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APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL

Before completing, please ensure you have read the guidance notes in the application pack or on our website. You may use additional sheets if you need to.

Please return this form to address given in Advertisement or Application Pack

Application for the post of Directorate/ Service Job Reference Number Closing Date Teaching Assistant Barwick and Stoford Primary School 19/10/11

How did you hear about this job? Somerset County Council vacancies (Name of publication if advertised)

Part A: Personal Details (Block capitals please)

Family Name / Surname Previous Name(s) Forename(s) Known Name: (If different from Forename) Preferred Title (Eg. Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr) Current Address (Please include Postcode) National Insurance Number Preferred Contact Telephone Number Alternative Telephone Number (If available) Email Address (If preferred method of communication & in regular use) Date of Birth (See note* below) Mr Beths Cottage, Poyntington, Sherborne,Dorset, DT9 4LF JK841870C 07850 483618 01963 220898 lord.reith@hotmail.com Munro N/A Marc

26/09/1981

*Date of birth need only be disclosed if the post involves working with children or vulnerable adults. Please see notes in our recruitment process for further information.

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Part B: Present (or most recent) Employer

Name and Address of Employer Job Title Start Date Salary Bournemouth University, University Centre, Preston Road, Yeovil 3rd year English and History Degree student 09/2009 6000 Notice required or date left If part-time, please give hours per week none 16 hours plus study time

Please give details of your main tasks and responsibilities and, if applicable, your reason for leaving: I am currently a third year student at UCY in Yeovil in university on Wednesdays and Fridays so would be able to fit studying around this post. My course involves preparation and delivery of presentations on a range of topics involving planning of resources required, research and team working. Please explain why you are applying for this post at this time: I would like to become a primary school teacher and feel this post would provide me with the necessary tools to start my career. I am applying to start my primary PGCE in September 2012.

Part C: Employment History (most recent first)

Please give as much relevant information as possible. For posts working with children and vulnerable adults you must give your full employment history from when you left school/higher education and explain any gaps in your employment and include dates. Please include any time spent employed as a volunteer. Name & Address of Employer Eastbury House residential home, Sherborne, Dorset. Dates From/To (MM/YY) 04/2011 08/2011 Job Role Relief Care assistant Final Salary and Reason for Leaving Too infrequent hours, 7.25 per hour Lack of Work and would like work related to future career Left to start University, 7.25 per hour Made Redundant,

Temporary Agency Work, 09/2009- present Temporary work contracts Fusion Recruitment, including work for Gaymer Street, Somerset. Group Shepton Mallet and Longmans Cheese in North Cadbury. Care Home Association, Angel Lane, Shaftesbury. 03/200909/2009 Care Assistant

James Hay Pensions

05/2008-01/2009 Pensions Administrator/

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CONFIDENTIAL Trustees, Salisbury, Wilts Capitta PPML, Salisbury, Wilts Department of Work and Pensions, Bath. 01/200505/2008 team leader Pensions Administrator

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09/2002-01/2005 Pensions Administrator

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Part D: Academic, Professional and Vocational Qualifications

Exams Passed (Level) Qualifications & Memberships (Most Recent First) BaHons English and History A Level: History Archaelogy AS Level: Psychology Sociology Politics GCSEs: English Literature English Language Maths Double Science History Expressive Arts Grade and Date Achieved* In 3rd Year Grade B, 2002 Grade B, 2002 Grade B, 2001 Grade C, 2001 Grade B, 2001 Grade A Grade A Grade C Grade B,C Grade B Grade C Name of Educational Establishment and/or Professional or Awarding Body Bournemouth University Salisbury College Salisbury College Salisbury College Salisbury College Salisbury College Westwood St Thomas School Westwood St Thomas School Westwood St Thomas School Westwood St Thomas School Westwood St Thomas School Westwood St Thomas School

*For posts working with children/vulnerable adults you must provide all dates.

