details of particular adjustment(s) required.

In the case of the second outcome, it will be for the ITT organisation to determine whether the adjustment(s) indicated are deemed reasonable within the guidance given in the Equality Act 2010.

It must be understood that the reasonable adjustment(s) made for trainees and accepted by the ITT provider are for the purposes of teacher training.  ITT providers are not in a position to guarantee that the same adjustment(s) would be offered in future employment.  All ITT providers will inform recruits before the training commences if they are concerned the adjustment(s) proposed may not be deemed reasonable in future employment as a teacher.

COSTS

Exclusively for NASBTT and UCET Members

Corazon Health will invoice registered organisations directly for:

  • Scheme registration (a one-off payment of £75)
  • Assessment of each recruit’s questionnaire:
  1. where no additional information or clarification is required at £5 per questionnaire (Category A);
  2. where additional information or clarification is needed within a 15-minute phone call at £19 per questionnaire (Category B);
  3. where complex issues require a phone call of up to 30 minutes at £37 per questionnaire (Category B);
  4. where a management referral assessment is required either an OH Advisor
    (£260.00) or an OH Physician (£415.00) will be applicable (Category C).

On the basis of similar work conducted elsewhere, Corazon Health predicts that approximately:

  • 80% of questionnaires will be in Category A;
  • 16% will require some follow up (Category B);
  • no more than 2% will be in Category C.

REGISTRATION

To register for the Occupational Health Service please download and complete the registration form.

Download Registration Form (please note that this will download in a Word format and will appear in your downloads folder)

Completed registration forms should be returned to sales@corazonhealth.co.uk.

On registration, Corazon Health will provide onboarding, user guidance and access to a dashboard via a web portal to see outcomes and recommendations.

Occupational Health Services – Terms of Service (February 2025)