Completing application forms

• Please only use the application form shown with the vacancy.
• Read the application form before you start writing.
• Tailor your application to the Job Specification/Role Profile.
• Complete the form fully – write 'N/A' if appropriate.
• If you have visited the school make a reference to this in your application form.
• Check through your form for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Ideally get someone to read through it for you.
• Don't send a CV or additional paperwork unless specifically requested.
• Please send your completed Equalities Monitoring Form with your application.
• Keep a copy of the completed application and take it with you to the interview.
• Please send completed application forms to recruitment@williamgilpin.hants.sch.uk

About you

Things to think about before you complete an application form or attend an interview:

Why

• did you decide to apply for this role?
• are you the best candidate for this school?
• is this school the perfect fit for you?

Are you

• aware of the importance of classroom organisation and management?
• able to create a positive learning environment?
• passionate about your continuing professional development?

Do you

• have background knowledge of the school, such as Ofsted reports, exam results, school ethos, etc.?
• understand equal opportunities?
• have good communication skills?

How will you

• ensure the safety of children in your care?
• manage your work-life balance?
• manage and deploy additional support, e.g. Learning Support Assistants and parents?

What is

• your attitude to teamwork?
• your weakness and what are you doing to overcome it?
• your vision of your career five years from now?