All Teacher Candidates involved in a practicum placement in Ontario schools are required to complete a Criminal Record Check prior to having direct contact with students. Without a satisfactory Police Record you will not be allowed to participate in practicum assignments. For information and Application forms please go to the OESC website at: http://www.oesc-cseo.org/English/checks.html.

If any student starts the new school year without a valid police record check, he/she can go to a local police station and pay for a criminal background check which typically will have a 24-hour turnaround but will cost more money than ordering in advance through the Ontario Education Services Corporation Web site. Without a valid police record check, a teacher candidate cannot attend practicum.