CONFIDENTIAL

FormNo.2(DBSapplicationform)

ApplicationforaTeachingPost

PleasereadtheattachedInformationtoCandidatessheetsbeforecompletingthisform

PostTitle:
PostReferenceNo.
School: / SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY PRIMARY
Applicant’sReferenceNo.
Ifyourequire thisforminanalternativeformat(braille,largeprint,audiotapeetc)pleasecontactChildren’sServices
HR,SharedServiceCentre,50FawcettStreet,Sunderland, SR11RF.
Telephone(0191)5663435, Fax(0191) 5537207ore-mail:.
Asthisapplicationmaybe photocopied,pleasecompletetheforminblackinkortype.PleasenoteC.V.’swillnotbe considered.
EqualOpportunitiesandMonitoring
TheinformationrequestedinPartAofthisformwillbeusedformonitoringandadministrationpurposesonly,andis notseenbytherecruitmentpanel.TheinformationrequestedonPartC,isusedforcheckingconvictions,andis alsonotseenbytherecruitmentpanel.PartBisseparatedwhenwe receiveyourapplicationform,andgiventothe recruitmentpanelforshortlisting.Thisisdonetoreducethepossibility ofunfairandunlawfuldiscrimination.

PartA

PersonalDetails
FirstName/s
Surname/Last Name
AllPreviousNames
Address
PostCode
TelephoneNo.(Homeormobile)
TelephoneNo.(Work)-ifconvenient
e-mail address

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EqualOpportunitiesMonitoring

GenderMaleFemale

DateofBirth

Disability

TheDisabilityDiscriminationAct1995statesthat“apersonhasadisability forthepurpose ofthisActifhe/she hasaphysicalormentalimpairmentwhichhasasubstantial andlongtermadverseeffectonhis/herability to carryoutnormaldaytodayactivities”.

Doyouconsideryourselfdisabled?

YesNo

EthnicOrigin

Pleasetickone oftheboxesbelow,choosing thecategorywhichyou thinkbestdescribesyourethnicorigin. Pleasenotethatweareaskingaboutthebroadethnicgroupyouareinandnotyournationality,placeofbirth orcitizenship. UnitedKingdomcitizenscanbelongtoanyofthecategoriesshown.

White

BritishIrishAnyotherwhitebackground

(pleasewritein)

BlackorBlackBritish

CaribbeanAfricanAnyotherblackbackground

(pleasewritein)

Chineseorotherethnicgroup

ChineseAnyotherethnicgroup

(pleasewritein)

AsianorAsianBritish

IndianPakistaniBangladeshiAnyotherblackbackground

(pleasewritein)

Mixed

WhiteandBlackCaribbeanWhiteandBlackAfricanWhiteandAsian

Anyotherblackbackground

(pleasewritein)

Wheredidyouseethisjobadvertised?

Iconfirmthatalloftheinformationgivenonthisformiscorrectandcomplete.
Signed: / Date:

Note:Ifyouprovidefalseinformationonanypartofthisform,youwillbedisqualifiedfromappointmentandifalready appointed,youwillbesubjecttodisciplinaryproceedingsand liabletodismissalwithoutfurthernotice.

PartB

Applicant’s

ReferenceNo.

PostTitle:(sameasfirstpage)
EducationalAchievements
PleaseincludeA-Level,Further/Higher Educationandanyotherrelevantstudyinchronologicalorder.
Date / EducationalEstablishment
(NameAddress) / Qualification / SubjectGrade
Daterecognised asaQualifiedTeacher:
DfESReferenceNo. / GTC / Ref.No.
Ifyou qualified after7thMay1999pleaseindicatewhetheryourInduction Yearisongoing orcompleted .
PresentJob
Nameandtypeofschool:
LA: / Title ofPost:
Salary/Grade: / DateCommenced:
Towhomdoyou report(JobTitle)
Whatstaff(ifany)reporttoyou
Briefoutlineofduties (including responsibility,agerangeandsubjectstaught)

PreviousEmployers(mostrecentfirst)

(a)Inaschool(pleaseoutlineinchronological orderanyrelevantexperienceasaqualified teacher,instructoror technicianandteachingpracticeetc).

