LWN Political School: How to be a Parliamentary Candidate (Online Training)
Application Form - Autumn 2021 to Spring 2022

Application Form

Please complete the application form below in full, including the declaration to validate your application.

The more information you provide in your application, the greater your chance of being successful.

We welcome applications from all women members of the Labour Party who have been Party members for one year or more, and who are members of Labour Women's Network. Please note also that this form is an application, not a booking, and that we reserve the right in all cases to turn applications down at our discretion. If you are not currently a member of LWN and wish to apply you must have joined us before submitting your application.

The cost of the training (including refreshments) is:
LWN members - £30
Our Solidarity Rate - £45 (we appreciate this as it adds an extra donation to help with our bursary scheme, future training and campaign work).

Fees must be paid in advance by the deadline stated. If you have an issue about paying in time, please email Jane on jane@lwn.org.uk who will discuss this with you.

If you are unable to afford the full fee, you may be eligible for our Bursary Scheme, which is open to LWN members only who would not otherwise be able to access our training. If you wish to apply for this, please complete the relevant sections of the form below. Please note that Bursary recipients will still be asked to pay £5.

Participants must have at least one year’s membership of the Labour Party before applying for this course; this is because a basic working knowledge of the Party is required to benefit from what we offer.

We expect these courses to be in high demand, and places are limited. It is therefore particularly important that you use the form to demonstrate to us why you should be offered a place.

At the end of the application form you will see a diversity monitoring survey. It would be extremely helpful if you could complete this, so that we can continue to collect and publish anonymised diversity data about our trainees as well as take appropriate steps to ensure that our training is open and accessible to all our members and, where relevant, all women members of the Labour Party.

Once you have finished the application, please press submit to send your application to us. We will not contact you until after the relevant deadline has passed or once the course is full.

Please bear with us as we need to read all the applications submitted to determine who has been successful. If you need to contact us urgently please email contact@lwn.org.uk

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Contact details:

First name: *

Surname: *

CLP: *

Region

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 3. We mainly contact you via the email you provided, however on occasions we may contact you via phone. For GDPR we need specific consent;

I confirm that LWN can email me.

I confirm that LWN can call me if required.

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* 4. Social Media Details:

Facebook:

Twitter handle:

Instagram

TikTok

Other

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* 5. Are you a member of Labour Women's Network? Please select via the dropdown menu

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* 6. How long have you been a member of the Labour Party? (Please select from drop-down menu)

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* 7. Labour Party Membership Number

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* 8. Have you been, or are you now, any of the following?

Westminster Parliamentary candidate

European candidate

Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly candidate

MP/ MEP/ MSP/ AM

Council Leader/Deputy Leader

Elected Mayor/Mayoral Candidate/PCC/PCC Candidate

Councillor

Council Candidate

Magistrate

School governor

Other

Other public appointment (please specify)

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* 9. Have you attended any LWN training before (other than at Party Conference)? Please select via the dropdown menu.

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* 10. We have the following course dates available at present, please select your preferred start date (you must be able to attend ALL sessions in full as each session follows on from the next). We cannot guarantee that you get the course(s) of your choice. If you cannot make any of the available dates but wish to express your interest, please tick the box provided.

Course starting on Tuesday, 8th February 2022 running for 3 weeks via Zoom

I am interested in attending this course, but cannot do any of these dates.

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* 11. Do you have any access needs when using Zoom? Please give details.
We make every effort to ensure that the needs of each participant are met. We may contact you to discuss further

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* 12. Personal Statement
Please write a short (250 words max) personal statement telling us why you think you are suitable for this training and why you think its right for you now.
Include anything about your activities, experience or interests - political or otherwise - that you think is relevant. Think about your strengths and weaknesses, shout about your achievements, share your aspirations and let us know how our training may assist you in the future.
This statement is very important in helping us to decide whether or not to allocate you a place, so do not leave it blank.
Make sure that you keep a copy of your statement, as you will not be able to access it once you have submitted your application.

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* 13. Jean Black Bursary Fund
Our Jean Black Bursary Fund is open to any LWN member who is on a low-wage, on benefits, or single parents. If you are successful in gaining a bursary place, the cost will be reduced to £5.

If you would like to apply for a bursary please explain why, and what difference it would make.

On previous courses we have received a high number of applications for this fund and can only arrive at a decision based on the information that you give us. Although we are willing to consider applications from women who are in public office (e.g. Councillors), priority will usually be given to women who are not.

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* 14. Please provide one Labour Party referee:
This should be a branch/CLP officer, Councillor, MP or other Labour Party officer (you cannot be your own referee). Please ensure that the person concerned is aware of the fact that you have given us their details, and that we may contact them.
You MUST fill in ALL the information required.

Name:

Position in the Party:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 15. Confidentiality, Discretion and Conduct
To validate your application, please read the statements below and tick the boxes to show that you have read and understood it. If you do not do this, your application is invalid.

I will commit to being kind, respectful and sisterly at LWN event and training. LWN want the training to be a positive experience for everyone - so we expect you to treat everyone with respect, acknowledge that everyone deserves to be heard, and that we all have the right to enjoy our experience without fear of harassment, discrimination, or condescension, whether overt or via micro-aggressions.

I commit to maintaining absolute discretion and confidentiality about what is said on the course – LWN will ALWAYS do the same. This is also true for the training itself – LWN do NOT record training sessions and I also commit to not recording the courses, and will not try replicate LWN training to any others/group.

I can confirm I am over 18 years old.

I confirm I understand there is a payment for this course and that payment is required by the specific deadline given by LWN. If you do not pay by any deadline, we may offer your place to a woman on the waiting list without notice, and you will need to re-apply.

I confirm I understand that if I except a place and pay for the course but fail to attend any one of the sessions that I am not entitled to a refund, and will not be offered an alternative date to complete the course.

I confirm I understand that my application (and/or any bursary application) may be unsuccessful.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Contact details:

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* 3. We mainly contact you via the email you provided, however on occasions we may contact you via phone. For GDPR we need specific consent;

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* 4. Social Media Details:

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* 5. Are you a member of Labour Women's Network? Please select via the dropdown menu

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* 6. How long have you been a member of the Labour Party? (Please select from drop-down menu)

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* 7. Labour Party Membership Number

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* 8. Have you been, or are you now, any of the following?

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* 9. Have you attended any LWN training before (other than at Party Conference)? Please select via the dropdown menu.

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* 11. Do you have any access needs when using Zoom? Please give details.We make every effort to ensure that the needs of each participant are met. We may contact you to discuss further

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* 15. Confidentiality, Discretion and Conduct To validate your application, please read the statements below and tick the boxes to show that you have read and understood it. If you do not do this, your application is invalid.

* 11. Do you have any access needs when using Zoom? Please give details.
We make every effort to ensure that the needs of each participant are met. We may contact you to discuss further

* 15. Confidentiality, Discretion and Conduct
To validate your application, please read the statements below and tick the boxes to show that you have read and understood it. If you do not do this, your application is invalid.