CONFIDENTIAL

SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF APPLICATION FORM

FOR A POST IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL
(Before completing this form please read Notes to Applicants on page 10)

TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS ONLY:-

Teaching Assistant (Level 1)

Teaching Assistant (Level 2)

Teaching Assistant (Level 3)

Teaching Assistant (Level 4)

Temporary Welfare Assistant/Classroom Assistant

Support Staff Member (Not Teaching Assistants)

Nursery Employee

This application form came into use in November 2008 and replaces any other existing CES
application for employment.

Applicants completing this form electronically should press F11 to jump to the next answer area.
Extra rows can be added to tables by clicking in the last row of a table and pressing Tab until the row
is created. Please note that new rows do not have designated answer areas, so pressing F11 will not
take you to the next area in a new row.

Applicants completing a printed version of this form who find they need extra space should use a
separate sheet of paper to complete their answer, clearly stating the section number of the question.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN ANY APPLICATIONS AND/OR REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE. PLEASE RETURN ALL APPLICATIONS AND/OR
REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE SCHOOL/COLLEGE WHERE THE POSITION APPLIED
FOR IS BASED, OR AS INSTRUCTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE POST.

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1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Application for the position of      

Full Time Part Time Job Share

At       VA School

Surname:       Title:      

First Names:       Known as:      

Any former name(s) (first/surnames):       Date of Birth1:      

Religious Denomination / Faith2:      

Address:      

If you have lived at this address for less than 5 years, please list all other addresses at which you
have lived during this period with dates.

           

Telephone Numbers:- Home:       Mobile:       Work:      

Email Address:      

How do you prefer to be contacted?       National Insurance Number:      

Work permit details and expiry date, if appropriate:      

1
The Governing Body does not discriminate on grounds of age. Date of birth and dates are requested in line with the recommendations of
Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings, DfE 1568-2005, July 2005.
2
The Governing Body may take religious denomination or faith into account for this post in accordance with the School Standards and
Framework Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010

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2. PRESENT OR MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT

Name of employer:       Local Authority, if appropriate:      

Post title:       Permanent Temporary

Date of appointment;       Annual salary: £     

Notice required or date left, as appropriate:      

Reason for leaving:      

Main duties and responsibilities of your current or most recent post:      

Are you a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme? Yes No

3. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
List your previous posts starting with the most recent. Please include all full-time, part-time and
voluntary work.

Employer’s name, Full Job title & brief description of Dates Reason for
address & nature of or duties undertaken leaving
Month / Year
business Part
Time From To

                                   

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 Employer’s name, Full Job title & brief description of Dates Reason for
address & nature of or duties undertaken leaving
Month / Year
business Part
Time From To

                                   

                                   

4. OTHER EXPERIENCE

If there are any periods of time that have not been accounted for, for instance, periods spent raising a
family or of extended travel, please give details of them here with dates. The information provided in
this form must provide a complete chronology from the age of 18; please ensure there are no gaps in
the history of your employment and other experience.

     

5. REFERENCES
Please nominate at least two and up to three referees who are able to describe your suitability for this
post. One referee should be your present or most recent employer, unless you have not worked
before. In the case of a Catholic applicant one of your referees should be your Parish Priest/or Priest
of the Parish where you regularly worship. References will not be accepted from those writing solely
in their capacity of friends or relatives. References will be taken up before interview.

Name:       Address:      

Designation:      

Telephone:      

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 Name:       Address:      

Designation:      

Telephone:      

Name:       Address:      

Designation:      

Telephone:      

Notes (i) We reserve the right to take up references with any previous employer.
:

(ii) If any of your referees knew you by another name, please specify that name(s):      

Are you (or your spouse/civil partner) related by marriage, blood or as a co-
habitee to any member of the Governing Body or existing employees of the
Governing Body? Yes No

If yes, please give their name & state relationship. Failure to disclose such a relationship may lead to
disqualification or dismissal without notice:      

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6. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Please give details of any qualifications you have obtained in this country or abroad, in chronological
order starting from the most recent. Please include any post-graduate or professional/vocational
qualifications.

Establishment Full Qualifications, date award made and Dates Attended

Attended or Awarding Body incl Month / Year
Part
Full Name &
Time
Address From To

                             

                             

                             

7. GENERAL EXPERIENCE AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Please provide a written statement, no longer than 2 sides of A4, telling us how your experience,
skills, training and/or qualifications in either paid or unpaid work, or through study, meet the selection
criteria for this post. Short-listing will be based on the evidence you provide of your ability to meet the
selection criteria described in the job specification for this post. You may wish to list your experience
under sub-headings according to the selection criteria. Please attach your statement to this form.

