The Sixth Form College Colchester - Test Vacancy Application Form

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Sixth Form College, Colchester is committed to the promotion of equality and the elimination of discrimination. We welcome applications form all members of the community.

Please refer to the College’s Recruitment Privacy Notice and Recruitment Policy prior to completing your application.

Please ensure that you complete ALL sections of this application; Parts A, B and C, indicate how you feel that you meet our selection criteria and do not write ‘see CV’.

Position applied for:*

Part A

Initials* Surname/family name*

Present/most recent appointment: IF TEACHING

Name, address and telephone number of Employer*

Type of school or College

	e.g. Sixth Form College, FE, Community, Aided, Foundation Academy, Independent etc.
Boys
Girls
Mixed
Age Range
Number on Roll
Number in Sixth Form

Job title Subjects Taught Employment Status Date Appointed Current Pay Grade & Salary Date Available to Commence New Post Notice Period Leaving Date (if applicable) Reason for Leaving or Wanting to Leave Brief Outline of Responsibilities

Present/last Appointment: IF NON-TEACHING

Name, Address and Telephone Number of Employer Job Title Date Appointed to Current Post Current Salary Date You Will Be Available to Commence New Post Leaving Date (if applicable) Reason for Leaving

Full Employment History

Please provide a full employment history in reverse chronological order (most recent job first). Please explain any gaps since leaving full time education in a later section, including any periods of part-time or voluntary work. Please enclose a continuation sheet if necessary.

Please complete the following:

Job Title or Position
Name and Address of School/College, Employer or Other Activity
Type of School/ College & no. on Roll
Full / part time, Permanent / Temporary
Dates From (dd/mm/yyyy)
Dates To (dd/mm/yyyy)
Reason for Leaving

Degree(s) or Equivalent Qualification

Please complete the following:

Name of University or College
Dates From (dd/mm/yyyy)
Dates To (dd/mm/yyyy)
Qualification Attained
Class / Division
Subject(s)
Date

Secondary Education and Qualifications

Please complete the following:

Name of School/College
Dates From (dd/mm/yyyy)
Dates To (dd/mm/yyyy)
Qualifications Gained, with Subjects and Dates

Professional Training, including PGCE / teacher training (and membership of any professional bodies)

Please complete the following:

Name and Address(es) of University or College
Dates From (dd/mm/yyyy)
Dates To (dd/mm/yyyy)
Qualification
Subject(s)
Age Range
Date

Professional Courses Attended. Please briefly list relevant courses attended in the past 2 years

Please complete the following:

Subject
Organising Body
Date(s)
Duration

Gaps in Education and/or Employment History

If you have any breaks in employment or education since leaving school, please give details of the periods and your activities during these times

Start date
End Date

Supporting Statement

Please do not include a C.V.

Please provide below a brief statement in the space provided in support of your application. Please make direct reference to the job description and person specification and demonstrate, where possible, how you meet the required criteria.

PART B

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname or Family Name* ALL Previous Surnames ALL Forenames* Known as (if different) Title* Date of Birth* Address (line 1)* Address (line 2) Town/City* Postcode* Home Telephone Number Mobile Telephone* E mail Address* National Insurance Number* Teachers Reference Number

Please note: we will check your TRN on the Employer Access Portal as part of our pre-employment checks prior to appointment

Do you have a Transferable DBS Certificate that you give us permission to ‘quick check’ if you are the preferred candidate?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please provide details.

DBS Number Date of Issue

Have you ever been subject to an investigation by the GTC or DfE?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please provide separately under confidential cover the outcome including any orders or conditions of registration

Have you ever been barred or restricted from working with children or young people?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please provide details separately under confidential cover.

Are you subject to any legal restrictions in respect of your employment in the UK?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please provide details

Do you require a Work Permit?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please provide details

Do you need any special arrangements should you be called for interview?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please specify (e.g. ground floor venue, sign language, interpreter, audiotapes etc.) Please use this function to upload any necessary proof or evidence. No file chosen

REFERENCES

Please give details of your two most recent employers (if applicable) to whom reference may be made. If newly qualified, one MUST be from the PGCE awarding body.

