Application form for the role of Teaching, Learning and Research Associate

Name of applicant

Notes for applicants

  1. Completed application forms should be submitted in electronic format by 5pm on 19 March 2015 to
  1. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  1. Receipt of completed application forms will be acknowledged.
  1. If you have a disability which requires reasonable adjustments at the selection interview, or which needs to be taken into account when considering your application, please let us know.

The Teaching Council is an equal opportunities employer.

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1.  Personal details

Name
Address
Teaching Council Registration No.
Education Sector (per Teaching Council Registration)
Telephone Numbers / Home / Mobile
E-Mail
Driving Licence (please tick) / Full Licence / Provisional Licence

2. Current employment status

2A Employer/School details

Employer / School Name
Address
School Roll Number
Telephone Number
Position (Principal, Deputy Principal, Learning Support/Resource Teacher, Subject Teacher etc)
Category (Primary, Post Primary, Special School)
Employment Status
If Special Duty / Post-holder, please specify duties.

2B Current secondment details, if applicable

Organisation / Support Service Name
Address
Telephone Number / Email
Position / Number of Years in this Position
Brief Description of Role and Duties undertaken:

3.  Competency in Irish – please indicate by ticking a box, as appropriate

Very Good / Good / Fair / Poor

4.  Qualifications, including post-graduate

Year(s) / Title / Major Subject(s) / Awarding Body / Grade Obtained / NFQ Level

5.  Employment experience

5A School experience

Role / School Name(s) / From - To
Class/Subject Teacher
Learning Support /Resource Teacher
Special Educational Needs Teacher
Deputy Principal
Principal
Other (please specify)

5B Experience of working in an education setting other than a classroom

Setting Type / Details

6.  Association with professional groups/teacher networks

Group / Brief Details of Role

Please respond to each of the following questions in bullet point format, where possible. Please ensure that your response to each question does not exceed 150 words approximately.

7.  Briefly outline how you employ or have employed innovative learning and teaching approaches in your classroom and/or engaged with curriculum and assessment development. Please state also how these skills may be applied in the role of TLR Associate.

8.  Briefly outline your involvement in mentoring and/or coaching in a professional capacity

9. Briefly outline any experience and main achievements in the organisation, design and/or delivery of continuing professional development (CPD), including the design and facilitation of interactive, engaging and effective workshops with teachers and/or other stakeholders. If applicable, please reference any involvement in CPD activities through the medium of Irish.

10. Briefly outline your engagement in research, including practitioner-based research and/or research for the purposes of an academic award.

11. Please provide two examples of how your organisational and management skills were demonstrated in the context of past and current employment or other roles. Please state how these skills may be applied to the role of TLR Associate.

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12. Provide two examples of how you have effectively engaged as part of a team to achieve set objectives, with particular focus on the contribution you made to that team.

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Example 2:

13. ICT Skills: Outline your level of competence in ICT and provide two examples of how your skills were applied in the context of past or current employment, or other roles.

Outline your level of competence:
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Example 2:

14. References – please provide details of two people from whom references may be obtained.

Contact Details – Referee 1

Referee’s Name
Position
Address
Telephone Numbers
E-Mail

Contact Details – Referee 2

Referee’s Name
Position
Address
Telephone Numbers
E-Mail

The Teaching Council reserves the right to seek additional or alternative referees if deemed appropriate.

I hereby certify that all information provided on this application form is true and correct:

Signature of Applicant
Date

Teaching Council - Teaching, Learning and Research Associate