Teaching Application Form | Bethany School

Bethany School Application Form

Teaching Staff

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Step 1 of 15 – Introduction

Introduction

Your Name*

First Last

Position applying for?*

Before completing this form, please read the information below.*

All candidates seeking employment at Bethany School are required to complete an Application Form, applicable to the role being applied for. A Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted in place of a completed Application Form.

Before submitting an Application Form, all candidates are expected to have read the relevant policies listed below, which can be found at www.bethanyschool.org.uk/policies

• Recruitment Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

All sections of the form must be completed in full Should there be any gaps in the ‘Education’ or ‘Career history’ section of the form, a satisfactory explanation must be provided as part of the application process.

All applicants who are invited to an interview will be required to bring with them evidence of their identity, right to work in the UK and residential address, along with any professional qualifications applicable to the role being applied for.

Bethany School is legally required to carry out a number of pre-appointment checks in respect of all prospective staff, in order to ascertain suitability for the role. The School is also required to provide certain information to third parties, such as the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will process personal information in accordance with its Staff Privacy Notice.

I agree

Section 1: Personal Details

Name*

First Name Surname

Preferred Name*

if applicable

Previous Name(s)*

If applicable

National Insurance Number*

Home Address*

House Number or Name Street Name City/Town County Postal Code

Home Telephone Number*

Mobile Telephone Number*

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Have you previously applied for a role at Bethany School?*

Yes

Please provide details of role(s) previously applied for at Bethany School.*

Do you have any existing contacts within Bethany School?*

e.g. governors, employees etc.

Yes

Who do you know and how do you know them?*

How did you hear about this position?*

Section 2: Working in the UK

Do you have any restrictions in seeking employment in the UK?*

Yes

Please provide details*

Do you have Qualified Teacher status?*

Yes

Teacher Registration Number (TRN)*

Section 3: Details of Online Profile

Please read*

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability.

You (and all other candidates) are therefore required to provide the following information as part of your application:

• the social media platforms on which you have accounts;
• the account names/handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym;
• any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on; and
• any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware.

If you are shortlisted for the role, we may carry out an online search based on the information you provide in this form. If we carry out a search, we will also search more widely for any other online information about you.

You are not required to provide account passwords or to grant Bethany School access to private social media accounts.
If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.

I agree

Details of Online Profile*

Include: Social media platforms on which you have accounts, The account names/handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym, Any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on and any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware. Please enter N/A if you believe you do not have any online profile(s).

Section 4: Prohibition from Teaching, Prohibition from Management and Disqualification from Providing Childcare

Please read*

Bethany School is not permitted to employ anyone to carry out ‘teaching work’ if they are prohibited from doing so. For these purposes ‘teaching work’ includes:

· planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils;
· delivering lessons to pupils;
· assessing the development, progress and attainment of pupils; and
· reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils.

The above activities do not amount to ‘teaching work’ if they are supervised by a qualified teacher or other person nominated by the Head.
Bethany School is also not permitted to employ anyone to work in a management position if they are prohibited from being involved in the management of an independent school. This applies to the following positions at the School:

· Head;
· teaching posts on the senior leadership team;
· teaching posts which carry a departmental head role eg Head of Mathematics;
· support staff posts on the senior leadership team eg Bursar, HR Manager;
· Chair of Proprietors/Governors.

Bethany School is also not permitted to employ anyone to work in a position which involves the provision of ‘childcare’ if they are disqualified from providing ‘childcare’. For these purposes ‘childcare’ includes:

· all supervised activities before, during and after the school day for children in our early years provision i.e. for a child up to 1 September following their 5th birthday; and
· provision for children who are not in our early years provision and who are under the age of 8, which takes place on the school premises before or after the school day.

Work as a cleaner, driver, transport escort, member of the catering staff or member of the office staff is not considered ‘childcare’ for these purposes.

The declaration at Section 13 of this Form therefore asks you to confirm whether you are prohibited from carrying out ‘teaching work’, prohibited from being involved in the management of an independent school and / or disqualified from providing ‘childcare’. You do not have to complete these aspects of the declaration if you are not applying for a relevant role. If you are unsure whether the role for which you are applying involves teaching work, is a relevant management role or involves the provision of ‘childcare’ please contact recruitment@bethanyschool.org.uk

Bethany School will also carry out a check to determine whether successful applicants for relevant roles are prohibited from teaching and / or prohibited from involvement in the management of an independent school. Successful applicants for ‘childcare’ roles will be required to complete a childcare disqualification self-declaration form.

I agree

Section 5: Education

Please list all secondary schools, further education and higher education institutions attended starting with most recent, together with academic examinations taken and grades/degree obtained.

Education History*

To be completed in chronological order. Click the plus button to add more of your education history.

Dates attended

Name of school/college/university

Name of Academic Examination/Vocational Qualification (e.g. GCSE Maths)

Grade/Degree achieved

Section 6: Other Vocational Qualifications, Skills or Training

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 role for which you have applied.

Section 7a: Career | Current/most recent post

Please list a full career history, starting with most recent post, to include all positions (as well as any voluntary work undertaken) since leaving full-time education along with reasons why the employment ended. Provide, where appropriate, explanations for periods of non-employment, for example parental leave, sabbatical etc.

