FAQs

Should you be invited to attend an interview at Millfield School for a teaching post, your referees will be contacted prior to your interview and the provided references will form part of the selection process. For support staff and sport posts, references may be taken up prior to your interview however your current employer will not be contacted if you have advised via email that you do not wish us to do.

Please still attend the interview, if you are successful then we will need you to source certified copies of any qualifications which are specified as a requirement for the position. 

Please still attend the interview and bring what ID documents you do have. If you are successful then we will need you to obtain any outstanding ID so as to perform a DBS check. If your passport has expired, we are still able to accept this as evidence of your right to work in the UK, however we will be unable to use it for the DBS check and other ID documentation will be required.  

Please contact a Recruitment Consultant to discuss whether this is possible. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that we will be able to rearrange.

Please contact a Recruitment Consultant should you require reasonable adjustments. The school will make reasonable adjustments inline with the Equality Act 2010.

The school will not unfairly discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of conviction or other details disclosed. Each case will be decided on its merits in accordance with the objective assessment criteria. Please see our Safer Recruitment Policy for further information.

Details of where to report to on arrival will be provided in the invitation to interview.

There is a car park for staff and visitor use opposite the main entrance gatehouse on Butleigh Road. Unfortunately parking is limited so please allow plenty of time prior to your interview. There is additional parking available at the swimming pool on Keen’s Elm Lane if the main car park is full.

Please arrive in formal interview attire and bring a change of clothing for the practical task unless otherwise specified in your invite to interview.