PGCE with a criminal conviction?
So I have started my PGCE and my enhanced DBS has come back to me with a conviction form when I was 17 on it, I’m now 22. I had no clue this was even on my record so I declared it to my uni immediately.
They said the admissions referral board are going to make a decision regarding my admission onto the course.
My conviction is for robbery when I was 17 and I completed a Youth referral order for it, so now it’s classed as a spent conviction.
What I wanted to ask, based on anyone’s experience, do Universities take into account the fact that the conviction was before I was 18 when making their decision to keep me on the course or not?
They said the admissions referral board are going to make a decision regarding my admission onto the course.
My conviction is for robbery when I was 17 and I completed a Youth referral order for it, so now it’s classed as a spent conviction.
What I wanted to ask, based on anyone’s experience, do Universities take into account the fact that the conviction was before I was 18 when making their decision to keep me on the course or not?
Universities typically consider the circumstances surrounding the conviction, including the age at the time of the offense, when making decisions about admission. Since your conviction is now considered spent and it occurred when you were under 18, there is a possibility that the university may take this into account when making their decision. It's important to be honest and transparent throughout this process, and to provide any additional information or documentation that may support your case
Original post by fijora5626
Universities typically consider the circumstances surrounding the conviction, including the age at the time of the offense, when making decisions about admission. Since your conviction is now considered spent and it occurred when you were under 18, there is a possibility that the university may take this into account when making their decision. It's important to be honest and transparent throughout this process, and to provide any additional information or documentation that may support your case
I’ve been asked to attend a meeting on Monday 16th, to discuss how “we can move forward” it sounds like a good sign but I don’t wanna be too hopeful.
Just for some context the university I am currently doing my PGCE with, is the same University I studied and graduated for my Bachelors degree so hopefully that is taken into account
Original post by AEsf
So I have started my PGCE and my enhanced DBS has come back to me with a conviction form when I was 17 on it, I’m now 22. I had no clue this was even on my record so I declared it to my uni immediately.
They said the admissions referral board are going to make a decision regarding my admission onto the course.
My conviction is for robbery when I was 17 and I completed a Youth referral order for it, so now it’s classed as a spent conviction.
What I wanted to ask, based on anyone’s experience, do Universities take into account the fact that the conviction was before I was 18 when making their decision to keep me on the course or not?
They said the admissions referral board are going to make a decision regarding my admission onto the course.
My conviction is for robbery when I was 17 and I completed a Youth referral order for it, so now it’s classed as a spent conviction.
What I wanted to ask, based on anyone’s experience, do Universities take into account the fact that the conviction was before I was 18 when making their decision to keep me on the course or not?
Hi,
Most universities will have a policy regarding this. The majority of the time they will consider the circumstances around the criminal conviction. It's really important that you are honest with the university regarding the conviction. I would recommend mentioning to them that, you did not know that this was going to show on your DBS, since it will show that you weren't trying to hide the conviction from the university.
If you have any additional documents that are related to the conviction, I would recommend, you bring this with you to any meeting you have with the university. This will help support your case and show more context to the circumstances around the conviction.
Good luck
Suzan - Student Ambassador
(MSc Criminology student)
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