Employment history when applying for school jobs

[ToTheStarsToTheSea]

An admin job has just come up in the school around the corner from me and I'd really like to go for it. The application form wants a complete list of qualifications, right back to GCSEs, and a complete work history. I left school 30 years ago and don't have any records going back that far. I've since done professional qualifications and am confident of good references from my last couple of roles (I've been in my current job 7.5 years). The role and salary are a step down from what I currently do, but I'm desperate to get out of the corporate world and can afford to take the hit.

How accurate does this stuff need to be? I can give my number of GCSEs and grade range, and approx dates for jobs, will this suffice?

You will need to provide all of your certificates.
GCSEs
A-levels
Any degrees.

All jobs I have ever applied have always want to see an accurate work history and proof of the qualifications and grades before confirming you have the job. This has included school based jobs.

Any local authority job will insist on seeing copies of your certificates. Usually only the ones necessary for the role. so likely GCSE English. You can get copies from the exam boards.

I work in a college and new staff need to account for every month in their timeline.

I've not once provided any GSCE certificates and I've worked for the NHS, national charities, local councils, and in schools. Never been asked for my degree either.

I had to supply my gcse maths certificate once for a school admin role

The work history is actually about safeguarding and safer recruitment practice rather than competency. They need to know if there are unexplainable gaps basically or jobs that sacked you etc

You will need to provide accurate details for about the last 10 years. Prior to that, approximate details should suffice. But there must be no gaps in your employment history that are unaccounted for, so you need to include that information. Something like "October 2007 - March 2012 I was not in employment, as I was looking after my children full-time." Or "April 2008 - August 2008 I was unemployed and looking for work."
Just make sure you provide a complete time line of everything you've done since leaving full-time education.

You need to cover it all. Maths/English gcse are basic requirements for most jobs even if you have more advanced qualifications. You can lump them together on the application ie 8 gcses including Maths and English language

Thanks for the info. It sounds like I should be ok to give approximate dates etc for 10+ years ago. Some of the companies no longer exist so it would be impossible for me to get exact dates. I'll just have to go for it and hope for the best.