Please ensure that the total size of all of your attachments when combined does not exceeed 10MB.
Please note:
There is a £135 application fee payable online when you apply. If you are not invited for an interview, this fee will be refunded.
We aren't able to support Tier 4 applications. You must already have the right to study in the UK when you apply.
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Supervision course applied for, and preferred mode (online September start or in-person January start)*
Name*
First
Last
Address*
Telephone Number*
Email*
Date of birth*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Gender* Please self-describe your gender here
Partnership status*
Children with ages*
Are you a guardian or a primary carer?* Relevant previous training Name of the course provider
Start Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
End Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Qualification(s) achieved (max. file size 2MB)
Please attach the certificates
Relevant work experience*
Note that applicants must have a minimum of 600 hours clinical practice
Previous experience of personal therapy and growth work*
Other relevant courses completed
Relevant life experience
What accreditation do you hold?*
eg BACP accredited, UKCP registered or equivalent
Note although we will accept non-registered applicants on the course, in order to receive their certificate, students need to be registered with BACP, UKCP or an equivalent approved by the Head of Course by the time they submit their final piece of assessed work for the course.
Please provide a brief statement of your interest in the course and how you would use it
Please provide information about your supervision placement or planned work in a supervisory capacity*
Note that you will need to practice supervision or work in a supervisory capacity during the course, and to have started your supervision practice placement by the third course weekend. Failure to begin by this date will mean that extra “supervision of supervision” sessions with one of the tutors will need to be negotiated for after the course ends. Payment for these sessions will be in addition to the course fees.
The supervision placement or work should preferably be arranged prior to the start of the course. The Minster Centre can assist students in obtaining practice placements. For further information regarding supervision practice requirements please email [email protected]
Please provide information about your supervision placement or planned work in a supervisory capacity*
Note that you will need to practice supervision or work in a supervisory capacity during the course, and to have started your supervision practice placement by the third course weekend. Failure to begin by this date will mean that extra “supervision of supervision” sessions with one of the tutors will need to be negotiated for after the course ends. Payment for these sessions will be in addition to the course fees.
The supervision placement or work should preferably be arranged prior to the start of the course. The Minster Centre can assist students in obtaining practice placements. For further information regarding supervision practice requirements please email [email protected]
CV Please attach your CV (max. file size 1MB)*
This should be relevant to your application to the Minster Centre and should include a
summary of your education and work experience, please start with the most recent and work backwards.
Personal biography
Please submit your Personal Biography here.
Length: 1000 - 1500 words, typed.
This is an important document that we will use to look for evidence of your capacity to reflect honestly, maturely and openly, on your background and life experience and its impact on you. Please write your biography in a way which shows this.
This biography is particularly important because taking further training is likely to lead to you reflecting again on issues from your own life. It is therefore important to show you have developed high levels of self awareness and we want to assure ourselves that you are ready to undertake such training.
The following topics are likely to be relevant although there may be other areas that are important and you want to include:
Family of origin including parents, siblings and/or any significant others
Influences on the family such as cultural, religious or other belief, ethnic, educational, class and history.
Main events and relationships in childhood and adolescence
Current living situation and important relationships, including children
Significant illnesses, accidents or other conditions or crises at any time
Significant losses or separations
Significant cares and concerns
Why would you like to undertake further training at this point.
Attach your personal biography here (max. file size 2MB)*
Passport Photo
Please provide a passport photo of yourself. This can be taken with your phone.
Attach your Photo here (jpeg, minimum 72dpi, max. file size 1 MB)*
Academic and Personal References
Please supply two references – academic and personal.
Please note that both of the references should be either on headed paper or printed from the referee’s email account.
If your referees would like to send their references directly to us, they can send them directly to our Admissions team on [email protected]
Academic / Professional reference
Your academic referee should be from your current/most recent employer or educational establishment
Name of Academic/Professional Referee*
First
Last
Post held / occupation*
Relationship to applicant*
Address*
Telephone*
Email*
Attach your academic / professional reference here (max. file size 2MB)
Personal reference
Your personal referee could be a friend, old colleague, etc who has known you for at least 2 years.
