2013 application for OUBS Residential Schools For:
B690 13K Managing 3: the integration challenge (February/ March 2014)
BB835 13K: The dynamics of strategy (March 2014)
B839 13K: The management initiative (May 2014)
Please read these notes carefully before you complete your application:
Details of dates and venues are can be found below:
B690 13K: Managing 3: the integration challenge (February/ March 2014)
Module / From / To / VenueB690 / 7 March 2014 / 9 March 2014 / MacDonalds Manchester
B690 / 28 February 2014 / 2 March 2014 / Lane End Conference Ctr, High Wycombe
B690 / 10 March 2014 / 12 March 2014 / Wyboston Lakes
B690 / 4 March 2014 / 21 March 2014 / Online School
BB835 13K: The dynamics of strategy (March 2014)
Module / From / To / VenueBB835 / 3 March 2014 / 6 March 2014 / Lane End Conference Ctr, High Wycombe.
BB835 / 3 March 2014 / 6 March 2014 / Heathrow/Windsor Marriott, Slough
BB835 / 14 March 2014 / 17 March 2014 / Warwick Conferences Radcliffe, Coventry
BB835 / 14 March 2014 / 17 March 2014 / Dolce La Hulpe, Brussels
BB835 / 4 March 2014 / 24 March 2014 / Online School
B839 13K: The management initiative (May 2014)
Module / From / To / VenueB839 / 16 May 2014 / 18 May 2014 / Heathrow/Windsor Marriott, Slough
B839 / 6 May 2014 / 8 May 2014 / Warwick Conferences Radcliffe, Coventry
B839 / 6 May 2014 / 26 May 2014 / Online School
Please note even if you have held an OUBS residential schools appointment in the last 3 years please complete ALL sections of this form.
All applicants: Please complete the equal opportunities monitoring form at the end of the application form. The University is obliged to ask for this information, but it is not made available to recruitment panels when considering appointment decisions.
If you are completing your application and you are unable to use the tick boxes, double click on the box and select ‘checked’.
You can return your application by:
· email: (no signature required)
Applications received by email will be acknowledged automatically.
If you need any help with the application, please contact the Residential Schools Team on +44 (0)1908 653 235 or email us at
If you need to make any changes to your choice of dates and modules after submitting your application form, please contact us.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 19th December 2013 and applications will not be accepted after this date.
We will let you know the outcome of your application as soon as we are able.
You have the right under the Data Protection Act (the right of “subject access”) to a copy of information held about you. To obtain this, please write to Data Protection Coordinator, The Open University, PO Box 497, Walton Hall, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 6AT.
Eligibility to work in the UK
The Open University regrets that it is unable to accept applications for Residential Schools from applicants who are not resident in the UK or ROI.
There are legal restrictions on who may undertake employment in the United Kingdom. Residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland are permitted to work within the UK. Citizens of other countries, however, normally need to be sponsored by a UK employer and granted permission to stay in the UK by the UK Border Agency, in order to undertake employment with the sponsoring employer.
When applying to the UK Border Agency in order to sponsor someone, the University will be required to demonstrate that there are no other suitable candidates for the post who are residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland. If you require sponsorship, this will be processed should your application for appointment be successful.
Every candidate invited for interview will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK by producing verifiable documents. Details of the required documents will be sent to all candidates who are invited for interview and the relevant original documents must be brought to the interview for checking and copying. If candidates are interviewed by telephone then they are required to contact the residential schools team at and book an appointment to have their documents verified at a local Open University Office within 14 days. [Where a recruitment process exceptionally does not include interviews again successful candidates will be required to contact the residential schools team to book an appointment to have their documents verified within 14 days]. Please note we are unable to accept photocopies of documents; original documents must be provided for checking by Open University staff.
To find out which visas and permissions you may require in order to work in the UK, please see http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ or telephone 0114 207 4074. The general enquiries line is open from 09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
The Open University regrets that it is unable to accept applications for Residential Schools from applicants who are not resident in the UK or ROI. If you have not worked for the University previously, you will be required to provide proof that you are eligible to work in accordance with Section Eight of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. Our appointment offer will be withdrawn if you fail to provide such evidence.
Work permits
Because of the short period between appointment and residential school, it’s not usually possible to get a work permit for Open University business school residential schools.
Criminal Conviction Disclosure
In line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you are required to declare any unspent criminal convictions when completing employment application forms for the Open University. For certain roles, you will also need to declare spent convictions, pending charges/current police investigations, bind overs, warnings and cautions or reprimands. All information you provide is treated as confidential and will be considered only in relation to the job for which you are applying.
In instances where a conviction is disclosed, The Open University will consider whether the offence would make you unsuitable for the type of work you are applying for.
Equality and Diversity
The Open University Equality Scheme is our single equality scheme setting out our work to prevent unlawful discrimination and promote equality and good relations with regards to the characteristics of age; caring and dependency responsibilities; disability; gender; gender identity; marriage and civil partnership status; political opinion; pregnancy, adoption, maternity and paternity; race; religion or belief; and sexual orientation.
Our vision is to create an inclusive university community and a society where people are treated with dignity and respect, where inequalities are challenged, and where we anticipate and respond positively to different needs and circumstances so that everyone can achieve their potential. The University values the commitment and involvement from all our staff, students, partners and providers in working towards the achievement of this vision.
Further information about equality and diversity is available on the University’s Equality and Diversity website (http://www.open.ac.uk/equality-diversity/), and on the intranet (accessible to all staff).
