Accessibility statement
This accessibility statement applies to Teaching Vacancies.
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 users should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 400% 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:
- radio buttons that reveal additional content do not use supported ARIA attributes
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 please email teaching.vacancies@education.gov.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 working days.
Contact the school listing the vacancy for support finding out about or applying for a particular job.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact teaching.vacancies@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 (EASS).
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 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Radio buttons that reveal additional content do not use supported ARIA attributes. The use of ARIA attributes in roles where they are not permitted can interfere with accessibility. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
We are currently unable to fix this issue, as radio buttons are a standard GOV.UK design system component. We are monitoring this and will fix this issue as soon as we can.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Text does not meet sufficient contrast requirements against the page background. This can be seen on the ‘landing page’. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum). This image identified is exempt from the success criterion under the logotypes exemption.
Schools upload documents onto our service to support their job listings. Some documents such as job descriptions or person specifications may not be fully accessible. These types of content are exempt from accessibility regulations, but we are currently working to make this area of the website more accessible.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to test the accessibility of this website as it develops.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 6 January 2026. It was last reviewed on 6 January 2026.
This website was last tested on 5 January 2026. The test was carried out by Zoonou.
Zoonou used WCAG-EM to define the pages tested and test approach.