Name of Personal Referee*
First
Last
Post held / occupation*
Relationship to applicant*
Address*
Telephone*
Email*
Attach your personal reference here (max. file size 2MB)
Do you consider yourself to have a disability, long term health condition or specific learning difference?*
Please see our
Guidance for students with disabilities and provide a brief description of any support needs you will have for the interview and to study with us. You may be contacted by our Disability Co-ordinator
Do you have an allergy that you think we should know about? If so, please give details.*
Please note that the Minster Centre is a peanut-free zone. Please do not bring peanuts or anything containing peanuts into the building at any time.
How did you hear about this course?* Please specify
Are you taking any medication?* Have you had any physical, psychiatric or emotional conditions or any addictions for which you have had treatment during the last five years?* Have you ever been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition?* Have you ever been diagnosed with a serious medical condition?* Do you have a reason why regular attendance would be difficult?* Do you have any relationship with any staff or students at The Minster Centre?* Do you have a criminal record?* If you have answered 'Yes' to any of the questions above then please give details here
Your application will be screened, after an initial screening you may be invited for an interview. Please indicate any dates you are unable to attend. Thank you.
Please note that there is no discrimination intended in these questions and that it is crucial that you answer these questions fully. Information provided will be held in confidence. If you are accepted onto the course, it will be accessible to key training staff during your training. If you are not accepted onto the course, this application will be destroyed. * To the best of my knowledge all details given on this form are true and correct.*
All Minster Centre courses involve a high degree of experiential learning and require a degree of psychological robustness and capacity for self-reflection. The Centre reserves the right to refuse admission to applicants who we judge would not, at this time, be able to benefit from our training or for whom it might be too disturbing There is a £135 non-refundable interview fee. Interview fee*
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Student/applicant diversity monitoring information
We are collecting information to allow us to monitor recruitment, attendance and progression on our courses by different groups of people so that we can consider diversity issues in a more informed way. This data will also be used to supply data to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), please note that individual data is supplied to HESA. This is a requirement because we have courses approved for postgraduate loans. For further information about HESA and your data please see the end of this form.
Please respond to the following questions. Your answers will be securely stored on your student/applicant record.
The categories offered correspond to the categories used by HESA – this will help us make the necessary returns when the time comes and will also allow us to benchmark the Minster Centre against the wider higher education sector.
Please note: there is a prefer not to say option for some questions so that you do not have to disclose information if you choose not to.
Country of birth* Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darrussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay US Minor Outlying Islands Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Nationality*
Domicile (country of permanent home address, prior to entry to the course)* Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darrussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay US Minor Outlying Islands Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
What is your sex?* Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were originally assigned at birth?* What is your ethnic origin?* Do you have an impairment, health condition or learning difference?* Please tick those categories that apply to you. You can select more than one option
What is the most significant or primary learning difficulty, disability or health problem that impacts on your education?* Please select only one option
Which of these best describes your religion/belief?* What is your sexual orientation?* What is your professional background?* HESA
HESA is the designated data body responsible for collecting and disseminating information about higher education in the UK. Every year we will send some of the information we hold about you to HESA.
Your HESA information will not be used to make automated decisions about you.
Data submitted by us to HESA includes details about the course you are studying and any qualifications awarded to you during the academic year. It also includes personal details about you such as your name and date of birth, your prior qualifications, and where you lived before starting your course. We will also be required to provide information about your disability status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religion which is classed as ‘Sensitive personal data’ under the DPA, and ‘Special categories of data’ under the GDPR. This information is necessary for monitoring equality of opportunity and eliminating unlawful discrimination in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. Your sensitive information will be used for research purposes and will not be used to make decisions about you.
Some other information is used by HESA to enable research into the provision of fair access to higher education, for example information as to whether you are a care leaver or details of any financial support you may receive from us.
All uses of HESA information must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and from 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
HESA may process information with third parties. It may charge other organisations to whom it provides services and data. Uses of your information may include linking parts of it to other information. Information provided to HESA is retained indefinitely for statistical research purposes.
For more information about data collection and data protection please see the HESA Student Collection Notice: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/about/regulation/data-protection/notices
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