LA / Nameand
Type ofSchool / TitleofPost(includingresponsibility,agerangeandsubjectstaught) / Grade
(ifapplicable) / Dateof
Employment
FromTo / Reasonfor
Leaving

(b)Other(pleaseincludeanygapsinemployment,careerbreaksorotherfull-timecommitments)

NameandAddressof
Employer / NatureofEmployment,Post HeldandMain Responsibilities / Dateof
Employment
FromTo / Reasonfor
Leaving

Applicant’s

ReferenceNo.

ProfessionalDevelopment

Pleasedetailbelowthecommitmenttoprofessionaldevelopmentwithinyourcareerthatisrelevanttoyour applicationforthispost.

Date / Subject/Focus / Provider/CourseOrganiser / Duration

References(one mustbefromyourcurrentemployer)

Pleasesee theattachedInformationtoCandidatessheetsforinformationonthissection

1.

e-mail

TelNo:

2.

e-mail

TelNo:

Canyourrefereesbecontactedwithoutanyfurtherauthorisationfromyourself?YesNo

Asthejobyouareapplyingformayinvolveaccesstochildren,olderorvulnerablepeople,wereservetheright tocontactanyofyourpreviousemployersforareference(includingyourmostrecentemployerevenifyou havenotselected themasareferee)andtoverifyparticularexperienceorqualifications.

Note:Wealsoreservetherighttoaskyourcurrentemployer(ifyouarecurrentlyworkingwithchildren)ora previousemployer(whereyouworkedwithchildren)aboutdisciplinaryissuesrelatingtochildren.Thiswould includeanyinwhichthepenaltyistimeexpiredandwhetheryouhavebeenthesubject ofanychildprotection concernsincludingtheoutcomeofanyinvestigationordisciplinaryprocedure. Pleasebeawarethatproviding falseinformation isanoffenceandcouldresultinyourapplicationbeingrejected,orasummarydismissalifyou havebeenappointed,andapossiblereferraltothepolice.

Howyoumeettheessential requirements

PleasestateclearlyhowyoumeetalloftheessentialrequirementslistedonthePersonSpecification.Pleasesee theattachedInformationtoCandidatesheetsforadvice onhowbesttocompletethissection.

Pleasecontinue onaseparatesheetifnecessary

AbsencefromWork/Education

Howmanydayssicknessabsencefromworkoreducationhaveyouhadinthelasttwoyears?

Disability-ReasonableAdjustments

Doyourequireustomakeanyreasonableadjustmentsthatwillhelp you todemonstrateyourfullpotentialin therecruitmentprocess?Ifyes,pleasegivedetails

DeclarationofRelationship

IfyouhaveanyrelationshipwithanyCouncillororsenior employeeoftheCouncil,pleasestatethename(s)and natureofrelationship(s)

Note:IfyoucanvasanyCouncillor,CommitteeorSeniorOfficeroftheCouncil,directlyorindirectlyforthis appointment,orifyou failtodisclosearelationship, youwillbedisqualified fromappointmentandifalready appointed, youwillbesubject todisciplinaryproceedingsandliabletodismissalwithoutfurthernotice.

Iconfirmthatalloftheinformationgivenonthisformiscorrectandcomplete.
Signed: / Date:

Note:Ifyouprovidefalseinformationonanypartofthisform,youwillbedisqualifiedfromappointmentandifalready appointed,youwillbesubjecttodisciplinaryproceedingsand liabletodismissalwithoutfurthernotice.

PartC

Applicant’s

ReferenceNo.

PostTitle:

ThepostyouhaveappliedforisexemptfromtheRehabilitationofOffendersAct1974,becauseitinvolvesaccessto children,olderorvulnerablepeople.Thereforeyouarerequiredtoprovidedetailsofallconvictionsintheboxbelow, eveniftheyareclassifiedas‘spent’. Ifyouaresuccessfulinthisrecruitmentprocess,theSchool/Councilwillthen obtainadisclosurefromtheCriminalRecordsBureauaboutyou,irrespectiveofwhetheryoutickYesorNo.This will be discussedwithyouatthetime.Theinformation gainedwillbeusedbytheSchool/Counciltocheckyour suitabilityforthepost.

Doyouhave aprosecutionpending,orhave youever been convictedatacourtorbeencautioned bythepolice, foranyoffences,includingthoseclassifiedas‘spent’undertheRehabilitationofOffendersAct1974?

