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Guidance Notes

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

Whilst AI can help organise and speed up the longer written elements of applications, it may not fully understand the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, and it certainly won’t understand you as well as you do! If you do use AI to generate parts or all of your application, and particularly your supporting information section, it’s crucial that you personalise it because we want to hear from you, in your own unique voice and about your unique qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences.

Please see the guidance notes below for the different sections of the application form

SECTION ONE

Please ensure your e-mail address is correct as we will use this to communicate with you should your application be successful. If you would be prefer to be contacted via post please contact Human Resources on 01282733237.

SECTION TWO

Give details of your current post (if applicable) and duties and your most recent employment.

SECTION THREE

You are asked to give relevant information, based on the requirements of the person specifcation. When applying for an academic post please highlight your relevant teaching experience and results. If you are applying for a fractional or part-time teaching post please give details of your availability (times and days).

SECTION FOUR

Give details of your education and professional registration (if applicable).

SECTION FIVE

If you are currently undertaking a course of study please detail it here.

SECTION SIX

Outline any relevant training courses you have been on in the last five years.

SECTION SEVEN – ACADEMIC POSTS ONLY

Give details of your research experience.

SECTION EIGHT

Please provide full details of at least two referees we can contact should you be short listed for interview. Where possible, please provide e-mail addresses.

SECTION NINE

Please complete this section which will only be used for monitoring purposes and will be treated as strictly confidential. Copies will not be available to members of the selection panel.

Section 1: Your Details

Please ensure your e-mail address is correct as we will use this to communicate with you should your application be successful. Please indicate if you would prefer the correspondence to be sent by post.
Name*
If applicable, please provide details of any other names you have previously used or been known by
Address*
E-mail Address**
*Should your application be successful your e-mail address will be used in all correspondence, unless you specify otherwise.

Section 2: Employment History

In line with safer recruitment practices, please provide your full employment history from leaving high school to present day.
Please confirm you have read and understood the above statement.*
Are you currently employed?*
Address*
Address*
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Previous employment – most recent first

Employment History
Employer
From Month/Year
To Month/Year
Job Title
Reason For Leaving Employment
 
If you have any gaps in employment, please could you provide the dates and reasons for this this gap?
From Month/Year
To Month/Year
Reason
 

Previous employment – continued

Employer
From Month/Year
To Month/Year
Job Title
Reason For Leaving Employment
 
If you have any gaps in employment, please could you provide the dates and reasons for this this gap?
From Month/Year
To Month/Year
Reason
 

Section 3: Relevant Skills and Experience

For all posts please use the space below to summarise your skills and experience and how they satisfy each of the criteria in the person specification. Please answer concisely to a maximum of 8000 characters (approx 1500 words).
When applying for an academic post please highlight your relevant teaching experience and results. If you are applying for a fractional or part-time teaching post please give details of your availability (times and days).

Section 4: Education and Membership of Professional Bodies

In line with safer recruitment practices, please provide your full education history including the high school you attended, and Maths and English qualifications i.e. GCSE or functional skills.
Please confirm you have read and understood the above statement*
Education*
Establishment Attended
From Month/Year
To Month/Year
Course
Qualifications obtained, Grade and Class of Degree
 

Membership of Professional Bodies
Professional Body
Number
Date obtained
Membership status
 
The College demonstrates its support for the Armed Forces community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. As part of this, we ask applicants and new starters to confirm whether they and/or their partner serve, or have served, in the Armed Forces. Please tick to inform us if you are:

Section 5: Current Course of Study

Section 6: Training

Details of relevant training courses attended in the last five years.
Year of course
Length of course
Details of course
Provider
 

Section 7: Research Experience

Research experience/Publications/Examinerships (for appropriate posts only)

Section 8: References and Declaration

The College is obliged to seek two references for all new starters, therefore please provide full details of two referees, one of which must be your present employer, or your most recent employer if you are currently unemployed. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024 guidance, if you are successfully shortlisted for an interview, we will seek to request references from both of your referees prior to your interview, therefore we ask that you please provide your consent for this below. If you prefer that we do not contact your current employer at this stage, please indicate this and where this is the case, we would appreciate your consent to approach your second referee.

