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NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHER INDUCTION TEAM

London Borough of LambethNewly Qualified Teacher Pool/Database

Application Information and Form

ContentsLambeth - The World in One London BoroughLambeth SchoolsHow to apply for membership to the Pool or DatabaseCompleting your Application FormConsidering your applicationNQT Application Form

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Lambeth – The World in One London BoroughLambeth is the second largest of the thirteen Inner London boroughs, with a population of just over 300,000 (2011 Census).Covering an area of approximately 10.5 square miles, Lambeth measures about seven miles from north (Waterloo) to south (Norwood) and about two and a half miles from east (Herne Hill) to west (Clapham).The borough is divided into 21 council wards, represented by 63 elected councillors.Within the borough of Lambeth, there are many arts and theatre attractions, including:

the South Bank complex (the Royal festival Hall, the National Theatre and the NationalFilm Theatre);

the Old Vic and Young Vic theatres; and the BFI IMAX Cinema.

Lambeth is also home to the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, the former County Hall, the London Eye, the Imperial War Museum and the Oval cricket ground.Brixton, in the heart of the borough, is home to Lambeth Town Hall (currently undergoing redevelopment); it is home to the O2 Academy music venue, whilst art galleries, delicatessens, bars and cafes are found in and around the vibrant Brixton Village market.It really is the world in a borough!

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Lambeth SchoolsLambeth maintains 86 schools with a total of almost 36,000 pupils.There are five nursery schools, 61 primary schools, thirteen secondary schools, five special educational needs schools and two pupil referral units.Six of our schools have Academy status.Just over 150 different languages are spoken by families in the borough, with Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Yoruba and French being the most common after English.Around one in three pupils in the borough are not fluent in English.Excellent GCSE results place Lambeth schools amongst the best in London for improvement.

Partnership WorkingLambeth schools have been encouraged to form cluster partnerships; these partnerships enable schools to commission services, to provide a secure base from which to operate and to be accountable for the quality of education and the standards achieved across the partnership.These partnerships provide additional support for schools in purchasing and retaining good quality and experienced educational support services, including existing services from Lambeth.

The excellent partnership working between schools, Lambeth and others continues to provide children and young people in Lambeth with a high standard of education, equipping them well for the future lives.Together, we continually strive to improve the education experience, to address areas of development and to ensure the highest standard of safeguarding in all educational settings.

Children’s CentresLambeth’s network of 26 Children’s Centres and four satellite sites continue to provideborough-wide coverage for under-fives, families, integrated childcare, health and family support services.

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How to apply for membership to the Lambeth NQT Pool or DatabaseTo apply for membership of the Lambeth NQT Pool (for Early Years and Primary NQTs) or Lambeth NQT Database (for Secondary NQTs), please send a completed application form, Personal Statement and any other supporting information, by the closing date of 31st March, for the attention of Dave Coram, to [email protected] ensure that your application fully addresses the selection criteria set out in the person specification, which can be found in Section H of the application form.CVs will not be considered.If you are invited to a Pool or school-based interview, you will be asked to sign a copy of your application form.

Completing your application form Before you start, carefully read the information contained in this guidance, person

specification and application form. The decision whether or not to take your application further is based on the information

you give us in your application; therefore, it is vital that you give us clear and relevant information and that you answer all the questions.We cannot make assumptions about your experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities.

You may want to do a rough draft of your answers first, so that you can decide exactly what you want to say, before you complete the form.

Remember that experience and skills can be gained in a number of ways, not only through paid employment.

Applications will be assessed on how they meet the requirements stated in the Person Specification.

Employment HistoryPlease only give details of any full-time employment you have had pre-ITT or post-ITT (registration with a teaching agency post-ITT should be included).Please do not include ‘Saturday jobs’ or part-time jobs taken whilst studying.

Education and QualificationsPlease give a summary (including number of qualifications gained and their grades only) of your education from the age of eleven.You will be asked to produce original copies of relevant certificates, confirming your qualifications, prior to an offer of employment being confirmed by a school.

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Training and DevelopmentPlease include details of any relevant training courses or development activities you have been involved with or attended; these may be courses provided by an employer or events you have participated in outside of work.

Personal StatementYour Personal Statement is the most important part of the application form; it gives you the chance to show us why you would be suitable for NQT positions in Lambeth, and is the main piece of evidence we use when considering applications. It is your opportunity to demonstrate that you have the skills and experience we are looking for.The Person Specification is provided to help you in writing your Personal Statement; it details the experience, competencies and qualifications required to do the job.When using the Person Specification, you should think about how your own experience and skills match the criteria in the specification – remember that we recognise that experience and skills can be gained in a number of different ways, not only through full-time employment.Your Personal Statement should be:

structured using the main headings of the Person Specification (found on the next page);

written using Century Gothic, 11pt, plain text for the main text (this font matches this)and Century Gothic, 12pt, bold, underlined text for any headings;

no longer than three sides of A4 in length; and saved using the naming convention LAST NAME First Name (CORAM Dave, for

example)Your Personal Statement will be assessed to see if it meets these requirements – if it does, we will take your application forward.

