Data Protection
St Mary's School Ascot is a data controller, which means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use your personal information. Your privacy is important to us and we want to keep your personal information safe. We understand that the details of your application to the school are a matter of confidence between you and us, and we will preserve and respect that confidence at all times.
We only collect the information that we need in order to process your application and to make decisions about recruitment. In order to do this, we may collect information from others, such as references, and we also have a legal duty to share some of your information with certain government agencies. We only hold onto your information for as long as we need in order to complete the recruitment process.
For full information about how we handle your information, please see the attached Privacy Notice for Job Applicants. If you are applying through a third party website, you can view our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants on our website (www.st-marys-ascot.co.uk) under Job Opportunities. If you have any queries about how we handle your information, you can contact the school’s Data Protection Lead on cjellott@st-marys-ascot.co.uk or 01344 296645.
Safeguarding
St Mary’s School Ascot is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school’s safeguarding policy is available on our website
Criminal Records
As the job for which you are applying involves substantial opportunity for access to children, it is important that you provide us with legally accurate answers.
It is an offence to apply for a role at St Mary’s if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Upfront disclosure of a criminal record may not debar you from appointment as we shall consider the nature of the offence, how long ago and at what age it was committed and any other relevant factors. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be asked to submit a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that would make you unsuitable to work with children in confidence, enclosing the details in a separate sealed envelope which will be seen and then destroyed by the Bursar. If you would like to discuss this beforehand, please telephone in confidence to the Bursar for advice.
You should be aware that the school will institute its own checks on successful applicants for short listing with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) when requested may disqualify you for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.
