180 Frome Road Odd Down Bath BA2 5RF
Tel No 01225 838070 Fax No 01225 830377
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Headteacher: Mrs. J. Dyer, B.Ed, BA, M.Ed /
Recruitment at Three Ways School
Thank you for your interest in working at Three Ways School.
Three Ways School is an Academy Trust and is a generic Special School. Three Ways is divided into 3 departments to enable curriculum delivery and expectations that are age appropriate to all pupils.
Primary Department- 3yrs-11yrs
Secondary Department - 11yrs-16yrs
Sixth Form - 16yrs-19yrs
The school is a Specialist School for Physical and Sensory. It is also a School of Creativity.
Please refer to our school website at to view our School Prospectus, Child Protection Policy as well as other useful documents and information.
At Three Ways School we are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and members of the school community and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check, successful candidates will not be confirmed in post until an enhanced DBS check has been received.
Completed applications to be returned to the school by the closing date by post to:
Three Ways School
Recruitment
180 Frome Road
Odd Down
Bath BA2 5RF
We will endeavour to notify candidates of the outcome of their application, however if you have not heard anything from us 2 weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been selected for interview.
Job Details
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for particulars for the scope of work involved in being the Clerk to Governors. The role of Clerk is an important one. The purpose of the clerk's role is to: Provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters. Provide effective administrative support to the governing body and its committees. The salary for the role is £1000pa paid in 3 equal instalments. Hours are varied, the clerk will need to attend meeting and then produce minutes.
Applications
All applications must be made on the Three Ways School application form. There is a Teachers Application form for Teaching posts and a Support Staff Application Form for all other posts within the school. CVs for posts will not be accepted. Application forms are available to download from the schools website at All applications forms must be received by the school by the advertised closing date. Late applications will not be accepted. Proof of posting is not proof that the School has received your application. Due to the high number of applications received we cannot acknowledge receipt of your application.
Before completing the application form please ensure you have read the job description and person specification for the post, looking at the essential and desirable criteria. If after reading these documents please complete the Application Form. Please ensure you give specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria for the post – as this is how shortlisting of candidates will be assessed.
Please complete all sections of the application form. The following points may help you when completing your application form:
- You must confirm on your application form that you have the right to work in the UK
- You must provide details of at least two people we may approach for a reference. One of which must be your current or most recent employer.
- Please explain any gaps in your employment history, if selected for interview you may be questioned about the gaps during your interview.
- Please list qualifications. You will be required to provide evidence of qualifications necessary for the post applied for if invited to interview.
- Please give as much detail as possible regarding your reasons for applying for the post.
- You must declare on the application form if you are related to an employee or Governor of Three Ways School. Any sort of canvassing will lead to you automatically being disqualified. For example you must not ask an employee of the school of a school Governor to use their influence to help you get this post.
- You must declare any convictions on the application form. Please see safeguarding.
- You must sign and date your application form.
- It is your responsibility to ensure your application reaches the school by the stated closing date.
Safeguarding Children and Young People
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and thorough background checks.
Candidates should be aware that all posts at Three Ways School involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding children and young people, although the extent of that responsibility will vary depending on the nature of the post.
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 gives individuals the right not to disclose details of old offences as they are deemed to be “spent”. However employers within schools are allowed to ask about these offences and you should declare them on your application form. You must declare any convictions on your application form as the posts within Three Ways School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as “spent” must be declared.
If you are currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, your current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences, including those relating to children or young people (whether the disciplinary sanction is current or time-expired), and whether you have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any investigation or disciplinary proceedings. If you are not currently working with children, but have done so in the past, your previous employers will be asked about these issues.
Where neither your current or previous employment has involved working with children, your current employer will be asked about your suitability to work with children, although it may where appropriate be answered not applicable if your duties have not brought you into
Three Ways School will follow the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice concerning the use of information gained from the DBS, which ensures that sensitive personal information is handled and stored appropriable and is kept for only as long as necessary.
A copy of the schools Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website.
Equality of Opportunity
Three Ways School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce. It is essential that we monitor the effectiveness of our policy and to help us do this we appreciate your co-operation in completing all sections of the personal details form. This information will not be used when short listing and all information will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Three Ways School is committed to DDA and will ensure interviews and post is accessible to Disabled People.
A Copy of the schools Equal Opportunities Policy is available on the school website.
Equality of Information
All applicants will receive the same information about the post. Applicants are invited to phone for an informal discussion about the post prior to applying for it. This may help you decide if you meet all the criteria and whether you want to proceed with an application. Visits to the school are always welcome. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time.