If you are not currently working with children please provide a referee from you most recent employment involving children.

Referees will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, which may include any in which the penalty is ‘time expired’. Referees will also be asked if you have been the subject of any child protection or safeguarding concerns and, if so, the outcomes of any inquiry or disciplinary procedure.

References will not be accepted from relatives or from people writing solely in the capacity of friends.

References may be taken up prior to interview. Please indicate below if you do not wish us to do this.

First Referee

Name
Position
School/Organisation
Address
Postcode
Telephone Number
e-mail address
Working Relationship

I give permission for you to contact prior to interviewYesNo

Second Referee

Name
Position
School/Organisation
Address
Postcode
Telephone Number
e-mail address
Working Relationship

I give permission for you to contact prior to interviewYesNo

Close Personal Relationships

Are you a relative or partner, or do you have a close personal relationship with any employee or Governor of the College?YesNo

If ‘Yes’ please state the name(s) of the person(s) and the relationship(s) below

Failure to disclose a close personal relationship as above may disqualify you. Canvassing of Governors or Senior Managers of the College by or on your behalf is not allowed.

Compulsory Declaration of any Convictions, Cautions or Reprimands, Warnings or Bind-overs

Jobs in Colleges are exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must therefore declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs which you have had and give details of the offences. The fact that you have criminal record will not necessarily debar you for consideration for this appointment.

Do you have any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs?YesNo

If the answer is ‘Yes’, you must provide full details on the following Self Disclosure Form. In accordance with statutory requirements, an offer of employment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Data Protection Act

The information provided on this form will be held on computer or other relevant filing systems be used in compliance with the data Protection Act 1998, for the purpose of administering the employment and training of employees. Data may be shared with other accredited organisations or agencies in accordance with the Act.

Declaration

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information I have provided in this application is accurate and true. I understand and accept that providing false information will result in my application being rejected or withdrawal of any offer of employment, or summary dismissal if I am in post, and possible referral to the police. I understand that checks may be carried out to verify the contents of my application.

Your Full Name*

Signature of CandidateCheck this box to confirm your declaration.

Date fo declaration*

Due to the large volume of application received it is not College practice to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date you may assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Self-Disclosure Form (SD2)

Post Applied For Applicant’s Full Name

Disclosure of Criminal Convictions, Cautions, Reprimands or Bind overs either spent or unspent.

Please read carefully the accompanying notes and then enter any convictions and cautions below:

(Please enter none if applicable)

Offence
Date of: Conviction, Caution, reprimand or bind over
Sentence

Please list below details of any pending prosecutions

Court to which summoned
Appearance Date
Alleged offence

I certify that:

I have read and understood the attached guidance notes

To the best of my belief the information I have entered is true and I understand that any false information or failure to disclose criminal convictions will result, in the event of subsequent employment, in a disciplinary investigation by the College, and is likely to result in dismissal.

Signature of CandidateCheck this box to confirm your declaration.

Date of signature

SD2 Notes of Guidance

Under the Criminal Justice & Courts Services Act 2000 it is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept or do any work in a ‘regulated position’.

As the post for which you are applying is one that will give you substantial unsupervised access to children and young people it is covered by The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Orders from time to time enacted and in force. You are therefore required to disclose `spent' as well as `unspent' criminal convictions, cautions or reprimands or bind overs and any pending prosecutions against you in line with the requirements below.

You must declare the following

Cautions given less than 6 years ago (where you were over age 18 at the time of caution)

Cautions given less than 2 years ago (where you were age under 18 at the time of caution)

Any convictions, whenever they occurred, relating to an offence from a prescribed list available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-list-of-offences-that-will-never-be-filtered-from-a-criminal-record-check or from your school office.

All convictions that resulted in a custodial sentence (regardless of whether served and whenever they occurred)

Where you have more than one conviction all convictions must be declared.

Other convictions given less than 11 years ago (where you were over age 18 at the time of conviction)

Other convictions given less than 5.5 years ago (where you were under age 18 at the time of conviction)

The information you provide (by completing the form) will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the post for which you are applying.

