To be eligible under this category, you need to be able to provide a form of the ID listed below matching the name on your Blue Light Card account.
Work ID card showing:
- Name
- Eligible school affiliation
Payslip showing:
- Name
- Eligible school affiliation
- Dated within 3 months
Work email address:
- A trusted work email address which can be verified as proof of ID. If this is not successful, a work ID card or recent payslip would need to be provided as an alternative
Eligible school types:
- Special Schools, Referral Units & Centrally Employed
- Secondary Schools - England
- Secondary Schools - Scotland
- Secondary Schools - Wales
- Secondary Schools - Northern Ireland
- Sixth form/colleges
- Early Year & Primary Schools - England
- Early Year & Primary Schools - Scotland
- Early Year & Primary Schools - Wales
- Early Year & Primary Schools - Northern Ireland
Common reasons for ID decline under this category
- The name on your ID card/payslip doesn't match your account
- Your payslip did not show a date from within the last 3 months
- The team were unable to find affiliation to an eligible school from your ID card/payslip
Retired teachers are not eligible for a Blue Light Card at this time.