YesNo(pleasetick)

Ifyes,pleaseusethespacebelowtoprovidedetailsofpendingprosecutions,convictions,cautionsandbind-over orders,includingapproximatedate,theoffence,andthecourtorpolice forcewhichdealt withtheoffence. (Pleasecontinueonthereverseand/oranothersheetifnecessary.)

IconfirmthattheinformationthatIhavegiveninthisboxistrue,correct,completeanduptodate. Signed:

Date:

Note:Shouldyoufailtodiscloseanyconvictionabove,andtheCriminalRecordsBureauinformation confirms thatyouhaveanyprosecutionpending,orthatyouhavebeen convictedataCourt,orcautionedbythePolice foranycriminaloffence,orthatthereareanyothermatterscausingtheSchool/Counciltoreasonablyconclude

thatyoumaybeunsuitable forthepost,thenyou willbedisqualified fromappointment.Ifalreadyappointed,you

willbesubject todisciplinaryproceedingsandliabletodismissalwithoutfurthernotice.

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InformationtoCandidate

ThankyouforapplyingforajobwithSunderlandCityCouncil,oneofthelargestemployersinSunderland.

Thisinformation istohelp you tounderstand how ourrecruitment processworksandhowtobest fillinyour applicationform.

Abouttheinformationyouhavereceived

AJob Description:Outlinesthepurpose ofthejobandthemain duties involved.

APersonSpecification: Liststheessentialcriteriaanapplicantneedstomeet. Itisthisdocumentthatapplicants aremeasuredagainstduringrecruitment.

AnApplicationForm:Astandardformonwhichwecollectinformationaboutyou.Weusethis,insteadofaC.V.,to bemoreconsistent.

Otherinformation:Youmayhavereceivedotherspecificinformationaboutthejob,andthestagesofyour recruitmentprocess.

Howourrecruitmentprocessworks

Aselectionpanelis formed,madeupofatleasttwopeople.Next, theyagreethecontentoftheJobDescription andtheessentialcriteriaforthePersonSpecification. Ajobadvertisthenwritten.

Whenwereceiveapplicationforms,weseparatePartA,PartBandPartC.TheEqualOpportunities Monitoring information iscollectedfromPartAandPartCisusedtocheck forconvictions.OnlyPartBisgiventothe recruitment panel.Thepaneldoesnotseepersonalinformation aboutyou. Thisisdesignedtoreducethe chancesofunfairdiscrimination.

EachpanelmemberthencomparestheinformationonPartBofyourApplicationFormwiththecriteriaonthe PersonSpecification.Theyeachreadalloftheformsandthenrecordtheirviews.Nexttheydiscussandagree who willgothroughtothenextstage.Iftherearealotofapplicantswhomeettherequirements,thepanelwill consider thesuccessfulpileagain,keepingonlythosewhobest meettherequirements.Referencesarethen askedfor,althoughtheyarenotreferredtountilacandidateischosen.

Shortlistedapplicantsmaythenhaveaninterviewormaybeaskedtotakepartinotherselectionactivities,eg. worktests,occupationaltestsetc.Youwillalwaysbetoldabouttheseactivities inadvance.

Whatdowe valueonApplicationForms?

WeareonlylookingforthethingswehavelistedonthePersonSpecification. QualificationsorExperience?

Westronglyvaluetheachievementof,andprogresstowards,academic,professionalandvocationalqualifications.

Wealsobelieve,however,thatthereareextremelytalentedpeopleinthejobsmarket.Peoplewho,for onereasonoranother,havenotdevelopedtheirskillsandabilitiesthroughanacademicrouteand gainedaqualification. Sowealsovalueotherthingssuchaspreviousjobexperience,researchprojects orpersonalstudy,workplacements,voluntarywork,socialexperienceorpersonallifeexperience. ObviouslyforsomejobsintheCouncil,aprofessionalqualification isessential. Inthiscasewewillask fortherelevantqualification. (e.g.ateacher musthaveanationallyrecognisedTeachingQualification) Youwillbeaskedtoprovidecertificatestoverify yourqualification.

