I’ve heard that some sites require preservice teachers to wear a suit/formal dress/won’t accept preservice teachers with body piercings/want to interview preservice teachers prior to accepting a placement. Is this true?
Every field experience placement is subject to acceptance by the allocated site and some sites may require an interview with a preservice teacher prior to placement confirmation. Every site has the right to accept or reject a placement based on that site’s personal presentation and dress standards. These requirements may relate to such things as visible tattoos, body piercings, the wearing of jeans/t-shirts, types of footwear or acceptable hair style or hair colour. Students are expected to meet their allocated site’s requirements for the duration of their placement. Please refer to page 12 of the Field Experience Policies and Guidelines Booklet (PDF|537KB).
