HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition

Entry Form HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition 2014/2015

This is a secure online entry form. On completion of section 1 you will be given a password which will enable you to return to the form at any time and complete the details as you have them. Only when you submit the form at the end will the form be considered for entry under the rules of the competition. No hard copy forms will be accepted. Submitted online forms must be received no later than Friday 10 October 2014. Section 1 SCHOOL/COLLEGE DETAILS Name of school/college

Address and postcode

Telephone no Web address Office email address

School/college type

(e.g. Comprehensive school, Academy, Independent school)

Section 2 DETAILS OF CO-ORDINATING TEACHER Teacher (s) name (s) Position

Teacher tel no Teacher email

Is the Co-ordinating teacher also accompanying the student (s) to the regional heat? If no please provide name and mobile number of accompanying teacher Yes No Accompanying teachers name

Personal Email address Mobile no (may need to contact out office hours) REGIONAL HEATS Preferred regional heat (please note that schools may be offered places at a heat not of their preferred choice but we will endeavour as much as possible to accommodate options) London Newcastle UNIVERSITY

Do any of the students or the accompanying teacher(s) have access requirements?

Section 3 NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENTERING and CATEGORIES

Please refer to criteria and eligibility on the competition website (http://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-chinese-speaking- competition.htm)

Number of students entering Individual Language Ability section Number of students entering Group Performance section Total number of students entering (NB If a student is entering both the Individual Language Ability section and the Group Performance section, please only count them once in the total number.)

ENTRY FOR INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGE ABILITY SECTION A school may enter up to a maximum of 3 students for the Individual Language Ability section, with 1 student in each category. Students entering the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced categories:  must be non-native speaking learners of Mandarin Chinese;  may not have previously received the prize (or runner-up awarded the prize if the winner could not take it) in any category of the Individual Language Ability section;  may not have a native Chinese* speaking parent or be from a Chinese* speaking household; (*any Chinese language/dialect);  may not have lived in a country where Mandarin Chinese is an official language.  who come from countries surrounding China or who have parentage from countries where an Asian language is spoken will need to demonstrate their level of learning as well as indicating any periods of time spent in any country where Mandarin is spoken.

Beginner category (for students who started learning Mandarin Chinese on or after 1 April 2013 and please note that students with GCSE-level Chinese or equivalent are not eligible for this category irrespective of the starting date) Name of student Month & year when student started learning Mandarin Chinese Please state any additional hours of formal study (e.g. private tuition, Chinese club) outside of regular classroom hours (leave blank if not required) Intermediate category (for students who started learning Mandarin Chinese between 1 October 2011 and 31 March 2013) Name of student Month & year when student started learning Mandarin Chinese Please state any additional hours of formal study (e.g. private tuition, Chinese club) outside of regular classroom hours (leave blank if not required)

Advanced category (for students who started learning Mandarin Chinese before 1 October 2011) Name of student Month & year when student started learning Mandarin Chinese Please state any additional hours of formal study (e.g. private tuition, Chinese club) outside of regular classroom hours (leave blank if not required)

ENTRY FOR GROUP PERFORMANCE SECTION

There must be between four and six students from the same school or college in a group, with students coming from at least two different year groups.

Students in the Group Performance section:

 must be non-native speaking learners of Mandarin Chinese;  may not have previously received the prize (or runner-up awarded the prize if the winner could not take it) in any category of the Individual Language Ability section or the Group Performance section;  may not have a native Chinese* speaking parent or be from a Chinese* speaking household; (*any Chinese language/dialect)  may not have lived in a country where Mandarin Chinese is an official language (*any Chinese language/dialect)  There must be five or six students from the same school or college in a group, with students coming from at least two different year groups.  The use of English in the performance either sung or spoken is not permitted.  Teachers must not be involved in the performance and no prompts or scripts are allowed  All students must perform equally within the group performance and the results from the Judges will reflect this “Cohesion” (for further information see the Judging Criteria).

Group Performance

Student 1 Name of student

Year group

Year group Student 3 Name of student

Year group

Does your performance have any special requirements (e.g. a projector screen, microphone)? We will do our best to meet requests, but cannot guarantee that this will be possible. Please note: a CD player will be available for use in the performance.

Section 4 Child Protection and risk assessment

Please see the link to the following child protection and risk assessment forms. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure the correct documents have been read and signed off by the relevant party (school/parent/guardian). By ticking the box in section 6 we will assume that your school has all the necessary forms completed. Parental consent and medical form (for parent/guardian signature) Audio visual consent form Child protection page policy statement form (for parent/guardian and school to read) The Head teacher/accompanying teacher should read and sign the accompanying adult guidance notes form Accompanying adult’s guidance notes

Section 5 Data Protection 1998 notice The British Council will use the information that you are providing to organise and evaluate the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition and check entrants' eligibility for it, and to contact co-ordinating teachers and/or schools with competition details and for any clarification needed regarding their entry. By submitting this form you consent to our processing sensitive personal data about you and the students in your care where this is necessary. The British Council will treat all personal information in accordance with UK law and its own privacy policy. The British Council will not sell or disclose your details to third parties for commercial reasons. Your information will be shared at this stage only with individuals administering the event. Under UK Data Protection law you have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you for which we may charge a fee, and to have any inaccuracies corrected. If you wish to see a copy of your information please contact the Data Protection Officer by email, [email protected], or send in your request to the Data Protection Officer, British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN, UK

Click here to see our Privacy Policy Section 6 School/Accompanying Teacher Declaration This declaration should be completed by the accompanying teacher and has authority by the Head Teacher to do so. Please tick (√)

I understand that I have accepted to participate in the British Council HSBC Competition Event as an accompanying teacher and that I am responsible for the students in my care for the duration of the Event

I confirm that as the accompanying teacher I have a current enhanced CRB certificate validated by my school and will be valid on the date I will be accompanying the student(s) to the event

I confirm that I have read and signed the accompanying adult guidance notes & child protection page policy statement form

I confirm that I have received the audio visual form from my school for pupils taking part in the competition

I confirm that I have read the judging criteria and entry requirement documents on the competition website and that I understand that that the judges ruling is final (http://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-chinese- speaking-competition.htm):

I confirm that work shown at the competition will be the students’ own work and that to the best of my knowledge each student complies with the entry criteria for the particular section and category for which they have entered

Accompanying teacher Name Head Teacher giving authority Name

By submitting this entry form I accept the terms and conditions set for this British Council HSBC 2014/2015 Competition Event

No hard copy forms will be accepted. Submitted online forms must be received no later than Friday 10 October 2014. Schools will be informed of the outcome of their entry by email by Friday 24 October 2014. Joining Information will be sent out via email shortly after this date. For enquiries, please contact [email protected] or call 0161 957 7755. Deadline Dates  Friday 10 October 2014 – deadline for online submission of application form  Friday 24 October 2014 – deadline to find out if your entry has been successful  Friday 14 November 2014 – deadline for receipt of all additional forms including Parent’s/Guardian’s Consent Form and the Accompanying Teacher Form.  2 and 10 December 2014 – Southern heats in London (venue TBC) on 2 December and Northern heat at Newcastle University on 10 December  9 February 2015 – Final of the competition at the British Museum in London.  Monday 6 April to Tuesday 14 April 2014 – winner’s trip to China

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