Please note that your consent will not be sought again, which means that references will automatically be requested if you are shortlisted for interview. Please therefore take care to ensure you answer correctly below, to avoid any unwanted reference requests being sent.

All employment references received electronically must originate from a legitimate source and we are obliged to check this, therefore where possible, please provide a business email address (not a personal email address, i.e., @gmail or @hotmail) for both referees, including those who are previous employers.

If you have never been employed before, or if one of your referees will be providing a character reference for you and the only email address is a personal one, please be advised that this source will also be checked in order to verify the reference/s received.

Please note that we will not accept references from friends or family members, nor can we accept two references from the same organisation.

Teaching Posts Only – If any of your previous employment includes teaching overseas, you will need to provide a reference from this/these employers as part of your application, as well as your most recent/current employer.

Referee 1

Name*
Address*
I consent to you contacting this referee prior to interview.*

Referee 2

Name*
Address*
I consent to you contacting this referee prior to interview.*
If you are shortlisted for interview, we will carry out an online search for information about you that is publicly available online. This will include any social media accounts you have. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task, in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule, which is available on request.
By ticking the box below I am providing my explicit consent for the College to contact those referees detailed above, in accordance with the College’s usual recruitment and selection procedures and in line with the College’s Safer Recruitment obligations. I understand that this confirmation will be shown to my referees to evidence my consent to their provision of an employment reference, and I understand that my consent is necessary given the personal information a reference contains. I understand that referees will be contacted as follows: Prior to interview: only those referees who I have indicated may be contacted prior to interview If successful at interview: either/both referees.*

Canvassing directly or indirectly will disqualify candidates.

Declaration

The information given in this application is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
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Section 9: Equality and Diversity Monitoring Information

Name*
Ethnicity (please mark relevant box)*
Do you consider yourself to have a disability ?*
Please Note: Applicants who are disabled and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
If you wish you may disclose information about yourself in relation to religion or sexual orientation which is for monitoring purposes only.

Sickness Absence

The College does not wish to appoint individuals with a high sickness record where there is no underlying medical reason. This does not affect an individuals rights under the Disability Discrimination Act. The College would wish to promote the recruitment of disabled staff and would endeavour to make reasonable adjustments where practical. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Should you be successful and receive an offer of employment you will be asked to declare your sickness record when completing the Employment Medical Questionnaire. Please be advised that all new starter documents and checks must be received by the College within two months of your start date. Similarly, you must successfully complete all relevant new starter training and present the resulting certificates within two months of your start date. Failure to do so may result in your offer of employment being withdrawn.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

As an education provider, Burnley College is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
For further guidance on what you might need to declare please view our disclosure flowchart (PDF)
Do you have any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings which would be filitered in line with current guidance?*
If you have any previous convictions or cautions you may still be eligible for employment. However, failure to declare any criminal convictions where a subsequent DBS check reveals any previous convictions, may result in the withdrawal of an offer of employment.
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance
Do you have any prohibitions, sanctions and restrictions that might prevent you from taking part in certain activities or working in specific positions?*
Are you currently subject to any employment or Safeguarding investigations?*
Are you in any other procedure which may mean you are not suitable to take up this role?*

Declaration

The information given and declarations made in this section are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Right To Work

Right to Work in UK Checks

Prior to commencing employment, current legislation requires the provision of documentary evidence to prove individuals have the entitlement to work in the UK, for example a passport, original birth certificate with National Insurance number, EU settlement status or biometric work permit. Please be aware that you will be asked to provide this documentation if you are successfully shortlisted and invited to interview.

Please tick the box to confirm you have the right to work in the UK and that you have the requisite documents* to evidence this right to work

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, or the requisite documents to evidence it, please contact the HR team on [email protected]

*Please visit the link below for further details of the documents that can be accepted https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-identity-checking-guidelines/id-checking-guidelines-for-standardenhanced-dbs-check-applications-from-1-july-2021

Right To Work UK*
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Contact Us

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Tel:01282733373
Email:[email protected]

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