Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role at The Downs. Please note, all information you share in this form will be treated confidentially.

The School is legally required to carry out a number of pre-appointment checks which are detailed in the School's Recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure.

The information you are being asked to provide in this form is required so that the School can comply with those legal obligations should your application be successful. The School does not use AI in its recruitment process.

Applicant Information

Section 2: Sanctions, restrictions and prohibitions

Section 3: Education

Section 4: Other vocational qualifications, skills or training

Section 5: Current (or most recent) employment

Section 6: Previous employment and/ or activities since leaving secondary education

Section 7: Interests and Suitability for the role

Section 8: Criminal record

The School applies for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for all positions at the School which amount to regulated activity. It is unlawful for the School to employ anyone who is barred from working with children. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the School. If you are successful in your application, you will be required to complete a DBS Disclosure Application on line. Employment with the School is conditional upon the School being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Any information disclosed will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/or code of practice published by the DBS.

The School is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered "spent" under the Act) must be declared. You are not required to disclose a caution or conviction for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules:

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If you have a criminal record this will not automatically debar you from employment. Instead, each case will be assessed fairly by reference to the School's objective assessment procedure set out in the School’s recruitment, selection and disclosure policy and procedure.

It is a condition of your application that you answer the questions below. Before doing so please read Appendix 1.

Section 9: References

Please supply the names and contact details of two people who we may contact for references. One of these must be your current or most recent employer. If your current/most recent employment does/did not involve work with children, then your second referee should be from your employer with whom you most recently worked with children. Neither referee should be a relative or someone known to you solely as a friend. The School intends to take up references from all shortlisted candidates before interview. The School reserves the right to take up references from any previous employer.

If the School receives a factual reference ie. One which contains only limited information about you, additional references may be sought.

If you have previously worked overseas the School may take up references from your overseas employer.

The School may also telephone your referees in order to verify the reference they have provided.

Section 10: Recruitment

It is the School's policy to employ the best qualified personnel and to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of their race, colour, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, religion or religious belief, disability or age. All new posts within the School are subject to a probationary period. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the School's Staff Selection Policy, Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy are available for download from the School’s website. Please take the time to read these. If your application is successful, the School will retain the information provided in this form (together with any attachments) on your personnel file. If your application is unsuccessful, all documentation relating to your application will normally be confidentially destroyed six months after the date on which you are notified of the outcome. Please refer to the School’s retention of records policy for further detail on how such information is retained by the School. Information on how the School uses personal data is set out in the School’s Privacy Notice which can be found on the website.

Section 11: Declaration

Where this form is submitted electronically and without signature, electronic receipt of this form by the School will be deemed equivalent to submission of a signed version and will constitute confirmation of the declaration at Section 11.