Part E: Training/Continuing Professional Development

Please give details of relevant training/development activities. Training Course and Organiser or Development Activity Scouts volunteering Time spent Outcome - Grade Achieved (Where applicable)

Due to start Nov To gain experience working with young 2011 one people evening a week One week with Experience of classroom working and future date preparation/skills required arranged in early Nov

Lesson Observation in Secondary School

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Part F: Personal Statement

You may continue on a separate sheet if you need to. Key Competencies, Knowledge and Skills: Referring to the person specification, provide examples of how you have demonstrated the key competencies and the knowledge and skill requirements for this role. You may use experience gained from within and/or outside the workplace to provide these examples. (We recommend that you use the different headings on the person specification as a starting point.) I would like to apply for the post of teaching assistant as I feel I have many of the attributes required of this post. I am currently a mature student at university centre in Yeovil in my final year of a English and History degree and plan to study for my Primary PGCE in September 2012. I went to university later than most as I did not have a fortunate upbringing and was not inspired or encouraged to succeed academically. Therefore I tried to make my way up the ladder by hard work and determination and my A Levels behind me and it became apparent having been made redundant that without a professional qualification or vocation success and career satisfaction is difficult to achieve. Despite a turbulent upbringing school was the only time I felt confident I could succeed until I was married. I realise the importance of inspirational teachers and a supportive background to nurture and develop as a child and realise your full potential. I feel that a childs potential is not just dictated from their academic abilities at secondary school but from their foundation years also. Although my non-academic life has been centred around the elderly I feel the majority of the skills I have learned in care homes can be easily transferred to a teaching assistant role, for example compassion, understanding, tolerance, commitment and team working. At university I consider myself to be an active member of the class and have been told by tutors that my delivery of seminars are well thought out, thought provoking and inspiring. Additionally I have delivered group presentations involving planning and delegation of work between the team, negotiation skills, resource management and being able to work to short deadlines. I am due to start volunteering with the Scouts in North Dorset in early November (awaiting CRB clearance) as I am keen to support and inspire young people. I have also undertaken a weeks lesson observations in a secondary school a giving me good insight into the challenges of working with children and the need for good preparation and a supportive team around you. I hope you can see from my personal statement of my desire and commitment to the teaching assistant role and see how I see this position as a valuable experience and excellent foundation to my future primary school teaching career. I am willing to undertake any guidance or training that would be required of this role. Personal Attributes: Please describe ways in which you have demonstrated the personal attributes required for this post, as outlined in the person specification.

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I am a mature student at University having been made redundant and have seen how challenging it can be to make your way in a career without a degree qualification. It has always been an ambition of mine to become a teacher, however it was not until I was made redundant that I realized it was the last chance I had to realize this due to a young family. Because of this life experience and a challenging childhood I know how important a good education to be and succeed at school. I consider myself keen to learn and quick to pick up new skills, caring and passionate about the role and feel I personally would be a valuable addition to your school as my commitment to becoming a teacher myself cannot be questioned and I would give my all to this role.

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Part G: Supplementary Information

Personal Transport: For posts which involve travel away from normal place of work: Are you willing and able to travel to meet the requirements of the post? Yes Please provide details of any current motoring convictions, disqualifications or penalty points, with dates and reasons and/or any difficulties you foresee concerning travel: 3 points SP30 Speeding

Positive About Disability: We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Wherever possible we will make reasonable adjustments to enable a person with a disability to access the application and appointment process fairly. Do you consider yourself to have a disability? If yes and you are offered an interview, would you welcome a preinterview discussion to identify any particular needs that you may have? No Yes No

Disclosure of Criminal Offences: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 gives individuals the right not to disclose details of old offences which are seen as spent Please give details, including dates and places, of pending prosecutions and any convictions, cautions and bind-overs since the age of 17 years, that are not spent: n/a

If the information sent to you highlights that the post requires a Disclosure Certificate, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply in this case. Therefore, please give details, including dates and places, of any spent convictions, cautions and bind-overs. Please also detail if you are on List 99, the PoCA List, disqualified from working with children or vulnerable adults or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body such as the General Teaching Council or General Social Care Council: n/a