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Lambeth NQT person specification

Your Personal Statement should be written using these criteria:

Qualifications Award of, or working towards award of, Department for Education-recognised

Qualified Teacher Status

Experience Successful teaching practice, preferably across a range of year groups

Knowledge and Understanding Theory and practice of effective teaching and learning National Curriculum requirements and national strategies to raise achievement (for

teachers of KS1-KS4) or the Foundation Stage curriculum (for teachers of Early Years) Strategies to maximise progress and achievement for all children, including children

with special educational needs, children with English as an additional language andhigh-achievers

Equal opportunities and multi-cultural education

Skills Good oral and written communication The ability to create a rich and safe learning environment for all children by

o Establishing high expectations and promoting purposeful learningo Implementing effective classroom management and organisationo Assessing the needs of individual children and accurately recording and

reporting their progresso Good planning, based on the National Curriculum or Foundation Stage, schemes

of work and information from the assessment of children’s learning needs

A commitment to Working with parents, celebrating children’s special skills and talents and tackling

problems Contributing to school life and building effective relationships with all members of the

school community Evaluating, reviewing and – as necessary – adapting your own teaching to maximise

children’s achievements Developing professional skills and knowledge through induction and continuing

professional development

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Newly Qualified Teacher Pool/Database Application Form

The post you are applying for is EXEMPT from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013). This means that you are required to give details of any ‘spent’ and ‘unspent’ convictions or pending cases, cautions, bind-over orders, reprimands and final warnings (that are not eligible for filtering), including dates, the offence(s), sentences, and the court or police force which dealt with the offence.

Lambeth Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment.

How to complete this form This application form is provided in a ‘fillable Word document’ format. It can be saved

at any point to your computer and reopened to revise or complete before saving the final version for emailing.

Please read all the information and guidance notes before you complete this form. Please answer all the questions. We want to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to disabled applicants, so if

you would like us to make any arrangements in this respect, please let us know. Do not attach a CV, as it will not be considered. You will be asked to sign and date the declarations in Sections J and L at your

Pool interview, if you are a primary or Early Years applicant, or at any school interview, if you are a secondary applicant.

Please also complete the separate Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form at the back of the application form.

Section A – POST APPLIED FOR

Post Title CONSIDERATION FOR NQT POSITIONS IN LAMBETH SCHOOLS

Post Reference NQT POOL/DATABASE

Closing Date 31st MAY 2018

Applicant Full Name

Click here to enter text.

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Section B – PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title Click here to enter text. Surname Click here to enter text.

Forenames Click here to enter text. Preferred Name


Previous surnames Click here to enter text.

Address Click here to enter text.Click here to enter text.Click here to enter text.Click here to enter text.

Mobile Phone Click here to enter text.

E-mail Click here to enter text.

NI no Click here to enter text. Teacher Ref No


Do you require a work permit? Choose an item.

Choose an item.

Are you, or have you ever been, employed by Lambeth? Choose an item.

Choose an item.If yes, please give dates and job titles Click here to enter text.

Are you related to a Member or Chief Officer of the Council? Choose an item.

Choose an item.If yes, please give details Click here to enter text.

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Section C – INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING (ITT)

ITT Provider Click here to enter text.

Course Click here to enter text.

Age range of training Click here to enter text.

Start Date Click here to enter text. End Date Click here to enter text.

Specialism of training (if any) Click here to enter text.

Subsidiary specialism of training (if any) Click here to enter text.

Section D – COMPLETED TEACHING PRACTICES DURING ITT

School Click here to enter text. Authority Click here to enter text.


Year Groups taught Click here to enter text.







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Section E – EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Employer Click here to enter text. Job Title Click here to enter text.






Section F – EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

University Click here to enter text. Qualification Click here to enter text.


School Click here to enter text.


Qual. Summary


School Click here to enter text.


Qual. Summary


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Section G – OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING

Training Click here to enter text.

Date Click here to enter text. Qualification Click here to enter text.

Training Click here to enter text.

Date Click here to enter text. Qualification Click here to enter text.

Section H – YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENTThese are indicative of your current preferences, and we acknowledge these may change as you undertake future teaching practices.Please indicate the two age ranges you would prefer to teach below.