8. RECRUITMENT MONITORING

Please state where (or how) you first learned of this vacancy:      

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9. DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL AND CHILD PROTECTION MATTERS
The Governing Body is obliged by law to operate a checking procedure for employees who have
substantial access to children and young people.

I confirm that I am not disqualified from working with children and/or included on the DfE List 99.

Signature: ..........................................................................

10. REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974

If you have no convictions, simply enter “NIL”. If you have been convicted of any criminal offence, the
details must be listed on a separate sheet of paper, together with any cautions or bind-overs, pending
criminal convictions, any pending criminal actions or court hearings against you and enclosed with
this form in a sealed envelope marked ‘confidential’. Please see the Notes To Applicants for
guidance.

Date of conviction / Offence Sentence

pending hearing

                 

                 

11. CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU

In the event of a successful application an Enhanced Disclosure will be sought from the Criminal
Records Bureau in relation to criminal and child protection matters. A conviction will not necessarily
be a bar to obtaining employment.

Please sign here if you agree that the appropriate enquiry may be made to the Criminal Records
Bureau about the existence and content of any criminal record.

Signature: ..........................................................................

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12. DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998
I hereby give my consent for personal information (including recruitment monitoring data) provided as
part of this application to be held on computer or other relevant filing systems and to be shared with
other accredited organisations or agencies in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Signature: ..........................................................................

13. IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM AND NATIONALITY ACT 2006

In accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, the Governing Body will
require new members of staff to provide documentary evidence that they are entitled to undertake the
position applied for/have an ongoing entitlement to live and work in the United Kingdom. Therefore,
on offer of and before commencing a position candidates should provide one of the specified
documents listed in the Notes To Applicants.

I confirm that I am legally entitled to work in the UK.

Signature: ..........................................................................

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14. DECLARATION
If you know that any of the information you have given on this application form is false or if you have
knowingly omitted or concealed any relevant fact about your eligibility for employment then your
name will be withdrawn from the list of candidates.

Providing false information is an offence and could result in this application being rejected. If such a
discovery is made after you have been appointed then you will be liable to be dismissed summarily.

I hereby certify that all the information given by me on this form is correct to the best of my
knowledge, that all the questions relating to me have been accurately and fully answered and that I
possess all the qualifications which I claim to hold.

I understand that under legislation for the Protection of Children, I will be asked to agree to a check
being made by the Criminal Records Bureau about the existence and content of any criminal record. I
also confirm that I am legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom.

Signature: .......................................................................... Date: ............................................

(The post will be subject to the terms and conditions of the appropriate Catholic Education Service
model contract, a copy of which will be provided to you before interview if you are shortlisted).

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN ANY APPLICATIONS AND/OR REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE. PLEASE RETURN ALL APPLICATIONS AND/OR
REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE SCHOOL/COLLEGE WHERE THE POSITION APPLIED
FOR IS BASED, OR AS INSTRUCTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE POST

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 NOTES TO APPLICANTS

1. Applicants completing this form electronically should press F11 to jump to the next answer
area. Extra rows can be added to tables by clicking in the last row of a table and pressing Tab
until the row is created. Please note that new rows do not have designated answer areas, so
pressing F11 will not take you to the next area in a new row.

2. Applicants completing a printed version of this form who find they need extra space should use
a separate sheet of paper to complete their answer, clearly stating the section number of the
question.

3. Date of Birth: The Governing Body complies with the Equality Act 2010 and does not
discriminate on grounds of age. This is requested in line with best safeguarding practice
including ‘Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education’, DfE/1568
2005.

4. The Governing Body complies with the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and the
Equality Act 2010.

5. Before signing this form, please ensure that every section has been completed.

6. The form should be returned as instructed in the details of the post.

7. Applicants should attach a separate statement in support.

8. Applications will only be acknowledged if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.

9. Applicants are reminded that this is an application for a post in a Catholic Voluntary Aided
School where the Governing Body is the employer and that the post will be subject to the terms
and conditions of the appropriate Catholic Education Service model contract of employment. A
copy of this contract will be provided to you if you are shortlisted.

10. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: You must declare all convictions that you have, including
motoring offences and all convictions that have become “spent”.

11. Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: Before taking a post applicants should provide
one specified document or a specified combination of two documents that prove their
entitlement to work in the UK.

(a) A passport showing that the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the
holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in
the UK.

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 (b) A national passport or national identity card showing that the holder, or a person named in
the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country
or Switzerland.

(c) A residence permit, registration certificate or document certifying or indicating permanent

residence issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to a national
from a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

(d) A permanent residence card issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration
Agency to the family member of a national from a European Economic Area country or
Switzerland, who is resident in the UK.

(e) A Biometric Immigration Document issued by the Border and Immigration Agency to the
holder which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK,
or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.

(f) A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from
immigration control, can stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK or has
no time limit on their stay.

12. All applicants must note that in accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups’ regime, it
is their responsibility to have made any necessary registrations relevant at the time of making
this application, required for people working or volunteering with children. Accordingly,
applicants are put on notice that no offer of employment will be made until the results of checks
from the appropriate body have been received.

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 RECRUITMENT MONITORING INFORMATION

Post title:       School:      

Last name(s):       First name(s):      

Date of birth3:       Gender: Male Female

Completion of this section will help us fulfil our general duty under the Race Relations (Amendment)
Act 2000 to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity and promote good
relations between people of different racial groups, and our specific duty under the Act to monitor, by
reference to racial group, applicants for employment and staff in post.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE USED FOR MONITORING AND STATISTICAL

PURPOSES ONLY AND THIS SECTION WILL BE DETACHED FROM YOUR APPLICATION FORM
PRIOR TO SHORTLISTING.

The categories below are in line with the Equality & Human Rights Commission’s guidance.

3
The Governing Body does not discriminate on grounds of age

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1. ETHNIC ORIGIN
I would describe my ethnic group as:

1. White 4. Asian, Asian British, Asian English,

Asian Scottish or Asian Welsh

British Bangladeshi

English Indian

Scottish Pakistani

Welsh Any other Asian background      

(please specify)
Irish

Any other White background      

(please specify)

2. Black, Black British, Black English, 5. Chinese, Chinese British, Chinese

Black Scottish or Black Welsh English, Chinese Scottish or Chinese
Welsh

African Chinese

Caribbean Any other Chinese      

background (please specify)
Any other Black background      
(please specify)

3. Mixed 6. Other ethnic group

White & Asian Other ethnic group      

(please specify)
White & Black African

White & Black Caribbean

Any other Mixed background      

(please specify)

15. GENDER
My gender is: Male Female

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16. DISABILITY MONITORING
The Equality Act 2010, which came into force in October 2010, places specific and general statutory
duties on all public authorities (e.g. local authorities; governing bodies of further and higher education
institutions, colleges and universities; and governing bodies of educational established maintained by
local educational authorities (including schools) to promote disability equality. In order to assist us
with our statutory duties, we would be grateful if you could advise whether you have a disability.
Please note that you are not obliged to disclose such information but that any information given will
be used for monitoring purposes only. It will remain confidential and will not be passed to third
parties.

The definition of disability is ‘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’. Some specific conditions
deemed to be disabilities include HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis and severe disfigurements.

Do you have a disability, long-term illness (mental or physical), on-going

medical condition or treatment that we should be aware of? Yes No

Please give brief details of your disability and any reasonable adjustments you anticipate we would
need to make to your workplace or equipment to undertake the duties outlined in the job description
or that you consider necessary to attend interview:      

If you are registered disabled, please state your number: ....................................................................

This does not form part of the selection process.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM MAY BE HELD ON A COMPUTER FILE.

HOWEVER, THE CES WILL NOT RETAIN ANY INFORMATION ENTERED ON THE CES
WEBSITE.

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 Data Protection Act

I hereby give my consent for the Recruitment Monitoring Information provided on this form to be held
on computer or other relevant filing systems and to be shared with other accredited organisations or
agencies in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Signature: .......................................................................... Date: ...........................................

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN ANY APPLICATIONS AND/OR REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE. PLEASE RETURN ALL APPLICATIONS AND/OR
REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO THE SCHOOL/COLLEGE WHERE THE POSITION APPLIED
FOR IS BASED, OR AS INSTRUCTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE POST

Catholic Education Service, 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX

Tel: 020 7901 1900 ~ Fax: 020 7901 1939
Email Address: [email protected] ~ Website: www.cesew.org.uk ~ Registered Charity No. 313147

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