Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Archived Interview time Back Interview time 12th May 2006, 1:00am John Howson Share Interview time https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/interview-time Copy Link Your job and career questions answered Q: I have been at my school for about 18 months and am now looking for a new post. Will I be given time off for interviews? A: Yes, you should be. Even if you are called for a number of interviews and aren’t appointed each time, your school should just accept the situation. It might be a different case if they heard you were being offered posts and kept turning them down. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more Would you live next to the playground? Why it’s time for schools to start building homes for teachers John Howson • 10th October 2015 Career clinic John Howson • 13th July 2012 Career clinic John Howson • 6th July 2012 Career Clinic John Howson • 30th March 2012 Recent Most read Most shared Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND News 24 March 2026 Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned News 23 March 2026 Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills News 23 March 2026 Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’ News 20 March 2026 Scrap smart uniforms, say nearly half of secondary teachers News 19 March 2026 6.5% teacher pay rise ‘risks reversing’ recruitment gains News 19 March 2026 Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills News 23 March 2026 Partnerships must power the North East’s education mission Analysis 23 March 2026 Why a lack of diversity in international leadership is a major issue Analysis 23 March 2026