Recruitment & Selection Policy
The prime objective of the recruitment and selection policy is to recruit the most suitable person, amongst those available, for the vacancy. Three Ways School is committed to equality and seeks to ensure that recruitment and selection practices reflect this.
Child Protection Policy and Guidelines
The Governors, Headteacher and all staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children in their care and to take steps to prevent children in their care from suffering ill treatment or neglect. A copy of the Child Protection Policy and Guidelines is available on the school website.
Interview
The Interview Date will normally be advertised and we endeavour to keep to the advertised date, however occasionally we may need to change this. The Interview panel will normally be made up of 3 people which will include the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and a School Governor for all teaching posts, and the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and one other panel member for Teaching Assistant posts; Head Teacher, Business Manager and one other panel member for other support role posts.
At the Interview you will be asked to provide evidence of identity, your right to work in the UK and evidence of qualification necessary for the post applied for. Details of what you will need to bring to interview are set out below:
Identity checks
Verification of your identity is essential. If you are invited to interview you will be required to provide evidence of your identity against photo ID, for example a passport, or driving licence. This applies to volunteers as well as paid staff.
Qualification checks
Verification of qualifications is an important safeguard to help verify the suitability of an applicant. Where qualifications are required for the job, the school must have sight of the original qualification certificate and copies of these will be taken on. For the successful candidate these will then be held on the persons Personal File within the school. For Teaching Posts evidence of Qualified Teacher Status must be provided at interview stage, and we will do our own check with the relevant professional body.
Eligibility to work within UK
The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 makes it a criminal offence for an employer to employ somebody who does not have permission to live or to work in the United Kingdom. We will therefore ask all candidates to bring to interview with them proof of their entitlement to work and live in the UK. In order for us to do this you must provide to us, at interview stage one of the following documents:
- A P45 or P60 from a former employer
- A document showing your national insurance number, such as a payslip.
- A passport confirming you are a British citizen.
- A passport or ID card confirming you are a citizen of the European Economic Area (which is EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein).
- A birth certificate issued in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
- Evidence from the Home Office confirming their right to live in the UK and take up employment.
References
All candidates must provide details of at least two referees one must be the current or most recent employer. Relatives and friends should not be use. References will be sought prior to interview. Referees will be asked to confirm employment details as stated in your application form, the will also be asked to comment on:
- Disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is 'time expired' (for example, where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing).
- Whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.
- The outcome of any enquiry into their conduct or any disciplinary procedure.
- The candidate's performance history in the job.
- The candidates conduct including performance management issues, disciplinary investigations and proven disciplinary offences, whether time expired or not.
- Any specific concerns that the referee might have or be aware of in regard to the person's suitability to work with children and young people.
Once all candidates have been interviewed and a decision has been made on whom to appoint, a member of the interview panel will telephone all those who were interviewed to advise them whether they were successful or not. The person who is offered employment will also receive the conditional offer, which is subject to pre-employment checks, in writing.
Other Pre-employment checks
If selected for the post, in addition to confirming your identity, your right to work in the UK and obtaining reference, there are a number of other checks that must be undertaken before confirming a person’s appointment to work with children:
An enhanced DBS disclosure (Disclosure and Barring Service)
On 1 December 2012, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) became the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and CRB checks became DBS checks. The DBS searches police records and in relevant cases, barred list information. It then issues a DBS certificate to the applicant. Who must provide a copy of the certificate to the School. An Individual cannot be confirmed in post until a satisfactory DBS Certificate has been received by the School. An enhanced DBS disclosure must be completed on every new employee. A copy of our DBS Policy Statement is attached.
Health checks
If you are the successful candidate and are offered the post, we will need verification of your medical fitness for the role, you will be asked to complete a medical fitness questionnaire and sign a medical fitness declaration. The Equality Act 2010 includes a provision which makes it unlawful, except in certain circumstances, for employers to ask about a candidate’s health before offering them work.
Other General Information
The majority of support roles within the school are term-time only. This means that staff work during school term-time which is 38 weeks per year. Teaching Assistants, Office Staff and cleaners are also contracted to work 1 extra week for school training days this amounts to a total on 39 weeks per year. Staff will be paid for these 38 or 39 weeks (wherever is applicable to their role) plus receive an additional element for holiday pay. Salary is paid in 12 monthly instalments.
All new staff to the school will receive induction training.
We hope that this has given you an insight into Three Ways School and the recruitment process. If you have any queries, please contact the school office.
Three WaysSchool is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 08488749. The registered office is at 180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF