Examining the job hunting process including career decisions, contacting agencies and job centres etc. Topics covered included: Responding to job advertisements Using employment agencies Making speculative job applications Writing CVs Preparing for interviews Discount codes for future purchases included.

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, you will find a detailed guide for answering a parental concern letter when presented as an in-tray task at a pastoral leader interview. This is a common task on pastoral interviews and is usually under timed conditions! This includes an example letter and a detailed breakdown of how to answer this type of letter. This also includes lots of top tips for completing this task and how to structure your letter. Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource you will find a Head of Department/Curriculum Area Lead in tray prioritisation task. Specifically, these are found on interview days and commonly used as part of the decision making process. This resource includes guidance on prioritisation tasks, as well as potential follow up questions you might be asked and some great answers. It also includes information about why these tasks are used, what interviewers are typically looking for and how to perform the best in these in trays! Finally, the resource includes a practice task with several scenarios for you to order and justify decisions on. This is a great way to practice before an interview! Please make sure you follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach

If you are considering making the step up to Assistant Headship, this comprehensive guide will help guide you through the tasks often demanded at Assistant Head Teacher interviews as well as answers and responses to get you noticed for the right reasons! This is also part 5 of 5 of our Assistant Head Teacher Preparation Pack. This section includes: And explanation of the intent of each task, guidance on how to complete each task, and example tasks for practice for the following: • Teaching • Data • In-tray • Student Interview • Staff Interview • Presentation • Goldfish bowl • Assembly • Curriculum • Observation

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.

Looking for an in-tray task to support the recruitment process for an assistant or deputy headteacher? This presentation task requires the candidate to deliver a short presentation to a small panel based on a pre-determined topic or theme. They would need to demonstrate their ability to communicate, present, answer questions and respond to challenge as well as share their views in a well-considered manner. Additionally, the candidate would be required to engage the audience and demonstrate how their views match the school’s vision. 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 in this resource is an evaluation sheet to be used by the panel to support panel discussions when appointing a candidate to the role. 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.

A successful cover letter and supporting statement/application linked to the points on a class teacher job specification and person specification Happy to help further if needed to support your application. Includes cover letter and supporting statement, an example of a successful class teacher job application, with reference to teacher training experience suitable for a class teacher ECT position. This includes links to experiences and passions in response to the job specification for the role. In addition, example interview style questions are included in the style frequently asked when interviewing candidates, including ECT for class teacher positions.

I prepared this document whilst job hunting for my NQT position in a primary school. The document covers 21 different interview questions and their respective answers. This might be especially useful of NQTs, 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 document 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. This resource is also from before Covid, so please bare in mind there may be questions about how the pandemic has affected education. Free sample available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/example-interview-questions-and-answers-12252023

Successful Deputy Headteacher cover letter as part of an application. This cover letter demonstrates how you can share your skills and experience effectively to meet the job role. Adapt to suit the role you are applying for. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any help. Good luck!

Cover letter and supporting statement example, taken from a successful application for the role of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo / SENCo) including links to experience and expertise. Happy to help further :) Good luck!

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.

Looking for an in-tray task to support the recruitment process for an assistant or deputy headteacher? This ‘goldfish bowl’ task requires the candidate to undertake a set task alongside other candidates while being observed doing so. They would need to demonstrate their ability to lead, work with others, communicate, listen, feedback and persuade. 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. It includes templates for both the candidate and the staff members observing the task in play. 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.

In this resource, you will find a PDF which includes several pages of guidance on student panels in teaching interviews. This is not limited to any specific job role and is intended to be good guidance for any post. It contains top tips, guidance as well 60 questions which you might get asked on a student panel on interview. Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource, you will find a set of approx. 15 questions which you might be asked on a Head of Year interview and, for each question, a set of bullet points which detail ideas for responses. These are perfect for getting yourself ready for Head of Year/pastoral interviews! make sure to follow me: 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.

This covering letter and personal statement supports the application process to headship or application for a senior leadership post. This example provided help me gain an interview and successful application for the post of Headship.

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

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.

Tips and the skills needed for a job interview. Two teachers get expert advice and coaching on the skills needed for successful job interviews, as they try to get promoted. Science teacher Colin Douglas is determined to become a head of year but he suffers from crippling nerves and a tendency to waffle. Maths teacher Raj Jutley also interviews badly but the head of department is leaving next year and Raj wants his job. They both have a mock interview, and then receive coaching from professional development coach Lee McAuliffe before facing the interview panel again. Can they improve their performance?