Disclosure of a conviction, caution, reprimand, bind over or pending prosecution does not necessarily mean that you will not be appointed; a person’s suitability will be looked at as a whole in the light of all the information available, and in accordance with the Governing Body’s on the employment of ex-offenders, a copy of which can be obtained from the Governing Body. A main consideration will be whether the offence is one which would make a person unsuitable to work in the capacity of the post applied for. If you disclose information which you are not required to, this will be disregarded. Any information provided which is not relevant to employment will be disregarded

A conviction includes:
1. A sentence of imprisonment, youth custody or in a young offender’s institution;
2. An absolute discharge, conditional discharge, bind over;
3. A fit person order, a supervision or care order, a probation order or community punishment order or an approved school/academy order arising from a criminal conviction;
4. Simple dismissal from the Armed Forces, cashiering, discharge with ignominy, dismissal with disgrace or detention by the Armed Forces.
5. Detention by direction of the Home Secretary;
6. Remand centres, secure training centres or in secure accommodation;
7. A suspended sentence;
8. A fine or any other sentence not mentioned above.

A caution is a formal warning about future conduct given by a Senior Police Officer, usually in a Police Station, after a person has admitted an offence. It is used as an alternative to a charge and Positive Prosecution.

A Reprimand has replaced a Caution for young people under 15. A young person given a second formal warning about future conduct is then given a formal warning.

A Bind over is an order which requires the defendant to return to Court on an unspecified date for sentence.

Driving offences must be declared unless excluded by the criteria in 3. above.

Failure to disclosure convictions, cautions, reprimands or bind overs and any pending prosecutions may, in the event of employment result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Governing Body.

As the post for which you are applying falls within the category for which a criminal record disclosure is required, if you are selected for appointment, you will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. A refusal to make such an application could prevent your employment.

PART C RECRUITMENT MONITORING INFORMATION

The Sixth Form College, Colchester is committed to promoting diversity and ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates. To help us monitor the effectiveness of our Equality and Diversity and recruitment process and to assist in complying with our equality duties, we kindly request you to complete this confidential monitoring form.

Completion of this form is voluntary. If you do not wish to answer any of the questions you can select the ‘prefer not to say’ option.

Data Protection

The information provided will be kept confidential and separate from your application form. It will not be seen by those involved in making a recruitment decision.

We will use your data to compile statistics on the representation of applicants of the categories listed to assist us in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in accordance with our duties and eliminating discrimination in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Data will be collated anonymously and used only for monitoring purposes. The form will be destroyed once the data has been collated in accordance with our records retention policy.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

Post applied for

GenderMaleFemaleNon-binaryPrefer not to say

If you prefer to use your own gender identity, please write in below:

Ethnicity

Black, Black British, African or CaribbeanAfricanCaribbeanAny other Black, Black British or Caribbean backgroundPrefer Not to say

Mixed or Multiple Ethnic GroupsWhite and Black CaribbeanWhite and Black AfricanWhite and AsianAny other mixed or multiple ethnic group

Other Ethnic GroupArabAny other ethnic group

Marital Status

Please selectSingle/widowedMarried or Civil PartnershipPrefer not to say

Sexual Orientation

Please selectHeterosexual/straightGay/LesbianBisexualPrefer not to say

If you prefer to use your own identity, please write in:

Disability

Before ticking the appropriate box below please read the definition of disability, as outlined in the Equality Act 2010:

“a physical or mental impairment which has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?YesNoPrefer not to say

Religion/Belief

Other religion or belief, please write in below

Do you have caring responsibilities? If yes, please tick all that applyNonePrimary carer of child/children) under 18Primary carer of disabled child/childrenPrimary carer of disabled adult (18 and over)Primary carer of older personSecondary carer (another person carries out the main caring rolePrefer not to say

Advertising Source

If above you selected Other, please specify

If you have any questions about the form contact humanresources@colchsfc.ac.uk

Please return the form to HR Department, The Sixth Form College, Colchester, North Hill, Colchester, Essex CO1 1SN