Tutor Application Form - The Brilliant Club

The Scholars Programme - Application Form

Personal Details

The following information is solely used for internal purposes, including processing your application, and evaluating our recruitment processes. This information does not affect the success of your application as a Brilliant Club tutor and is handled in strict accordance with equal opportunities legislation.

Legal First Name:

This is the first name on your legal documents, e.g. birth certificate/passport.

Legal Last Name:

This is the last name on your legal documents, e.g. birth certificate/passport.

Preferred First Name:

This is the first name you would like to be called.

Preferred Last Name:

This is the last name you would like to be called.

Nationality

Please provide information if you have selected 'Let me type'

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

Please select the region where you live and would like to deliver placements. If you are unsure what to select, please check this list.

(Please note, we are not currently recruiting tutors in Scotland and Northern Ireland)

Do you speak Welsh and would you be interested in delivering a course in Welsh?

YesNo

Right to Work

Are you eligible to work in the UK?

YesNo

You must be able to prove your eligibility to work in the UK in order to work as a Brilliant Club Tutor. Please check your eligibility HERE before proceeding.

We require all of our applicants to be eligible to work in the UK.

If you are still unsure about your eligibility, please contact us at apply@thebrilliantclub.org.

You can save your progress at the top of the application form.

National Insurance Number

If you have a National Insurance Number, please enter it in the box below

Criminal Convictions

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

YesNo

The Brilliant Club provides enhanced disclosure DBS checks for all its PhD tutors. These show all unspent convictions, and certain spent convictions.

Whilst having a conviction does not automatically disqualify anyone from working as a tutor, we consider convictions on an individual basis through conversations with our PhD tutors and potential placement schools.

If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to tutorhr@thebrilliantclub.org, and our team will gladly discuss this further

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Section 2: Contact Details

Email

Please use your primary email address. If you are due to graduate from your PhD soon, please use your personal email address so that we can still contact you once your PhD has been completed.

Contact Phone Number

Preferably your mobile number. Please do not use any spaces.

Street Address

City

Postcode

Additional Personal Details

Did either of your parents go to university?

During your pre-university education (e.g. school, college), did you participate in any university access or school outreach activities?

Did you take part in the Scholars Programme or Uni Pathways at school?

Did you attend secondary school (age 11-16 years) in the UK?

Did you attend a non-selective state school?

Which of the following most accurately describes your gender identity?

Please provide information if you have selected ‘Let me type’

What are your preferred Pronouns?

Please provide information if you have selected ‘Let me type’

I would describe my ethnic or racial identity as:

Please provide information if you have selected 'Let me type':

Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the terms given in the Equality Act 2010, or a long-term health condition or other additional need?

** We work with fantastic tutors with disabilities and want to continue to do so. We are asking for this information in order to best support your application and any future work with us and will never make a decision on your suitability to work as a tutor based on this disclosure.

Please note The Brilliant Club processes your personal data in order to assess your needs, to identify support required and to put this support in place, including recommended adjustments for assessment centres and tutorial delivery. If you require external services, for example, taxis or interpreter services, we will be required to provide limited personal data to the third party to set up the service.
All your personal data is stored confidentially and in accordance with The Brilliant Club’s Privacy Notice.

If 'Yes', under which category does your disability or health condition fall?:

Please detail any support or adjustment you would require during your assessment process or future work with us:

Programme Preferences

Please select the programme or programmes you are applying to tutor on.

For more information on The Scholars programme, please click HERE.

For more information about Join the Dots, please click HERE

The Scholars ProgrammeJoin The Dots

Postgraduate Education

PhD

All Scholars Programme and Join the Dots tutors must either be currently studying for, or have completed their PhD

Enter the date you completed, or will complete, your PhD (dd/mm/yyyy)

Have you completed your PhD?

PhD University

Please select the university where you are studying for your PhD, or where you completed your doctoral research. Please note we recruit from all universities - if your institution is not listed here, please write it in "PhD University - other".

PhD University (Other)

Which College in Durham do you attend?

Which College in Oxford do you attend?

Which College in Cambridge do you attend?

PhD University Faculty

PhD University Department

Are you a part time or full time PhD student, or have you completed your PhD?

Thesis Title (Please do not use quotation marks)

Which Subject group best matches your research area?

