Secondary Careers - Job Hunting, Job Careers and Interviews Escape Room - Virtual Escape Room run through PowerPoint by Cre8tive Resources! This lasts an hour or under depending on how quick the teams can solve each puzzle! Students love this style of lesson, great as an educational treat for your middle school or even high school class. Will your students be able to escape before time runs out? The escape room puzzles content will be tailored to the topic of this escape room. Escape Room Product Contents: ☞ Escape Room Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display ☞ Escape Room Puzzle Keys (Six Sets for Six Teams) ☞ Escape Room Team sheet - Record codes, answers clues as they progress through the 7 rooms ☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles involving numeracy, literacy and lateral thinking) ☞ Bonus Riddles with every puzzle. ☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - Quickly confirm to teams they have solved the puzzle correctly ☞ Teacher instructions of how to set up the escape room and what to print and top tips and shortcuts. ☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape too :) for any quick teams ✿ The 7 Rooms include: The Classroom, The Fair, The Interview, The Website, Job Interview, Boss’s Office, and the Extra Secret Escape Room location. It is suitable for Middle School and High School students. JUST PRINT AND GO! They can also be used to encourage a flipped learning environment. Job Hunting, Job Careers and Interviews

In this resource, we explore 10 questions you might be asked on a SENCo interview and 10 detailed possible answers. This resource is 7 pages long. This is a complimentary resource to the set 1 and set 2 SENCo questions (these are with no answers) listed in my shop. It can be used in conjunction or on its own to help you prepare for interview. We answer, in detail, questions like… Why are you interested in the role of SENCo? What skills could you bring to our SENCO role? Give us a summary of your understanding of the Code of Practice: How would you use data to inform this role? How would you demonstrate value for money in this role? Please note: whilst the questions are detailed and thorough, they are NOT a definitive list, and the answers are not exhaustive. You may want to select parts of the answers which apply best to your knowledge. You should also add to your answers using experiences of your own and include your learning from these experiences that you would take into the new role. You should never use generic answers in an interview setting. Always link your answers with what you know about the school and their priorities.

SENCo SENDCo Prioritisation Task Interview Guide | SEND SEN Example & Tips This resource is designed to help you navigate the prioritisation tasks commonly used in SENCo interviews. It provides: A clear explanation of what a prioritisation task involves and why it is used by interviewers. The key skills interviewers are looking for, including decision-making, organisation, and professional judgment. Common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Top tips for approaching and answering prioritisation questions successfully. A practical example prioritisation task with a worked example. A blank chart for you to practice prioritising 12 sample tasks, helping you prepare confidently before your interview. This is an essential tool for any aspiring SENCo who wants to demonstrate their strategic thinking and decision-making skills. Follow for more guidance: facebook.com/teachcoach

Looking for an in-tray task to support the recruitment process for an assistant or deputy headteacher? This task requires the candidate to order and prioritise a set of communication tasks and provide a suggested response with any further actions needed. They would need to demonstrate their ability to delegate, manage time, work under pressure and meet deadlines. This fully editable resource is useful for those recruiting for an assistant headteacher or deputy headteacher position, as well as those applying as a candidate for the role to help prepare for the interview. Included are 6 different tasks, with template information including space for candidates to add their response to each piece of communication and their intended next steps. You may also find this task useful to support coaching and mentoring conversations with staff members who need support in prioritisation. Looking for more interview tasks, take a look at our other options or interview task bundle. Visit our website to find more Honeyguide SLS. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

This professionally designed, fully expanded interview pack is perfect for aspiring Heads of Year. It includes detailed guidance on key responsibilities, model answers to common questions, leadership task support, data analysis strategies, and tips for the student panel. Designed with a clean, accessible layout and packed with practical advice, this resource helps candidates feel confident, prepared, and ready to lead. Includes: • 7 clear, structured sections • STAR model answers • Behaviour and attendance task walkthroughs • Student panel guidance • Final tips for success Ideal for interviews in both secondary and upper primary pastoral roles.

In this resource you will find guidance on a Senior Leadership prioritisation in tray task. This guidance goes through the purpose of an in tray like this, including why they’re used, how to ace them and things to avoid! This document also provides an example prioritisation task for you to practice prior to the interview. This is a great way to prepare for a very popular in tray task on an assistant principal/SLT interview. Please note: this resource DOES NOT include a worked example of the answers - this is because there is no correct answers for a priorisation task - you only need to make informed and educated decisions and justify your answers clearly.

A successful supporting statement used to apply for a Headteacher position. This resource would also be suitable and applicable for a Head of School position. This is also suitable to use for a position within a trust or federation, and demonstrates how to share your breadth of experience broken down into categories specific to those used in in job descriptions. Happy to help further. :) Good luck!

