Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Get into Teaching website.

This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means 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 website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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

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

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. These are listed below in detail. We are working to address these.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 5 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact our helpdesk by emailing getintoteaching.helpdesk@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.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

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

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) version 2.1 AA standard, due to the following non-compliances:

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are currently working to address the known accessibility issues.

We’ll continue to test the accessibility of this service as it develops.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 9 December 2022. It was last reviewed on 16 March 2023.

This website was last tested independently on 4 May 2022. The test was carried out by Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) Limited.

We have commissioned the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) to carry out a WCAG 2.1 AA level technical compliance audit that also includes extensive manual testing.

The services/websites currently booked in for testing are:

  • Get Into Teaching

We anticipate that the outcome of all tests will be completed by July 2023.