Current Year of Research

What type of doctorate are you studying for/ have completed?

Type of doctorate 'Other' - Please identify below

How is your PhD funded?

PhD funding 'Other' - Please identify below

Please select which Research Council you are funded by

Please select your DTP/CDT from the dropdown list below:

DTP/CDT 'Other' - Please identify below

Are you currently affiliated to a university?

YesNo

Current University

Please note we recruit from all universities - if your institution is not listed here, please write it in "Current University (Other)" below.

Current University (Other)

What role do you have at your current post-PhD university?

Post PhD University Role (Other)

Master's and Undergraduate Degree

Have you completed a Master's Degree?

Which University did you complete your Master's Degree at?

Other (Master's)

Which University did you complete your Undergraduate Degree at?

Other (Undergraduate)

What subject did you study for your Undergraduate Degree? (Select One)

Undergraduate Degree title

Undergraduate Degree grade awarded

A-Levels

Employment History

The following section asks you to identify your previous and current employment history. There should not be any un-explained gaps in your employment history. Please ensure to include any employment gaps in the employment gaps section. If you do not have any previous employment, please also provide an explanation in the employment gaps section

What is your current employment status?

Current Employer

Name of Current Employer

Role

Start Date

Previous Employer 1

Name of Employer 1

Role

Start Date

End Date

Add another Employer

Previous Employer 2

Name of Employer 2

Role

Start Date

End Date

Add another Employer

Previous Employer 3

Name of Employer 3

Role

Start Date

End Date

Add another Employer

Previous Employer 4

Name of Employer 4

Role

Start Date

End Date

Add another Employer

Previous Employer 5

Name of Employer 5

Role

Start Date

End Date

Please explain any gaps in your employment history.

Please include start to end date, and full reason for all employment gaps.

Application Questions

Each question has a 200 word limit, which we encourage you to use fully. We value developed answers that showcase your strengths and suitability for the role.

Question 1) Please answer both 1a and 1b in the space below if you are applying for The Scholars Programme and Join the Dots, or just the relevant question if you are applying for a specific programme: *

1a – The Scholars Programme: Why do you want to work with students in state schools who face barriers to accessing higher education?

1b – Join the Dots: Why do you want to work with undergraduate students who face barriers to transitioning to, or succeeding at, university level?

Q2) What do you hope to get out of the role on a personal and professional level?

Question 3) Please answer both 1a and 1b in the space below if you are applying for The Scholars Programme and Join the Dots, or just the relevant question if you are applying for a specific programme: *

3a – The Scholars Programme: What do you believe creates excellent teaching? How would you plan to deliver excellent tutorial sessions as a Brilliant Club tutor?

3b – Join the Dots: What do you believe creates excellent coaching? How would you plan to deliver excellent coaching sessions as a Brilliant Club tutor?

Q4) What do you think are the most significant barriers preventing less advantaged students from securing places or succeeding at the most competitive universities? How would you plan to help students overcome these barriers if you were working with The Brilliant Club? 

Privacy Policy

At The Brilliant Club we take your privacy seriously. By ticking this box, you confirm that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy, and that you are consenting to The Brilliant Club using your personal information for the purposes of administering your account and providing the products and services you have requested from us.

By completing this form, you agree that The Brilliant Club will retain your application data in line with our data retention policy. We do this in order to be able to report to our partner universities on recruitment trends and to improve our understanding of our recruitment processes. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting data@thebrilliantclub.org specifying in the subject field that you wish to withdraw consent.

I agree to the Privacy Policy

Recorded Training and Monitoring

Some of our Assessment Centres are recorded for training and monitoring purposes. Recordings are stored securely and will not be shared beyond The Brilliant Club staff involved in assessing candidates.

The legal basis on which we collect this information is legitimate interest, as doing so assists us in ensuring that our interview process is fair and effective. If you are invited and do not wish for your assessment centre to be recorded for the above purposes, please contact apply@thebrilliantclub.org ahead of your scheduled date.

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The next deadline for tutoring on The Scholars Programme is Sunday 15th December.

We are now only accepting applications for Scholars Programme tutors from the following areas: Essex, Southend, Thurrock, Lincoln, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Durham and Salford.

Any applications that are not from these areas will not be processed, but we will contact you if we re-open in your local area.

Join the Dots applications for 2024/25 are now closed.