HowtobestfillinyourApplicationform

Thepanelarelookingforthosecandidateswhocangiverealexamplesofhow theymeettheessential criteriaonthePersonSpecification.Itisquality,notquantitythatisimportant.

DonotencloseaC.V.,weonlywantinformationontheapplicationform.C.V.’swillnotbeconsidered.

Herearesomehelpfulhintswhencompletingtheform,andremembertohavethePersonSpecification athand throughout:

1.Useasparesheetofpapertomakenotesfirst.

2.Prepareanswerstoallquestionsbutleavethe‘Howyoumeettheessentialrequirements’untillast.

Mostcandidatesfindthisthehardestparttocomplete.

3.Ifaboxis notrelevanttoyourpersonalcircumstances,markit‘notapplicable’.

4.Givedetailsofyouremploymenthistory.Ifyouhaveagapinyouremployment,youarerequiredto giveanexplanationforthis.

5.Givedetailsofanyrefereeswhowecanaskforinformationaboutyou.(Weonlyaskforfactual information,notthatperson’sopinionaboutyou.Ifyouareemployed,includedetailsofyour currentemployer.Ifyouareunemployed,youmustgivedetailsofapreviousemployer.Ifyou have neverbeenemployed,pleasegivedetailsofaschool,collegeoruniversitytutor,orputaline throughthebox.

6.Nowfocusonthe‘Howyoumeettheessentialrequirements’.Takeeachofthecriteriaonthe PersonSpecificationinturn.Taketimetothinkaboutallofyourpreviousexperience,andgive examplesofhow you meetthecriteria. Simplystatingthatyouhaveeach requirementwillnotbe consideredassuitableevidence.Rememberyoucanuseexamplesfromyourworklife,study, personallife,voluntarywork,socialexperience,vocationaltrainingetc.Whynotaskyourfriendsor colleaguesabouttimeswhenyouhaveusedtheseskills.

7.AnswerthepointsinthesameorderasonthePersonSpecification.Youcanpresentthisasalist andusenumberingifyouwish.Remember-QualityoverQuantity.

HowweacknowledgereceiptofyourApplicationForm

WedonotwritebacktoeverycandidatewhosubmitsanApplicationFormtous. Theinformationpackwilloutlinehowandwhenyouwillbeinformed.

Wewillgive youaFairandEqualOpportunitytoworkforSunderlandCityCouncil

Wearefullycommittedtoprovidingafair recruitmentprocessforall.Todothis,weneedtoknowifyou feelanythingmaypreventyou fromdemonstratingyourfullpotential. Wewillmakeanyreasonable adjustmentorarrangementtoanypartoftherecruitmentprocess.

AccesstoEmploymentforDisabledPeople

Wearecommittedtoequalopportunityinemployment fordisabledpeople.Thismeansthatwewillnot unfairlydiscriminateagainstacandidatewithadisability,oranemployeethatbecomesdisabledwhilst workingforus.

ComplaintsabouttheRecruitmentProcess

Ifyou feelyouhavebeen treatedunfairly,orareunhappywithanypartoftherecruitment process,we want toknowaboutit!Youcanmakeacomplaintbycontactingtherelevantservice,andexplainthat youwishtomakeacomplaint. PleaseseeyourApplicationPackforcontactdetails.

DataProtection

Theinformationyouprovideontheapplicationformwillbeusedtoassessyoursuitability forthepost, andwillbeviewedonlybythoseinvolved intherecruitmentprocess.Ifyouareappointed,the informationwillbeusedtocreateyouremploymentrecord.Ifyouarenotappointed, itwillbedestroyed after6months,except intheevent ofadispute.

Personalinformation thatyouprovideinthe‘EqualOpportunitiesMonitoring’sectionoftheformwill onlybeusedforthepurpose ofequalopportunitiesmonitoringandstatisticalanalysis.Thishelpsusto continuallyimproveourequalopportunitiespolicies andpractices.

Bysubmitting thisform,youareconsentingtotherecordinganduseoftheinformationforthe purposesmentionedabove.

Anyotherquestions

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcommentsaboutanyaspectoftherecruitment process,pleasecontact theheadteacher oftheschoolasdirectedbytheappropriateadvertisement/informationinyour applicationpack.Alternatively,pleasefeelfree tocontacttheShared ServiceCentreon0191566

3433/3434/3435ore-mail .

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