Job Application

You can complete the form below to submit your application or download the application form in Microsoft Word format.

If you complete a Word application with a covering letter, it should be addressed to; Rosalind Hopkins – Executive Head, care of Amy Fairchild – School Business Manager:

fairchilda@birchwoodschool.co.uk

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Online Application Form

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One reference MUST be from your current or most recent employer.

Character references will not be accepted, referees MUST only be those who can comment authoritatively on your work.

REFERENCES WILL BE SOURCED PRIOR TO INTERVIEW

Please include the name of each refereee, their job title, their address, their contact details and their relationship to you.
Starting with the most recent, please give details of your previous employment.

Please include the dates you were employed, your employer’s name and address, the post title, your salary and your reason for leaving.
Please give information about your education.

Please include your qualifications, the establishment(s) name and address(es), your grades and the dates you studied.
Please give details of the name(s) of the professional body or bodies, your membership level/grade and the dates of your membership.
Please provide the name of the organising body, the subject, your grade and the dates/duration.
Please give the dates of any employment history breaks along with the reason for the break.
Please outline your suitability for the role by referring to the person specification and providing evidence of impact and outcomes. You can copy and paste text into this field if required.
Please detail any further information you feel is relevant to your application that has not already been covered on this application. (maximum 500 words)
Please give details of any dates or times you would not be available for interview
Do you consider yourself to be disabled?
The equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activies’.
Please indicate above if you require any reasonable adjustments, due to a disability or health condition, to enable an interview, or which you wish us to take into account when considering your application.
I can produce the original documents of my qualifications at the interview.
I understand that any canvassing, directly or indirectly, will be a disqualification.
I understand I MUST provide documents proving eligibility to work in the UK, prior to confirmation of appointment.
I am prepared to undergo a medical examination, prior to confirmation of appointment.
Data Protection Act
The information you supply when requesting a job pack will be held for monitoring and evaluation purposes and in connection with any future contact. This information will be kept for a maximum of 18 months from last contact. When you sign and return this form you are giving your permission to process and hold the information you have supplied on it, including any information you consider to be personal and sensitive, if your application is unsuccessful, the form will be held for up to 6 months and then destroyed.
Application Declaration
I confirm that the statements in this application are true, correct and accurate and that I have not omitted any facts which may have any bearing on my application. I understand that falsification of qualifications or any other information may lead to the withdrawal of any offer of employment, or dismissal where employment has already commenced.

By signing this form, I agree to the School/College/Academy using this information to consult any third parties or external organisations for the purposes of confirming and/or clarifying such information.
Relationship Declaration
I understand that if I do not tell you about any relationships with employees or governors at the School/College/Academy and this is discovered after appointment, I could be dismissed.
Criminal Convictions
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Should you be shortlisted for the position, you will be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form in order to provide any information about any unspent and unprotected criminal records that you may have.

I understand that if I am shortlisted for the position and do not tell you about any relevant unspent criminal convictions including adult cautions, reprimands, warnings or that I am under investigation or have pending prosecutions and this is discovered after appointment, I could be dismissed without notice.
Equal Opportunities Monitoring
The section below is OPTIONAL.

This School / College / Academy want to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. The School / College / Academy needs your help and co-operation to enable it to do this but filling in this form is voluntary.

The information you provide will stay confidential and be stored securely. It will be removed prior to shortlisting.