Disclosure of equality informationThe University monitors the participation and progress of staff in relation to a number of individual characteristics and this information is collected in the recruitment process through an equal opportunities monitoring form. This information is only used to assess the effectiveness of our equality policies and is never disclosed to individuals who do not need to know it. Although the disclosure of this information is entirely voluntary, the University encourages you to provide this information in full when you apply for a position.
Information for disabled applicants
If you require a copy of the application form in large print or on computer disc please Contact us. If you have a hearing impairment, you can make enquiries on ++44 (0)1908 654901 (Milton Keynes minicom answer phone).
We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Application for Employment -OUBS Residential School
Even if you have held a summer residential school appointment in the last 3 years please complete ALL sections of the form.
Please also note that incomplete or inappropriately completed forms will not be considered under any circumstances.
All applicants are required to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form.
1. PERSONAL DETAILS / Internal Use onlyTitle: Surname / Family Name: / Staff Reference Number:
First Name(s): / Job Title:
Address:
For internal applications:
Staff number:
Internal telephone extension:
Postcode:
Contact numbers: / Nationality:
Day:
Evening: / Are you eligible to work in the UK?
Yes No
Please see ‘Information for Applicants’ where you can obtain information about the documentation required.
Mobile:
Email:
Gender
HESA identification number (if known)
Male Female
2. OUBS SCHOOL PREFERENCE:
DIP use only / Module Code / Date preferences / Available for ALE / VenuePreference (If any) / Available for all dates / Maximum number of schools / Available as reserve
3. If you hold an OU internal salaried appointment, please confirm on what basis you have been given line manager approval to undertake this appointment (please tick one box only):
Annual leave would be taken to do the work
Line manager approval would be given to do the work without taking annual leave
Please note; it is your responsibility to ensure that you have arranged the appropriate time away from the office (i.e. leave has been booked or line manager approval has been given).
4. Higher education
Include class of degree/diploma, subject, and exact field of any higher degree thesis. Please use Question 16 to show how this relates to the role requirements and person specification.
Name and addressof Institution / Start date / End date / Award/description
5. Membership of professional bodies
Include grade of membership and date of election
6. Present employment
Include the name and address of your employer, your role title and a brief description of your duties. Please use Question 8 to show how this relates to the role requirements and person specification. Please state if you are not presently employed.
Name and addressof employer / Start date / End date / Role
7. Past employment
Include the name and address of your employer, your role title and a brief description of your duties. Please use Question 8 to show how this relates to the role requirements and person specification
Name and addressof employer / Start date / End date / Role
8. Please describe how you meet the role requirements and person specification
9. Other information
Include any information relevant to your application that is not included elsewhere
10. References
Please give the names and contact information of two people to whom we may apply for information about your work, experience and attendance record and indicate your relationship to the referee. One referee must be your most recent or current employer (if previously employed). If you have just left school/college, you may supply details of your Head Teacher/Principal. You DO NOT need to name any referees if you are a full-time member of University staff, a current associate lecturer, or have held a residential schools appointment in the past three years.
Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that any application for on appointment to residential schools or ALE posts does not affect your terms and conditions of service if you are already in full-time employment.
Name and title / Name and titleRole / Role
Organisation name and address / Organisation name and address
Telephone / Telephone
How are you known to referee / How are you known to referee
If you are offered a position, please note it is University policy that any written offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references, at least until the most current employer reference is received and deemed satisfactory.
11. DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
To apply for a job at the Open University you must tell us about any unspent criminal convictions you have.
When applying for certain jobs, you will also need to declare spent criminal convictions, pending charges/current police investigations, bind overs, warnings and cautions or reprimands. (See item 2 below).
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the job for which you are applying.
If you disclose a conviction, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we will not consider and appoint you. Our main consideration will be whether the offence would make you unsuitable for the type of work you are applying for.
1. Please read carefully the notes in this section and enter any unspent convictions below.
2. Certain jobs are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that you must also state ‘spent’ criminal convictions, pending charges/current police investigations, bind overs, warnings and cautions or reprimands if you are applying for a job where there is likely to be regular contact with under 18 year olds and other vulnerable groups. There may be other specified jobs that are also exempt from the Act – where this is applicable it will be indicated in the job advert and/or the accompanying recruitment information. A Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure will be required for all these posts that fall into this category where an applicant is offered the position.
Do you have any criminal convictions to declare? Yes No
If yes, please complete the section below:
Offence / Date of Conviction / SentenceFurther information in relation to any conviction may be required at interview.
Details of relevant convictions and time periods are as follows:
Sentence / Becomes ‘spent’ afterSentence of imprisonment or youth custody exceeding 6 months but not exceeding 30 months / 10 years
A sentence of imprisonment or youth custody not exceeding 6 months. / 7 years
A sentence of borstal training. / 7 years
A fine or other sentence, not otherwise covered in this chart, such as a compensation or community service order or probation order received on
or after 3rd February 1995. / 5 years
An absolute discharge. / 6 months
A probation order, conditional charge, bind over, fit person order,
Supervision order or care orders under the Children and Young Persons
Acts (and equivalent in Scotland). / 1 year or until the order expires
(whichever is the longer), or 5 years if a probation order was made on or after 3rd February 1995.
Cashiering, discharge with ignominy or dismissal with disgrace from the armed forces. / 10 years
Simple dismissal from the armed forces. / 7 years
Detention by direction of the Home Secretary