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PART H: REFERENCES AND DECLARATIONS References: Please provide the names of two professional referees, both of whom can write with authority about your performance, abilities and competence in a work, voluntary or educational environment. The first reference must be your manager or a senior manager representing your current or most recent employer. References will not be accepted from colleagues, relations or people who know you solely as a friend. If you do not wish your current employer to be contacted prior to interview please tick the box below unless you are applying for a post working with children, in which case, do not tick the box since all references will be requested before interview. If you are applying for a post working with children or vulnerable adults Your first referee must be a manager representing your current/most recent employer. If this post has not involved working with children or vulnerable adults but a previous post has, that previous employer must be given as your second referee. This applies even if you have done other work in between. Sandy Braddick Name of first referee Please see above if the post involves working with children. If you need to discuss this, contact the recruitment team on 01823 356209. Job Title of Referee Name of organisation Address (Including Postcode) Email address if available Daytime telephone number Relationship to you (eg supervisor, tutor) Dates of your employment Name of second referee Job Title of Referee Name of organisation Address (Including Postcode) Email address if available Daytime telephone number Relationship to you University Tutor UCY 91 Preston Road , Yeovil, Somerset,BA20 2DN sandra.braddick@yeovil.ac.uk 01935 845543 tutor From:09/09 To: 06/12 Mike Paddick University Lecturer UCY yeovil 91 Preston Road , Yeovil, Somerset,BA20 2DN mike.paddick@yeovil.ac.uk 01935 845430 Dissertation Tutor

Dates of your employment From:09 /09 To: 06/12 Declaration of Interest: Please note that canvassing support of Members or Senior Officers of Somerset County Council can lead to disqualification of your application. Do you have family or close relationships with any individuals involved in an aspect of the recruitment process or with any Elected Member or Senior Officer of Somerset County Council? No If yes, give name:

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Declaration I confirm that I am entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom. I am willing for this data to be held and processed by Somerset County Council and to be verified with relevant third parties. This may include previous employers. The information on this form is accurate. I understand that providing false information is an offence and may lead to my application being disallowed or, should I be appointed, to my dismissal and, where appropriate, may be referred to the police. MMunro Date 12/10/2011

Signed

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Equal Opportunities-Recruitment Monitoring

This form will be kept separate from your application form. It is not referred to during the selection process.

Somerset County Council values diversity and is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for our employees and job applicants.
We monitor our recruitment and selection practices to fulfil our statutory duty relevant to equality in employment and to ensure our practices are fair, equitable and consistent with the aim of appointing the best person for the job. Recruitment monitoring enables us to take active steps to promote better policy and organisational practice, making Somerset County Council a great place to work. The information you supply on this questionnaire will be recorded confidentially on our HR Systems and held for a maximum of 12 months. During this time it will be used solely for the purposes of monitoring the profile of our job applicants. Access to the data will be restricted to nominated staff within the HR Service. If you are appointed, the data will also be used for our HR/Payroll records purposes, which includes another legal requirement, workforce monitoring. We aim to ensure all applicants and employees, regardless of circumstances or status, receive equal access to opportunity and fair treatment.

For these reasons it is important that you complete the recruitment monitoring questionnaire in addition to the application form. Once completed, the questionnaire should be returned with your application to the Recruitment Administrator, the address of which is detailed in the Recruitment Information Pack. Thank you for your co-operation.

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CONFIDENTIAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES RECRUITMENT MONITORING This information will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please tickthe appropriate box Name: Marc Munro

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Job Ref: Barwick/Stoford Primary Sch

Are you?

Male

What is your data of birth (dd/mm/yy)?

_26/_09_/_1981_

To which of these groups do you consider you belong? White British Irish Mixed White & Black Caribbean White & Asian Other Other Asian or Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other

Black or Black British African Other Caribbean

White & Black African

Other Background Chinese Gypsy Other

If you have ticked other to any of the above, please specify: _________________________________

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Do you consider that you have a disability? No N.B. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, a person with a disability is defined as having a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Since 2005 the definition includes people who have been diagnosed with HIV, cancer and MS. It does not necessarily mean that this affects how you do your work. As the definition is not very clear we have provided some examples of the impairments covered. The list is not exhaustive. You may consider that, for example, you have, for a period of a year or more had hearing loss, dyslexia arthritis, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy or you are partially sighted. If yes, please indicate the nature of your disability.

Physical Impairment

Mental Impairment

Other

Mobility Impairment

Visual Impairment

More than one Impairment

Hearing Impairment

Learning Disability

Are currently employed by SCC? No If yes, please answer the two questions below in respect of your main contract. If SCC does not currently employ you, there are no further questions for you to complete. Is your main contract (tick one box only):

Permanent Which Directorate do you currently work in? Chief Executives Office Resources (including Somerset Staffing) Children & Young People (Non School) Environment (excluding Fire & Rescue) Is the position you are applying for a promotion / grade increase? Community Fire & Rescue Children & Young People (Schools)

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Thank you for your co-operation. Please return the completed questionnaire with your application form.

Version: April 06

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