Teaching Post Application Form
You can download our Teaching Staff Application Form here.
Accepted occupations for referees:
If you cannot provide two referees from your current or previous employment you may provide details for a second referee that must:
- have known you for at least 2 years;
- be a friend, neighbour or colleague; and
- be ‘a person of good standing in their community’ or work in (or be retired from) a recognised profession (see list below). If possible your referee should provide confirmation of their status such as writing on headed notepaper or from a professional email address.
They must not be related to or involved with you, e.g.: related by birth or marriage or be in a relationship with or live at the same address as you.
Recognised professions
Examples of recognised professions include:
- accountant
- airline pilot
- articled clerk of a limited company
- assurance agent of recognised company
- bank/building society official
- barrister
- chairman/director of limited company
- chiropodist
- commissioner for oaths
- councillor, eg local or county
- civil servant (permanent)
- dentist
- director/manager/personnel officer of a VAT-registered company
- doctor
- engineer - with professional qualifications
- financial services intermediary, eg a stockbroker or insurance broker
- fire service official
- funeral director
- insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company
- journalist
- Justice of the Peace
- legal secretary - fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs
- licensee of public house
- local government officer
- manager/personnel officer of a limited company
- member, associate or fellow of a professional body
- Member of Parliament
- Merchant Navy officer
- minister of a recognised religion - including Christian Science
- nurse - RGN or RMN
- officer of the armed services
- optician
- paralegal - certified paralegal, qualified paralegal or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals
- person with honours, eg an OBE or MBE
- pharmacist
- photographer - professional
- police officer
- Post Office official
- president/secretary of a recognised organisation
- Salvation Army officer
- social worker
- solicitor
- surveyor
- teacher, lecturer
- trade union officer
- travel agent - qualified
- valuer or auctioneer - fellows and associate members of the incorporated society
- Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers
Please contact HW@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk if you have any further questions.