Name and address of current/most recent employer*

Title of position held*

Employment start date*

Approximate date if necessary

Employment end date

If applicable

Salary*

Current salary/salary on leaving

Details of employee benefits*

If applicable

Reason for seeking other employment*

Notice period*

In weeks

Date you could commence employment*

Approximate date if necessary

Section 7b: Career | Previous post(s)

Please include all positions (as well as any voluntary work undertaken) since leaving full-time education along with reasons why the employment ended. Provide, where appropriate, explanations for periods of non-employment, for example parental leave, sabbatical etc.

Previous post(s)*

To be completed in chronological order. Click the plus button to add more of your previous posts.

Employment dates

Name and address of employer

Position held and/or duties

Reason for leaving

Period(s) of non-employment*

Provide, if applicable, explanations for periods of non-employment, for example parental leave, sabbatical etc.

Section 8: Hobbies & Interests

Hobbies & Interests*

Please describe any skills, hobbies or interests you have which might enhance the School’s extra-curricular activities.

Section 9: Supporting Statement

Supporting Statement*

Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position with reference to the Job Description. Describe any personal qualities, experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrate your ability and aptitude to undertake the duties of the post.

Section 10: Disclosure and Barring Service Checks, Criminal Record and Children's Barred List

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Please be aware that Bethany School applies for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for all positions at the School which amount to regulated activity. The role you are applying for meets the legal definition of regulated activity with children. If you are successful in your application you will be required to complete a DBS Disclosure Application Form. Employment with Bethany School is conditional upon the School being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Any criminal records information that is disclosed to Bethany School will be handled in accordance with any guidance and / or code of practice published by the DBS.

Bethany School will also carry out a check of the Children’s Barred List. Please be aware that it is unlawful for the School to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so. The declaration at Section 13 of this Form therefore asks you to confirm whether you are barred from working with children.

The role you are applying for is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Bethany School is therefore permitted to ask you to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which would normally be considered “spent”) in order to assess your suitability to work with children. If you are successful in being shortlisted for this role, you will be required to provide information about your suitability to work with children by completing a self-declaration form. In this form you will be required to provide details of all spent and unspent convictions and cautions. However, you will not have to disclose a caution or conviction for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up employment with Bethany School. Instead, Bethany School will assess each case on its merits and with reference to Bethany School’s objective assessment criteria set out in the School’s ‘Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure’.

I agree

Section 11: References

Please supply the names and contact details of two people who we may contact for references. One of these must be your current or most recent employer. If your current / most recent employment does / did not involve work with children, then your second referee should be from your employer with whom you most recently worked with children. Neither referee should be a relative or someone known to you solely as a friend. Bethany School intends to take up references on all shortlisted candidates before interview. Bethany School reserves the right to take up references from any previous employer. If Bethany School receives a factual reference i.e. one which contains only limited information about you, additional references may be sought. If you have previously worked overseas the School may take up references from your overseas employers. If Bethany School feels it is necessary to take up additional references for any reason we will contact you to discuss this before approaching any party for an additional reference. Bethany School may also telephone your referees in order to verify the reference they have provided. Bethany School treats all references given or received as confidential which means that you will not usually be provided with a copy.

Name of referee 1*

First Last

Organisation Name*

If applicable

Email*

Telephone Number*

Address*

House Number or Name Street Name City/Town County Postal Code

Relationship to referee 1*

Is/was referee 1 your line manager?*

May we contact prior to interview?*

Name of referee 2*

First Last

Organisation Name*

If applicable

Email*

Telephone Number*

Address*

House Number or Name Street Name City/Town County Postal Code

Relationship to referee 2*

Is/was referee 2 your line manager?*

May we contact prior to interview?*

Section 12: Recruitment and Use of Information

Please read*

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. A copy of the School’s ‘Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure’ (which includes the School’s ‘Policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders’), and ‘Safeguarding and Child protection policy’ is available for download from the Bethany School website. Please take the time to read them. If your application is successful, Bethany School will retain the information provided in this form (together with any attachments) on your personnel file for the duration of your employment. If your application is unsuccessful, all documentation relating to your application will normally be confidentially destroyed six months after the date on which you are notified of the outcome. How we use your information Information on how long Bethany School keeps and uses personal data is set out in the School’s Privacy Notice.

I have read the Bethany School Recruitment Policy.

I have read the Bethany School Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Section 13: Declaration

Please check boxes that apply*

I confirm that I am not named on the Children’s Barred List or otherwise disqualified from working with children.

I confirm that I am not prohibited from carrying out ‘teaching work”.

I confirm that I am not prohibited from being involved in the management of an independent school.

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, I am not disqualified from working in early years provision or later years provision with children under the age of eight.

I confirm that I have provided details of all my online profile and I have not knowingly withheld any information.

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 or misleading information could result in my application being rejected.

Electronic signature*

Your name in block capitals

Today's date*

The date you are submitting your application.

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Bethany School Application Form

Teaching Staff

Introduction

Section 1: Personal Details

Section 2: Working in the UK

Section 3: Details of Online Profile

Section 4: Prohibition from Teaching, Prohibition from Management and Disqualification from Providing Childcare

Section 5: Education

Section 6: Other Vocational Qualifications, Skills or Training

Section 7a: Career | Current/most recent post

Section 7b: Career | Previous post(s)

Section 8: Hobbies & Interests

Section 9: Supporting Statement

Section 10: Disclosure and Barring Service Checks, Criminal Record and Children's Barred List

Section 11: References

Section 12: Recruitment and Use of Information

Section 13: Declaration