Into Headship – 2017/2018
Application Form
SECTION 1: Personal details
Last Name:
First Name:
Address:
Home Telephone:
Daytime Contact
No:
E-mail address:
GTCS reg. no:
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SECTION 2: Current and previous school details
Please provide details of your employment history over the last five years.
Current post
Name of employer:
Address:
Head teacher:
Telephone number:
Current post:
Number of pupils:
Type of school:
Brief description of your main areas of remit:
(max. 250 words)
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Previous employer
Name of employer:
Address:
Head teacher:
Telephone number:
Post held:
Number of pupils:
Type of school:
Brief description of your main areas of remit:
(max. 250 words)
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Previous employer
Name of employer:
Address:
Head teacher:
Telephone number:
Post held:
Number of pupils:
Type of school:
Brief description of your main areas of remit:
(max. 250 words)
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SECTION 3: Post-school qualifications
Date
Awarding body
Details of qualifications
(including reference to any leadership
and/or other relevant qualifications)
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SECTION 4: Professional learning
Please use the space below to demonstrate your engagement and commitment to professional learning in
relevant areas including leadership and management and provide evidence of resultant impact/change:
(max. 500 words)
SECTION 5: Leadership experience
Please use the space below to demonstrate and evidence your leadership experience at a variety of levels
including specifically your practice at a senior level, main achievements and your ability to influence practice
across the school community:
(max. 500 words)
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SECTION 6: Critical reflection
Please use this section to provide a critical reflection of your personal leadership experience based on the
GTC Scotland Standards for Leadership and Management and provide specific examples related to the
professional actions. You should include evidence of your understanding of your individual leadership practice
and style, awareness and critical reflection on the impact of your leadership actions and examples of where
your leadership practice has changed/improved:
(max 500 words)
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SECTION 7: Headship readiness
This programme is designed for those who whose next post will be a head teacher within 2/3 years. Please
identify your specific experience evidencing readiness/potential for headship within 2/3 years drawing on
recent examples of senior leadership practice where applicable:
(max. 500 words)
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SECTION 8: Declaration
Statement to be signed by the applicant:
I confirm that all the information given by me on this form is correct and accurate.
Signed:
Date:
Endorsed by head teacher / head of establishment:
Signed:
Date:
Endorsed by employer
Signed:
Date:
Do you need us to make any adaptations for your interview to accommodate a disability? If so, please tell us
what these should be.
Please tell us how you heard about the programme:
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