Our Lady of Sion School - APPLICATION FORM

Application Form
- The School is legally required to carry out a number of pre-appointment checks which are detailed in the School's Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure. The information you are being asked to provide in this form is required so that the School can comply with those legal obligations should your application be successful.
- In order to be considered for a position at the School, you must complete this application form. A CV will not be accepted in place of a completed application form.
- Please note that the School may carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates (see the School’s Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure’ for further information).
- Please ensure that you complete your application form and a supporting letter of application that provides evidence of your impact and how you would meet the requirements within the person specification.This should be submitted to recruitment@sionschool.org.uk by the closing date. A job description can be downloaded from https://www.sionschool.org.uk/contact-us/job-vacancies/
Position Applied For:*
Section 1

Personal Details
Full Name*

Title (Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms)Legal Forename/sLegal Surname
Former Name (If applicable)

Former NameLegal Surname
Date of Birth*

DayMonthYear
Current Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Email Address*
example@example.com
Contact Number*
eg. 07123 456789
National Insurance Number:*
Are you eligible for employment in the UK?*
If no, please specify in the box provided
Please Specify
Do you have Qualified Teacher status?*
Teacher reference number (if applicable):
QTS certificate number (if applicable)
Date of Teaching Qualification

MonthDayYear
Date
Are you registered with the DBS Update Service *
Have you read the School's Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and procedure?*

Section 2
Details of Online Profile

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 awar
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 the School access to private social media accounts.

If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.
Details:

Section 3
Prohibition from teaching, prohibition from management and disqualification from providing childcare.

The 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 Headteacher.

The 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:
- Headteacher;
- teaching posts on the senior leadership team;
- teaching posts which carry a departmental head role;
- support staff posts on the senior leadership team;
- Members of the Governing Body
The 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 15 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 bursar@sionschool.org.uk

The 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.

Section 4

Education and qualifications

Please start with the most recent. Please continue in the free-type box provided if necessary.

	Name of institution __________________	From (Date)	To (Date)	Subjects & Grades/Results ____________________________________________________	Examinations (Date)	Awarding Body
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2
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Qualifications (cont.)
Please list name of institute, dates of study, subjects, and results obtained.
Section 5

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 6

Employment History, current/ most recent
Provide full details of your employment since leaving full time education starting with you current or most recent role.
Current/most recent employer:*
Current/most recent job title:*
Current/ most recent employer's address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Post Code
Date Started*

MonthDayYear
Date
Date employment ended (if applicable)

MonthDayYear
Date
Current salary/ salary on leaving:*
Current Pension Scheme:
Employee benefits:

YesNo
If yes, please provide details:
If you are a teacher, please detail subject/areas currently taught:
Type of school:
Age range:
Number on roll:
When would you be available to take up employment if offered:
Reason for seeking other employment:*

Section 7

Previous employment and/or activities (including voluntary work) since leaving secondary education

List the most recent first, please continue in the free-type box provided if necessary.

	From (Date)	To (Date)	Name and address of employer	Position held and/or duties	Reason for leaving
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4

Previous employment and/or activities since leaving secondary education (cont.)

Section 8

Gaps in your employment history, e.g looking after children, sabbatical year.

Please give details and dates:

	From (Date)	To (Date)	Reason
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2
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International Police Check

If you have lived outside the UK for a period of three months or longer since the age of 18, please state the dates and country/ies below and be aware that you will need to provide the school with a Police Certificate of Good Conduct from the country/ies.
Have you ever lived/worked/travelled abroad for more than three months within the last ten years? *

If yes, please provide details below:

	Name of Country	From (Date)	To (Date)
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Section 9

Interests
Please give details of your interests, hobbies or skills - in particular any which could be of benefit to the school for the purposes of enriching its extra-curricular activity.
Section 10

Suitability
Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Review the job description and person specification and describe your experience, skills and your personal qualities, you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrate your ability and aptitude to undertake the duties of the post.*
Please answer fully as this information will be used to shortlist candidates for interview.
Section 11

Other information
Is there any other information which you would like us to be aware of when considering your application?

Section 12
Disclosure and Barring Service checks, criminal record and Children's Barred List.

Please be aware that the 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 the School is conditional upon the School being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Any criminal records information that is disclosed to the School will be handled in accordance with any guidance and / or code of practice published by the DBS.

The 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 15 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 the 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 the School. Instead, the School will assess each case on its merits and with reference to the School's objective assessment criteria set out in the School's 'Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure'.
Relationship to the school
Do you have any personal relationships that exist between you and any of the following members of the school community: Governors / Trustees / Staff / Pupils?*

If yes, please provide details below:

	Name	Relationship	Role at the school
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Driving Licence Details

If you are applying for a role that requires a driving licence, please complete the details below:
Do you have a valid driving licence?
Driving Licence Number

Section 13
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. The School intends to take up references on all shortlisted candidates before interview. The School reserves the right to take up references from any previous employer.

If the 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.

The School may also telephone your referees in order to verify the reference they have provided.
Referee 1*

First NameLast Name
Referee 2*

First NameLast Name
Specify professional relationship to the applicant:*
Specify professional relationship to the applicant:*
Email:*
example@example.com
Email:*
example@example.com
Consent to contact prior to interview?*
Consent to contact prior to interview?*
Contact telephone number:*

Area CodePhone Number
Contact telephone number:*

Area CodePhone Number
Address *

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Post Code
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Post Code

Section 14
Recruitment and use of information

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 'Child protection policy' is available for download from the School's website https://www.sionschool.org.uk/about-us/school-policies/ Please take the time to read them.

If your application is successful, the 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. Please see our Information and Records Retention Policy for information on how long we keep your personal data. This can be found on our website https://www.sionschool.org.uk/about-us/school-policies/

How we use your information

Information on how the School uses personal data is set out in the School's Privacy Notice, which can be found here https://www.sionschool.org.uk/about-us/school-policies/

Section 15

Declaration
I confirm that I am not named on the Children's Barred List or otherwise disqualified from working with children*

I confirm
I confirm that I am not prohibited from carrying out 'teaching work' (do not tick this box if the role for which you are applying does not involve 'teaching work')

I confirm
I confirm that I am not prohibited from being involved in the management of an independent school (do not tick this box if the role for which you are applying is not a management role)

I confirm
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 (do not tick this box if the role for which you are applying does not involve the provision of 'childcare')

I confirm
- 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 or (if the false or misleading information comes to light after my appointment) summary dismissal and may amount to a criminal offence.
- I understand that the School is authorised to obtain references and may approach my nominated referees as indicated above for information to verify particular experience or qualifications.
- In addition to taking up references, the School may undertake an internet search of social media. I confirm that I have provided details of all of my online profile (including social media accounts under nicknames and/or pseudonyms) and I have not knowingly withheld any information.
- I understand that if I am currently working with children on either a paid or voluntary basis, my current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including anywhere the penalty is time expired (that is where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing, for example); also whether I have been the subject of any child protection concerns and, if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If I am not currently working with children, then I understand that a previous employer where I worked with children will be asked about those issues.
- I understand that any offer of employment made by the School will be conditional on receipt of satisfactory references and Occupational Health screening.
- I agree the organisation may use the information contained on this form for the purpose of processing my job application and for any other legitimate purpose of the business.
I have read, understand and agree to the above statements.*

I confirm
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Application Form

Section 1

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

International Police Check

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Relationship to the school

Driving Licence Details

Section 15