Terms
and conditions of applying to Future Leaders (relevant to 2007/8 season).
If you are accepted onto the programme, you will be asked to sign
a contract with Future Leaders that will contain many of the points
below. The information here is for your reference, and you are asked
that you have read and understood these on the application form.
In submitting my application form to the Future Leaders programme:
I declare that the details given by me on the application form are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if I give any information which is false, or I withhold any relevant information, this may lead to my application being rejected, or if already appointed, to termination of contract with Future Leaders and any associated employment. I understand that information given on the form will be processed by a computer and used for registration and equal opportunities monitoring purposes under the Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998.
I understand that parts of my assessment for entry onto the programme will be recorded for training purposes, either by video camera or voice recording; these recordings will be confidential and not passed onto any third party.
I understand that if accepted onto the programme I will be expected to attend the full pre-training programme in Summer 2008 in either London, Manchester or Nottingham, the exact dates of which are: Saturday 14th June, 20th-22nd June, 11th-13th July and 12th-22nd August. If not in my home city region, I will receive room and board for this training.
I understand that if accepted onto the programme, I will be employed by a residency school in my home city region which will be matched to me by Future Leaders and that while my preferences will be taken into account, the school and Future Leaders' decision will be final. I understand that if accepted onto the programme, I will be paid a salary by the residency school up to a cap of £50,000 a year based on my salary upon applying to the programme plus 2.5% (or if not currently in employment the last salary I received when in employment). This will be rounded up to the nearest point on the teaching or leadership scale above that amount and below the cap.
I understand that if accepted on the programme and upon completing my residency year I will be expected to contribute back to the programme either £7,500 or 30 days of my time over five years by completing projects and consultancy work that has been allocated to me by the Future Leaders organisation; this “payback” will be suspended only in exceptional circumstances previously agreed with Future Leaders in relation to career breaks (e.g. for maternity leave, secondments or short-term periods of illness etc). I understand that if accepted on the programme I will be expected to credibly make attempts to become a headteacher of a challenging school in my home city region (as defined by Future Leaders in the context of that city), and during the period prior to achieving headship, I will seek senior leadership experiences either in a Future Leaders residency school, an Academy, a challenging school or a school agreed with Future Leaders which can credibly provide experience in a challenging environment. I understand that if I leave the programme after my residency year – or at any other time while I am still receiving training and support from the Future Leaders organisation - to work in a school that does not meet Future Leaders’ criteria above or to leave school leadership at a senior level altogether, I may be removed from the programme and liable to pay to Future Leaders the remainder of my “payback” contribution in cash, at a rate of £250 per remaining day.
I understand that the Future Leaders programme is a charity partly funded by public sources and the availability of this funding will determine the number of available places on the programme and whether the programme should continue; as such I accept that should public funding be withdrawn from the programme or reduced, I may not be invited to take part in assessments to join Future Leaders or given an offer as soon as the target number of participants has been recruited or if the programme is discontinued.
I understand that if accepted onto the programme, I will be employed by a residency school in my home city region which will be matched to me by Future Leaders and that while my preferences will be taken into account, the school and Future Leaders' decision will be final.
I understand that if accepted onto the programme, I will be paid a salary by the residency school up to a cap of £50,000 a year based on my salary upon applying to the programme plus 2.5% (or if not currently in employment the last salary I received when in employment). This will be rounded up to the nearest point on the teaching or leadership scale above that amount and below the cap. 
I understand that if accepted on the programme and upon completing my residency year I will be expected to contribute back to the programme either £7,500 or 30 days of my time over five years by completing projects and consultancy work that has been allocated to me by the Future Leaders organisation; this “payback” will be suspended only in exceptional circumstances previously agreed with Future Leaders in relation to career breaks (e.g. for maternity leave, secondments or short-term periods of illness etc).
I understand that if accepted on the programme I will be expected to credibly make attempts to become a headteacher of a challenging school in my home city region (as defined by Future Leaders in the context of that city), and during the period prior to achieving headship, I will seek senior leadership experiences either in a Future Leaders residency school, an Academy, a challenging school or a school agreed with Future Leaders which can credibly provide experience in a challenging environment. 
I understand that if I leave the programme after my residency year – or at any other time while I am still receiving training and support from the Future Leaders organisation - to work in a school that does not meet Future Leaders’ criteria above or to leave school leadership at a senior level altogether, I may be removed from the programme and liable to pay to Future Leaders the remainder of my “payback” contribution in cash, at a rate of £250 per remaining day.
I understand that the Future Leaders programme is a charity partly funded by public sources and the availability of this funding will determine the number of available places on the programme and whether the programme should continue; as such I accept that should public funding be withdrawn from the programme or reduced, I may not be invited to take part in assessments to join Future Leaders or given an offer as soon as the target number of participants has been recruited or if the programme is discontinued.
