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2027 Masterclass Application

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First Name & Last Name

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Email Address

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What is your date of birth?

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What is your postcode?

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What is the best mobile number to contact you on?

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What is your highest level of education?

No formal qualifications
GCSE's (or equivalent)
A-Levels / BTEC (or equivalent Level 3)
Undergraduate degree (or currently studying)
Postgraduate degree (or currently studying)
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Are you able to commit to attend six masterclasses. five skills sessions, and one #GetInvolved session?

Masterclasses: 1 hour session with a speaker

Skills sessions: 1-2 hour session with organisation aimed at advancing a range of skills (e.g. public speaking, debating etc)

#GetInvolved session: An opportunity to get involved in grassroots campaigning with political figures

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About you

Thank you for answering some basic questions about you. We're keen to learn some more information in the section below...

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Please upload a recent picture of you

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Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements / reasonable adjustments


This is optional - let us know about anything we can do to make the application process or programme more accessible for you.

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Please share any public social media accounts

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What is your current occupation?

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What is your current organisation? (If applicable)

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What university did you/do you attend (if applicable)

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What, if any, political party membership do you hold?

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Where did you hear about our Masterclass programme?

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Application questions

Please complete the section below to let us know why you are interested in applying, and what you could bring to our masterclass programme.

Please aim to use around 200 words per question.

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Tell us about you, and why you want to join the Patchwork Foundation

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Why do you want to join the Masterclass programme?

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What skills or knowledge do you hope to gain from this programme?

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What do you hope to do with what you learn?

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Have you done any of the following in the past 18 months?

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Did you attend one of our drop in calls?

Please note this will not impact your application, this is only for internal monitoring.

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Mentoring programme

Our mentoring programme runs simultaneously alongside our Masterclass programme.

We have mentors across the UK, from a range of fields who are willing to mentor patchworkers.

Mentoring is not guaranteed, and subject to availability. However, if you would like to be considered to be paired with a mentor, please complete the section below.

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Would you like a mentor?

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Interests

If you clicked 'yes' you'd like a mentor, please let us know what fields you're interested in

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If your mentor is able to accommodate, would you be able to commit to attending their place of work for a minimum of one day to shadow them.

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A few fun questions

These aren't scored - we just use them to help with cohort grouping and mentor pairing (if applicable), and to get to know you a little better.

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What fictional world would you live in, and why?

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If you had a theme song, what would it be?

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If you could design a new emoji, what would it be?

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Equal Opportunities Monitoring

This section is for equal opportunities monitoring only. Your answers have no bearing on your application.

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What do you describe your gender as?

Woman
Man
Non-binary
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What do you describe your sexual orientation as?

Heterosexual / straight
Gay or lesbian
Bisexual
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What do you describe your ethnicity as?

Asian or Asian British
Arab
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African
White (American, British, English, Irish, Irish Traveller, Scottish or Welsh)
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What do you describe your religion as?

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Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
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What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

Modern professional & traditional professional occupation (e.g. 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 administrator (e.g. finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager)
Small business owner who employed less than 25 people (e.g. corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage owner)
Clerical and intermediate occupation (e.g. secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurse)
Technical and craft occupation (e.g. motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver)
Routine, semi-routine manual and service occupation (e.g. 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)
Retired
Not applicable
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Would you describe yourself as having a disability?

A disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

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Final details

Just a few final questions that we need to know, should your application be successful

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Are you interested in being a Cohort Ambassador?

Cohort Ambassadors act as a link between Patchwork Foundation and your cohort (group that you attend sessions with). They pass on concerns, comments, and lead on collecting feedback.

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Are you applying via British Pakistan Foundation?

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Key dates acknowledgment

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