Application Form

Completing your application form

•  Please complete this application form in full. It is an essential requirement of our selection process and the information you give will help us to select candidates for interview. Please note that you are not limited by the size of the answer boxes; they will expand and additionally, do continue to a separate sheet if necessary.

•  You are not required to enclose a CV.

•  Please send a covering letter with your application form. We recommend that this should be between one and two pages long and should cover:

‐  what attracts you to the position;

‐  how you feel your experience, skills and personal qualities qualify you to take on the role;

‐  any other information you would like the selection panel to know.

•  Please email your completed application form and covering letter, marked for the attention of Mr Peter Jones, Headmaster, to

Application/Interview Process / Key Dates
Closing Date / 12 noon, Friday 12 February
Long List interviews / Thursday 3 March
Short List interviews / Friday 18 March

Please ensure that you are available for the Long List and Short List interview dates.

Position applied for: / Bursar, Littlegarth School
Section 1: Personal details /
Title:
Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms / Forenames: / Surname:
Preferred name:
Teacher Registration number (if applicable):
/ National Insurance number:
Address: / Telephone number(s):
Home:
Work:
Mobile:
Email address:
Are you eligible for employment in the UK? / Yes / No
Please provide details:
Section 2: Education
Please start with most recent /
Name of
school/college/university / Dates:
Month Year / Subject(s) / Result
From / To
From / To
From / To
From / To
Section 3: Other vocational qualifications, skills or training
Please provide details of any vocational qualifications or skills that you possess or training that you have received which you consider to be relevant to the Bursar role. /
Section 4: Employment - Current
Name and address of Current / most recent employer: / Start: ______(MM) /______(YY)
End (if applicable):
______(MM) /______(YY)
Job Title: / Reason for leaving:
Main responsibilities:
Key Achievements:
Do you / did you receive any employee benefits?
YES / No (delete as appropriate) / Current salary / salary on leaving:
If YES to the above, please provide details:
Please state Notice Period:
Section 5: Previous employment and / or activities since leaving secondary education
Please start with the most recent employment following your current employment
Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary /
Name and address
of employer: / Dates:
Month Year / Position held/Duties: / Reason for leaving:
From / To
From / To
From / To
From / To
Section 6: Gaps in your employment
If there are any gaps in your employment history, e.g. sabbatical year, please give details and dates. /
Section 7: Interests
Please give details of your interests, hobbies or skills - in particular any which could be of benefit to the School. /
Section 8: References
Please supply the names and contact details of two people whom we may contact for references. One of these must be your current or most recent employer. Neither referee should be a relative or someone known to you solely as a friend. The School intends to take up references from all shortlisted candidates before interview. /
Referee 1 / Referee 2
Name: / Name:
Organisation: / Organisation:
Address: / Address:
Telephone number: / Telephone number:
Occupation: / Occupation:
May we contact prior to interview? / May we contact prior to interview?
Yes / No / Yes / No
Section 10: Recruitment
It is the School's policy to employ the best qualified personnel and to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of their race, colour, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, religion or religious belief, disability or age. All new appointments are subject to a probationary period.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application is successful, the School will retain the information provided in this form (together with any attachments) on your personnel file. If your application is unsuccessful, all documentation relating to your application will normally be confidentially destroyed after six months.
All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure. All required employment checks must be completed before an appointment can be finally confirmed.
Section 11: Declaration /
·  I confirm that the information I have given on this application form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
·  I understand that providing false information is an offence which could result in my application being rejected or (if the false information comes to light after my appointment) summary dismissal and may amount to a criminal offence.
·  I understand that, if successful, I shall be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and be checked against the Children’s Barred List.
·  The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring website: (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service).
·  Details of any unprotected criminal records should be provided in a separate sealed envelope marked ‘Confidential – Disclosure’ and for the attention of Peter Jones, Headmaster. If applicable, this should be attached to your application form.
·  I consent to the School making direct contact with the people specified as my referees to verify the reference.
Signed:
Date:
If you are completing this form electronically and are invited to interview you will be required to sign your application form at that stage.