Application Form
Thank you for your interest in Kimbolton School. In the interest of equality and fairness, all applicants are required to complete the following Application Form. This helps us to compare individuals on like-for-like information. You may wish to include a CV to support your application, but applicants will be short-listed based on the information provided in this Application Form.
Please complete all sections and return to:
The HR Officer, Bursary, Kimbolton School, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0EA
If you are shortlisted for interview you will be contacted directly. If you do not hear from us please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates. All posts are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check.
To help ensure a smooth recruitment process, please make sure that you read and understand the Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Declaration
I have read the Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
I am aware that the post for which I am applying is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore that all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as “spent” must be declared. I have not been barred from working with children, am not named on The Children’s Barred List and the Adults Barred List, am not subject to any sanctions imposed by a regulatory body (eg the General Teaching Council), I have no convictions, cautions or bind-overs or, if I have these are enclosed in a sealed envelope marked “confidential”.
Signed: / Date:Interviewer to complete: / Notes:
1. Identity Check
2. Proof of entitlement to work in the UK
3. CV Check
4. Confirmation have read code of conduct
5. Qualifications
6. Disqualification by Association
7. References / Checked by:
Position:
Date:
8. Signed Application Form
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: / Title:
All Previous Surnames (if applicable):
Forenames:
(Please underline your preferred name)
Current Address:
Postcode: / Previous Address:
(If resident at current address for less than five years):
Email address: / Date of Birth:
Contact numbers
(please tick your prefered number)
Home: / Nationality:
Mobile: / National Insurance Number:
Work:
Are there any restrictions on you taking employment in the UK?
(Proof of entitlement to work in the UK will be required at interview) / Yes or No:
If yes, please give details:
Children: / Marital Status:
Current Employer or Employers and main responsibilities: / Current Position:
Period of notice required (if applicable)
Should the school be aware of any health issues that could affect your job performance?:
Do you smoke?
(There is a No Smoking Policy whilst on the School Grounds) / Are you registered Disabled?
Where did you hear about this post or see it advertised?
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Please list below, in chronological order, all the Educational establishments you have attended from Secondary School through to University or Music College. It is school policy to verify the relevant qualifications of successful applicants.
Name and Place / From
(mm/yy) / To
(mm/yy) / Brief summary of qualifications attained
(Subject and Level)
Please list any other training or qualifications that you see as relevant to the role
Name of course, where completed and qualification attained / Date completed (mm/yy)
Do you hold a full driving licence? / Do you have use of a car? / Do you have relevant computing skills?
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Please supply a full history in chronological order (with start and end dates) of all employment, self-employment and any periods of unemployment since leaving secondary education. Provide, where appropriate, explanations for any periods not in employment, self-employment or further education/training. In each case give reasons for leaving employment. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
Dates / Employer / Position
Brief summary of main responsibilities / Reason for leaving
From
(mm/yy) / To
(mm/yy)
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
You may use this space to explain why are you interested in this position and what qualifications, skills and experience make you a good candidate.
EXISTING CONTACTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL
To ensure an unbiased selection process, please indicate if you know or are related to any existing employees or pupils in the school, and if so, how you know or are related to them.
Name and Position at the School / Relationship to you
REFEREES
Please provide two referees. One referee should be your current or most recent employer. Where you are not currently working with children but have done so in the past one referee must be from the employer whom you were most recently employed in work with children. Please note that references cannot be accepted from relatives or from referees writing solely in the capacity of friends.
Referee 1 – Current Employer / Referee 2
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
How do you know this person?
Occupation:
Under the Guidelines Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings June 2005, Kimbolton School reserves the right to request age related information from the candidate.
Kimbolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. It is an offence for any organisation to offer employment that involves regular contact with young people under the age of 18 to anyone who has been convicted of certain specified offences, or included on lists of people considered unsuitable for such work held by the Department of Education. It is also an offence for people convicted of such offences to apply for work with young people. The successful candidate is subject to satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This check will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at All employees will be expected to abide by the School’s Safeguarding Code of Conduct and will attend Safeguarding training