Student Advisory Board application form

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Personal details

Post applied for Membership of the Student Advisory Board

How did you learn of the vacancy? (please specify name of publication or website)

QAA website

All applicants please fill in this section:

Full name Jake Thomas Keighley

Title (Mrs, Mr, Miss, other) Mr

Address 119 Alstone Lane

Postcode GL51 8HW

Work telephone number -

May we contact you at work? N/A

Mobile telephone number 07472722606

Email address Jake.keighley@hotmail.co.uk

Please fill in this section if you are a current student or if you have graduated within the last two years:

Name and address of institution University of Gloucestershire, The Park, GL50 2RH

Name of course BA (Hons) Popular Music

Level of course (for example undergraduate) Undergraduate

Mode of study

(for example part-time/full time) Full-time

Year/s of study

(for example 2009-12) 2014-2017

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Please fill in this section if you are an elected sabbatical officer:

Position

Name and address of your Students' Union

Elected year (for example first year officer or second year officer)

Main responsibilities

All applicants please fill in these sections:

Educational background

Dates Educational establishments attended, including secondary school (most recent first)

Full-time/ part-time

Subjects studied Level Results/Grades

2011-2014

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

Full-time MathematicsPhysicsChemistryProduct Graphic Design

A Level BBBD

BCC-

2006-2011

Belper School and Sixth Form Centre

Full-time MathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyArt DesignMusicEnglish LiteratureEnglishFrenchInformation and Communication Technologies

GCSE Level

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Supporting statement

I am a Popular Music student studying at the University of Gloucestershire. I actively participate in many volunteer roles, most prominently, The Scout Association, a youth organisation that aims to support members in three main areas: leadership, teamwork and personal development; I am also a recurring volunteer at Strike a Light Festival, a festival celebrating art and theatre in Gloucester.

Personally, I wholly agree with the QAA’s mission statement; I think that higher education needs to be maintained at a high standard as to not depreciate the quality of the resulting qualification. I also believe that the reputation of the QAA is paramount, to ensure improvements in higher education, and built upon the thoroughness, reliability and fairness behind the reviews. Having finished one year at university, I have experienced the pressure of higher education first-hand and, albeit only studying at one university, I can still use my knowledge of that institution as a benchmark to aid a discussion.

My role at scouts is as a leader, I need to: organise programmes, implement and run activities, support other leaders and members, occasionally administer first aid and, liaise with parents and the community as a representative of the group. I have learnt and developed many useful qualities from scouts and my previous employment, Spencer Grove care home, including: integrity, I maintain a fair, honest and trustworthy attitude to everything I do; respect, I take note to ensure that I show equal regard to any team member or customer alike thus making me more open and approachable; and standards, I tend to hold very high standards in my working and often ask myself “is this the best that it can be?” whilst avoiding “It’ll do” at all costs, this is probably born out of studying piano more than anything as there is a striking need to be meticulous about every detail and also to ensure eloquence in what is being played but my need to meet impeccable standards are also born out of working at the care home, a 5 star hygiene rated kitchen, required a diligent nature to maintain cleanliness and quality of care. I think that I would suit the job at hand because I am well accustomed to academic writing, requiring a passive tone and being completely unbiased on the topic at hand, I think it is really important to be able to form a strong argument for both the ‘for’ and ‘against’, despite any preconceived bias, as it helps to form ideas and flaws in a discussion, apropos of in-lecture debates.

I think I can bring a lot of assets to the job at hand, drawn from training I’ve received through Milford Care and The Scout Association, where I help teach basic vocational skills alongside a team of trained volunteers; I trust that I am reasonably eloquent and, I have a professional mindset.

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Please confirm your availability for the following dates

Members of the Student Advisory Board will need to attend a minimum of three meetings.

Monday 2 November 2015(This is an induction, it is optional but strongly recommended) Yes

Tuesday 3 November 2015 Yes

Tuesday 9 February 2016 Yes

Wednesday 4 May 2016 Yes

References

Please supply the name, address, telephone number and email address of one referee. Please also give the status of the referee (for example, line manager, tutor, and so on).

Name Donna Annable

Status Previous Empolyer

Address Spencer Grove Care Home(Milford Care Ltd.)Springwood GardensBelper,DerbyshireDE56 1RT

Telephone number 01773 599349

Email Info@milfordcare.co.uk

Please ensure that you have fully completed all points on this application form, including the equal opportunities monitoring form on page five onwards.

Declaration

I declare that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete.

I understand that any false statements may be sufficient cause for my rejection or, if appointed, dismissal.

Signature(e-signature is acceptable) JKeighleyDate 27-08-2015

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Confidential

Equal opportunities monitoring form

Policy

QAA is committed to the principle of equal opportunities. The aim of this policy is to ensure that all people engaged on contracts for services are recruited according to their ability to fulfil the requirements of their role. There will be no discrimination on the grounds of, for example, race, colour, creed, ethnic or national origins, nationality, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or family responsibility in any matter relating to your application.

Monitoring

QAA has adopted the recommendations in the Codes of Practice published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that organisations should regularly monitor the effects of decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. For this purpose you are asked to complete the form below. The information will be treated as strictly confidential and used anonymously, for statistical purposes only. This form will be removed from your application prior to consideration.

Date of birth: 01-04-1995

I would describe my ethnic origin as: (please put a cross in the appropriate box)

White - British X Asian/Asian British - Indian

White - Irish Asian/Asian British - Pakistani

White - other Asian/Asian British - other

Mixed - white/black African Black/black British - Caribbean

Mixed - white/black Caribbean

Black/black British - African

Mixed - white/Asian Black/black British - other

Mixed - other Other ethnic group

Chinese

I am: (please put a cross in the appropriate box)

X Male Female

Are you disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010? (please put a cross in the appropriate box)

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Yes X No

Additional information

General information

Do you need approval through the requirements of the UK Border Agency to work in the UK? (delete as appropriate)

No

Convictions

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? (declarations subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) (delete as appropriate)

No

If yes, please give details.

Please help us to ensure the effectiveness of our Equal Opportunity policy by completing this form.

Please return this form to studentengagement@qaa.ac.uk.

Alternatively, post to: Hollie Dent, CRT, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Southgate House, Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1UB.

The deadline for all applications, via email or post, is Monday 31 August 2015 midday.

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

© The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2015Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC037786

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