I am in the process of applying for a second post. 3 years into teaching and it feels like lots has changed in terms of the applications I am doing. I have an application form and it requests a 'letter of application' to be attached to meet the person specification. Reading your previous posts is this the one where I begin it 'Dear Mr....'? Do I start with an opening sentence about why I am interested in the position or do you only do that in a covering letter? Also there is a section for details of courses attended - there are only 7 spaces. Do I pick the 'best' ones that are appropriate or do I continue on a separate sheet and in the final space put 'continued on a separate sheet'? Or should I try to group them? My mum read a previous application of mine and in the courses section it asks for duration and I put the specific length eg. 1.5 hours, 2 hours etc. My mum thought it sounded ridiculous (she works in manufacturing) but I tried to explain that working in the early years many of our courses are short cluster seminars or meetings, its the nature of our CPD. Should I put '1 day' instead? Feel like that's not quite the truth? I have read on here about using bullet points. I feel uneasy about this and I don't know why but I am used to writing in paragraphs. Should I be sub-heading a letter of application according to the person spec? Feeling very confused and now analysing my last application and trying to improve upon it with this next one. Unfortunately I won't be able to find out about the last one until after sending out this next form but still trying to do my best to make any important improvements.