First Choice Choose an item.Nursery

Second Choice

Choose an item.Nursery

Please indicate your preferences as to school type and size

School type Choose an item.Community schools ONLY

SEN schools Choose an item.

Choose an item.Primary ONLY

Choose an item.

Small (one-form-entry) schoolsSec. ONLY

Choose an item.

Mixed

Section I – PERSONAL STATEMENTPlease see attached information for details on how to write and submit your Personal Statement.

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Section J – REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2013 AND CHILDCARE (DISQUALIFICATION) REGULATIONS 2009The post you are applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013). You do not need to declare any criminal record information that is now filtered under this Act; as a result, certain cautions and convictions are now considered ‘protected’ and therefore filtered from Standard or Enhanced DBS checks.

Further information is available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance

Lambeth Council requires you to give details of all current (unspent) and ‘spent’ convictions or pending cases, cautions, bind-over orders, reprimands and final warnings (that are not eligible for filtering), including dates, the offence(s), sentences, and the court or police force which dealt with the offence.

Any offer of employment will be made on a conditional basis, subject to relevant checks being carried out.

Failure to make a full and accurate declaration may result in withdrawal of a job offer or, if subsequently discovered, to disciplinary action and/or dismissal.

You are required to complete the following declarations

Please tick boxes which apply to you and sign at foot of page.

I am applying for a post which is exempt under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).

☐ I do not have a criminal record, cautions, bind-over orders, reprimands and final warnings and/or pending prosecution(s).

☐I have a criminal record, cautions, bind-over orders, reprimands and final warnings and/or pending prosecution(s).I am sending details under separate cover (see *note below)

☐ I do not appear on Independent Safeguarding Authority’s (ISA) Children’s Barred List.

☐ I do appear on Independent Safeguarding Authority’s (ISA) Children’s Barred List. I am sending details under separate cover (see *note below).

☐ I am not disqualified from working with children or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body e.g. the Department of Education (Prohibition Order).

☐I am disqualified from working with children or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body e.g. the Department of Education (Prohibition Order).I am sending details under separate cover (see *note below)

☐Please tick if you or anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.If so, please send details under separate cover (see *note below).

* If you have a declaration to make, please do so on a separate Word document and e-mail with your application.

Signature Date

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http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance


Section K – REFEREESReferee One – Initial Teacher Training provider

Name Click here to enter text. Job Title Click here to enter text.



Telephone Click here to enter text.

Referee Two – Headteacher (or other appropriate member of staff) from teaching placement school (if you are working toward QTS, or hold QTS, but haven’t yet taught since gaining QTS) or post-qualification school taught at (if you have taught since gaining QTS)

Name Click here to enter text. Job Title Click here to enter text.



Telephone Click here to enter text.

Section L – DECLARATIONI confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information given in this employment application form is true and correct and can be treated as part of a subsequent contract of employment.This Council is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form within this Council for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies administering public funds solely for these purposes.

Signature Date

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORMThis form is separated from the main application form and will not be provided to the short-listing panel. Your answers will be treated in the strictest confidence. The information you provide will only be used for monitoring purposes and to assist us with improving our recruitment process to ensure we are reaching all sections of the community. How you complete this form has no connection to the evaluation of your application in any way.

ABOUT YOUGENDER

Male ☐ Female ☐

Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were born with? ☐

Do you live and work full time in the gender role opposite to the one you were born with? ☐

ETHNICITYWhat is your ethnic group? Please tick the appropriate box to indicate your cultural background.

White British ☐ White Irish ☐White Other ☐


White/Black Caribbean ☐ White/Black African ☐

White/Asian ☐ Dual Heritage Other ☐Click here to enter text.

Asian British ☐ Indian ☐Pakistani ☐ Bangladeshi ☐Asian Other ☐


Black British ☐ Black Caribbean ☐Black African ☐ Black Other ☐


Chinese ☐ Other ☐Click here to enter text.

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DISABILITYDo you consider yourself disabled?Yes ☐ No ☐

AGEPlease select your age group20-29 ☐ 30-39 ☐ 40-49 ☐ 50+ ☐

SEXUAL ORIENTATIONHow would you describe your sexual orientation?Heterosexual ☐ Gay ☐Lesbian ☐ Bisexual ☐Other ☐ Prefer not to say ☐

FAITH/RELIGION/BELIEFWhat is your faith/religion/belief?Agnostic ☐ Atheist ☐Buddhist ☐ Christian ☐Hindu ☐ Jewish ☐Muslim ☐ Sikh ☐Other ☐ Prefer not to say ☐

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS VACANCY?Please give the name of the publication, website or other source


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