Vacancy Application Form

Education and Qualifications

Other Relevant Skills, Qualifications or Training

Please list any which you have undertaken which is relevant to the post for which you are applying

Employment History

Starting with the most recent, please give details of all jobs you have held including part time, self-employment and voluntary work since leaving secondary education.

Gaps in Employment

As a School, it is a requirement that we have an unbroken history of your employment and other activities since leaving secondary school. Please give full details below of any time not already accounted for in the sections above, for example any periods when you were unemployed, travelling etc.

Applications for teaching roles only

Relevant Skills and Experience

Please tell us why you are applying for the advertised post and why you think you are suitable for the position. Describe any qualifications, knowledge, skills, experience, and personal attributes gained in other jobs or similar environments which you feel are relevant to the selection criteria outlined in the job description for the post.

References

Please give full details of at least two referees who can confirm that you meet the selection criteria for the post. The referees should not be related to you in any way nor be writing solely as a friend nor a current Rugby School Nigeria employee. If you are (or have recently been) employed, one referee should be your present or last employer.

If you are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, you should also give details of the employer by whom you were most recently employed to work with children.

Referees will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children including any in which the penalty is ‘time expired’ (that is where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing) and whether you have been the subject of any child protection concerns and, if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.

Please note that references are normally taken up for all shortlisted candidates and we may approach employers for information to verify particular experience, or qualifications, before interview unless you specifically ask us not to do so at that stage.

Any additional information

Right to work

The information you provide on the next steps will not be seen by those involved in shortlisting for interviews

Criminal Records

If you are successful in your application, you will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). Any information disclosed will be handled in accordance with the Code of Practice published by the DBS. Alternatively, if you don’t have access to the DBS, please obtain an ICPC from ACRO Criminal Records Office.

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.

As outlined in the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, Youth Cautions, Youth Conditional Cautions, Reprimands or Warnings received in childhood (17 years of age and below) are exempt from this and do not need to be declared. *

If you have a criminal record this will not automatically debar you from employment. Instead, each case will be assessed fairly, in line with School policies.

If you live in Nigeria, please obtain a Criminal Police Background check.

If the answer to any of the questions below is “yes”, you must send full details to the Head of HR when you submit your application form. If you are submitting your application by email, please mark your email Private and Confidential for the attention of the Head of HR.

Please note that the information you provide will not form part of the shortlisting process and will only be shared with the recruiting manager if you are shortlisted for interview.

Date of Birth and Previous Names

Personal Declaration

• I confirm that I have read and understood Safeguarding at Rugby School Nigeria as stated on page 1 of the application form.
• I confirm that the information which I have given in this application form and on any continuation sheet is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
• I confirm that I am not on the list maintained by the Disclosure & Barring Service of those barred from working with children, otherwise disqualified from working with children or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body.
• I consent to the School processing the information given on this form, including sensitive information as may be necessary during the selection and recruitment process.
• I consent to the School making direct contact with any previous employer where I have worked with children or vulnerable adults to verify my reason for leaving that position
• I consent to the School making direct contact with the people specified as my referees to obtain and verify the reference, except where I have indicated that my further authority is needed.
• I consent to the School carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence, should I be shortlisted for the role.
• I understand that providing false information could result in my application being rejected or (if the false information comes to light after my appointment) summary dismissal and may amount to a criminal offense.