This PDF provides detailed guidance on five of the most common questions asked in pastoral interviews, with structured answers to help you prepare effectively. Ideal for aspiring or current Heads of Year, these examples give you a framework for building your own responses - whether for interview practice or refining your approach in role. In this set, I cover: How do you deal with an angry parent? How do you support a student struggling to fit in? How do you lead a team? How do you deal with poor student behaviour? Do you monitor student progress? These are suggested answers to help you think through your approach. Always tailor your responses to the school you’re applying to, using specific examples of your experience, and if you’re already in post, ensure your actions align with your school’s policies. You can find Set 2 of this resource here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12527827 Follow on Facebook for more resources: facebook.com/teachcoach

Towards the end of their course, a trainee teacher has to start thinking about finding a job. This episode gives advice on how to secure that first teaching appointment. Trainee teacher Adele finds out about the dos and don'ts on interviews with help from a mock interview with education recruitment expert Professor John Howson. There is also some helpful hints for impressing a potential employer during the interview process and in an observed lesson.

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A thorough and insightful guide to the teacher interview process covering: 1. My experiences of 6 interviews over the last three years 2. How to prepare an interview lesson in the usual 2/3 working days 3. What to expect on your interview day 4. Prospective interview questions and tips on how to answer them 5. FYI post 6. Buzz words and phrases to include As an experienced practitioner, I have attended and helped others prepare for interviews and my essential tips in this guide should be used as a starting base to build up your preparation for the interview. Give your self the best possible chance of successfully obtaining that dream job by utilising the information in this guide! For great resources that are interview ready, please visit my shop Here

I prepared this document whilst job hunting for my first teaching position in a primary school. The document covers 21 different interview questions and their respective answers. This might be especially useful of NQTs/ECTs, as you might be looking for an idea of the type of questions to expect and the types of answers they are looking for. This should not be used as a script as you will need to also use your own examples from your experience in schools. The document is aimed at giving you a starting point for your own ideas and schools change their questions all the time, so it can’t be guaranteed that all questions are on this list, but the main themes may remain the same. The document is aimed at primary school teaching interviews in the UK, so if you’re in secondary or looking at international schools, I’m not sure how useful it’ll be. Free sample available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/example-interview-questions-and-answers-12252023

Example interview questions for a class teacher position that are used regularly at interview with example answers. Use this to help prepare for the interview process. These questions are used during interviews for both experienced and new (ECT) candidates. Happy to help further :) Good luck!

A comprehensive guide from someone that knows how to get a teaching job. Contents includes: 1. The Application 2. Starting the Day as a Winner 3. The Lesson 4. The Interview (Advice, Questions and Example Answers) 5. The Day Itself – do’s and don’ts 6. After the Interview If your going for a job you really want - why take the risk read this and make sure you’re as prepared as you can be!!! Good luck - rate 5* if you get the job or do well on the day.

SENCo Student Panel Task – Questions & Model Answers - Interview Preparation Support This resource is designed to support candidates preparing for a SENCo interview and a common part of this process - a student panel. This resource includes a carefully selected set of common student panel questions, each with warm, student-friendly model answers that demonstrate empathy, clarity and a strong understanding of the SENCo role. Also included are a set of bonus questions (without answers) to encourage deeper reflection and personalised preparation. While not exhaustive, this pack offers a strong foundation for anyone wanting to practise speaking directly and confidently with students about inclusion, support, and what matters most in their school experience. In total there are 20 main questions with answers and another 10 bonus questions to aid your prep further Ideal for aspiring or current SENCos interviewing in secondary school settings.

In this 2 page resource, I cover the goldfish bowl activity. This is an activity you may come across in a leadership interview. Specifically, the resource explores what a goldfish bowl activity is, why interviewers use this activity, what types of questions you might see come up and top tips on how to succeed at this activity in an interview situation. Make sure to follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

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In this resource, I detail 15 questions you can ask of your interviewer at the end of your teaching interview to help you understand more about the school and the role. This is a great resource to make sure you are fully prepared for your interview and have some great questions to put your interviewer on the spot! Please make sure you follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach

This is the free sample of the resource available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/21-example-interview-questions-and-answers-12252012 This sample document covers 4 questions that may be asked during a UK primary teaching interview. If you’d like the full version, please click the link above. I prepared this document when I was job hunting for primary NQT positions. I found it to be very useful as I began to build up a bank of questions and answers. I learned that all the questions can interlink with each other, and that all questions require an example from your experience, as well as always linking back to pupil progress. I hope you find the sample useful. Please note I created this resource before the Covid-19 pandemic, so its possible schools are now asking about remote education and how covid has affected schools and children’s education.

Keywords: STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Results), Interview tips, preparation, table, competency based questions, Job hunting, application. I’ve created this resource to help students with competency based interviews. This should allow students to prepare more effectively for such interviews. The STAR method gives structure to the answer and the competencies table gives the opportunity to bring together examples from different aspects of life. Two types of documents available: Colour and Limited colour. Hope this helps. Please review or rate this resource.