Hit the Ground Running 2025 Application - Anonymous Equalities Monitoring

This programme is being delivered by BECTU Vision which is supported by Screen Scotland, BFI, South of Scotland Enterprise, BBC and Scottish Union Learning in partnership with BECTU.

Equalities Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our practice and positively celebrated. We seek to ensure that no-one receives less favourable treatment on grounds of their background and personal characteristics. In order to ensure that this policy will be carried out, and for no other reason, applicants are invited to complete this form. The information will be used solely for monitoring purposes and will be kept in the strictest confidence.

The questions are inline with Creative Scotland and the BFI's Equalities Monitoring categories and include questions on age, gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation - all defined ‘protected characteristics’ in The Equality Act 2010.

If you do not know some of the information or if you prefer not to provide it, you can fill in the 'Prefer not to answer' box.

The information you provide is both anonymous and confidential. The data will be stored securely and limited to only authorised staff in BECTU Vision and anonymous collated data will be shared with our funders Scottish Union Learning, Screen Scotland and BBC.

The information provided will be held for the required Scottish Government retention period of five years after the programme end date.

Our full Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

Any queries regarding the processing of your equalities data by BECTU Vision should be directed to Amy Shaw & Linda Fraser, Co-Managers, BECTU Vision, 150 Brand Street, Glasgow, G51 1DH

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* 1. What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

Modern professional & traditional professional occupations such as: teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil / mechanical engineer.

Senior, middle or junior managers or administrators such as: finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager.

Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse.

Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver.

Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff.

Long-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)

Small business owners who employed less than 25 people such as: corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner.

Student

Prefer not to say

Don't know

Other (please specify):

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* 2. What type of school did you mainly attend between the ages of 11-16?

Attended school outside the UK

Independent or fee-paying school - bursary

Independent or fee-paying school - no bursary

State-run or state funded school - non-selective

State-run or state funded school - selective on academic, faith or other grounds

Don't know

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify):

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* 3. Do you relate to any of these statements?

(You can choose more than one)

I am a disabled person

I have a disability

I have a long-term health condition

I have a mental health condition

I am Deaf

I am deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or hearing impaired

I am dyslexic or dyspraxic

I am autistic or neurodivergent

I am sight impaired

I have long-term difficulties with mobility which impact my regular day-to-day life

No, I don’t relate to any of these

Don't know

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify):

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* 4. What best describes your gender?

If you would prefer to self-identify, please detail:

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* 5. Are you the same gender as assigned to you at birth?

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* 6. What is your sexual identity?

If you would prefer to self-identify, please detail:

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* 7. Which option best describes your ethnic origin or background?

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* 8. What is your age? Please leave blank if you would prefer not to say

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* 9. What is your religion or belief?

Agnostic

Atheist

Buddhist

Christian

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Sikh

No Religion

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have caring responsibilities?
(You can select more than one)

Primary carer of a child or children (under 18)

Primary carer of a disabled adult (18 and above)

Primary carer of a disabled child or children (under 18)

Primary carer of an older person (65 and above)

Secondary carer

None

Prefer not to say

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* 11. Are you returning to work following an extended period (12 months or more) absence?

Yes

Prefer not to say

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* 12. If yes, select the primary reason from the following:

Education

None

Period of ill health

Primary carer of adult (18 and above)

Primary carer of child or children (under 18)

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What is the highest level of education you have successfully completed?

No formal education (or below primary education)

Primary education (up to age 11)

Lower secondary education (up to age 16)

Upper secondary education (up to age 18)

Bachelor's or equivalent

Master's or equivalent

Doctoral or equivalent

Don't know

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What is your nationality?

If other, please specify:

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* 15. What nation or region of the UK are you from?

If other, please specify:

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* 1. What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

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* 2. What type of school did you mainly attend between the ages of 11-16?

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* 3. Do you relate to any of these statements? (You can choose more than one)

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* 4. What best describes your gender?

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* 5. Are you the same gender as assigned to you at birth?

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* 6. What is your sexual identity?

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* 7. Which option best describes your ethnic origin or background?

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* 8. What is your age? Please leave blank if you would prefer not to say

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* 9. What is your religion or belief?

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* 10. Do you have caring responsibilities?(You can select more than one)

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* 11. Are you returning to work following an extended period (12 months or more) absence?

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* 12. If yes, select the primary reason from the following:

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* 13. What is the highest level of education you have successfully completed?

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* 14. What is your nationality?

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* 15. What nation or region of the UK are you from?

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* 16. Please give us the first four characters of your postcode (eg. W1T or SW19):

* 3. Do you relate to any of these statements?

(You can choose more than one)

* 10. Do you have caring responsibilities?
(You can select more than one)