Design note 4 - what do we mean?

In addition to the similarities between our new icon and the real Northern Lights, we particularly liked some of the themes of what the Northern Lights icon represented, namely:

  • Uniqueness
  • Reaching for high standards
  • Our Trust is on a journey to Remarkable
  • Whether you are a student, a teacher or a trusted partner, everyone is on a unique journey, one that will take them new places and opportunities everyone is on a unique journey, one that will take them new places and opportunities

Design note 3 - a bold look

To complement our dynamic new Northern Lights icon, we needed a strong colour pallette and confident, contemporary font.
The contrasting yet complimentary colours in our logo symbolises our value of diversity and unity. We often talk about 'the same but different' at Beckfoot Trust to acknowledge that whilst we have a very clear One Trust identity and clarity on what remarkable means, we also know that one size does not always fit all. 

Design note 2 - our Northern Lights

Perhaps the most important part of our new Beckfoot Trust logo is the icon, shown to the right here.

We all it our Northern Lights.

In nature, the Northern Lights are seen as something unique and truly Remarkable that are associated with the North.

Our Northern Lights icon represents The Beckfoot Trust which is also on a constant journey to Remarkable and is strongly associated with the North of England.

As part of our ongoing Journey to Remarkable we felt it was important to give The Beckfoot Trust a strong, confident and contemporary logo and brand that was worthy of an organisation with such high standards and aspirations.

The new Trust logo was a departure from the previous logo style and was definitely designed with the future in mind.

Recruitment Privacy Notice

Policy Statement

As part of your application to join Beckfoot Trust, we will gather and use information relating to you. Information that we hold in relation to individuals is known as their “personal data”. This will include data that we obtain from you directly and data about you that we obtain from other people and organisations. We might also need to continue to hold an individual’s personal data for a period of time after the recruitment process, even if you are unsuccessful.

Anything that we do with an individual’s personal data is known as “processing”. This document sets out what personal data we will gather and hold about individuals who apply for a position with us, why we process that data, who we share this information with, and your rights in relation to your personal data processed by us.

What information do we process during your application process?

We may collect, hold, share and otherwise use the following information about you during your application process.

Up to and including shortlisting stage

  • Your name and contact details (i.e. address, home and mobile phone numbers, email address)
  • Details of your qualifications, training, experience, duties, employment history
    (including job titles, salary, relevant dates and working hours), details of driving licence
    (if relevant for role), membership of professional bodies and interests
  • Equal opportunities’ monitoring data including your racial or ethnic origin, gender and sexual orientation, religion or beliefs, marital status, disability
  • Information regarding your criminal record
  • Details of your referees
  • Whether you are related to any member of our workforce
  • Details of any support or assistance you may at the interview because of a disability.

Following shortlisting stage, and prior to making a final decision:

  • Information about your previous academic and/or employment history, including details of any conduct, grievance or performance issues, appraisals, from references obtained about you from previous employers and/or education providers*
  • Confirmation of your academic and professional qualifications (including seeing a copy of certificates)*
  • Information via the DBS process, regarding your criminal record, in criminal records certificates (CRCs) and enhanced criminal records certificates (ECRCs), whether you are barred from working in regulated activity*
  • Your nationality and immigration status and information from related documents, such as your passport or other identification and immigration information*
  • Pre-employment health check to indicate fitness to work*
  • A copy of your driving licence (or other appropriate documentation as listed on the Home Office list)*
  • If you are a teacher, we will check the National College of Teaching and Leadership (“NCTL”) Teachers Services about your teacher status, whether you are subject to a prohibition from teaching order and any other relevant checks (for example Section 128 direction for management posts and EEA teacher sanctions)*

You are required (by law or in order to enter into your contract of employment) to provide the categories of information marked (*) above to us to enable us to verify your right to work and suitability for the position. Without providing us with this information, or if the information is not satisfactory, then we will not be able to proceed with any offer of employment.

If you are employed by us, the information we collect may be included on our Single Central Record. In this scenario, a further Workforce Privacy Notice in relation to data we collect, process, hold and share about you during your time with us, will be issued to you.

Where do we get information from during your application process?

Depending on the position that you have applied for, we may collect this information from you, your referees (details of whom you will have provided), your education provider, any relevant professional body, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), NCTL and the Home Office, during the recruitment process.

Why do we use this information?

We will process your personal data during your application process for the purpose of complying with legal obligations, carrying out tasks which are in the public interest, and taking steps with a view to entering into an employment contract with you. This includes:

  • To assess your suitability for the role you are applying for
  • To take steps to enter into a contract with you
  • To check that you are eligible to work in the United Kingdom or that you are not prohibited from teaching
  • So that we are able to monitor applications for posts in the Trust to ensure that we are fulfilling our obligations under the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010.

How long will we hold information in relation to your application?

We will hold information relating to your application only for as long as necessary. If you are successful, then how long we need to hold on to any information will depend on type of information. For further detail please see our Records Management Protocol.

If you are unsuccessful, we will hold your personal data only for six months, after which time it is securely deleted.

Who will we share information with about your application?

We will not share information gathered during your application process with third parties, other than professional advisors such as legal and HR advisors.

International Transfers

We will not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. More information is available by contacting us.

Rights in relation to your personal data

All individuals have the right to request access to personal data that we hold about them. To make a request for access to their personal data, individuals should contact the HR Team.

Please also refer to our GDPR Data Protection Policy for further details on making requests for access to personal data.

Individuals also have the right, in certain circumstances, to:

  • Object to the processing of their personal data
  • Have inaccurate or incomplete personal data about them rectified
  • Restrict processing of their personal data
  • Object to the making of decisions about them taken by automated means
  • Have your data transferred to another organisation
  • Claim compensation for damage caused by a breach of their data protection rights

If an individual wants to exercise any of these rights, then they should contact the HR Team. The law does not oblige the Trust to comply with all requests. If the school does not intend to comply with the request, then the individual will be notified of the reasons why in writing.

Concerns

If an individual has any concerns about how we are using their personal data, then we ask that they contact our Data Protection Officer in the first instance. However, an individual can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office should they consider this to be necessary, at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.

Contact

If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact:

Adam Varley (Data Protection Officer)
Associate Director Risk and Compliance
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01274 207983