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Please supply the names and contact details of two people who we may contact for references. These details should be your two most recent employers. Neither referee should be a relative or someone known solely to you as a friend. The School will only accept references from referees that the School has contacted and cannot accept testimonials given to them by the candidate. The School intends to take up references for all shortlisted candidates before interview.

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 Form. 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 is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which would normally be considered "spent") in order to assess their suitability to work with children. However, 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 (see Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy and Procedure).

St Helen’s School will only use this information for internal monitoring purposes. Your date of birth will not form part of the main application form and will not therefore be used to screen your application.

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 status, religion or religious belief, disability or age.

All new posts 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.

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 be confidentially destroyed within 6 months.

As part of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and in line with statutory guidance we will be carrying out a number of recruitment checks that includes online searches. Further information about these checks can be found in our Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy.

This section will be used for ethnic monitoring purposes only. Your application will in no way be prejudiced if you decline to complete this section.