Job Interview Practice Cards + Mock Interview Rubric: SEND KS4 Post-16 Employability

Job interview practice for students aged 14 to 22 with SEND: 36 levelled question cards, answer planners, and a mock interview rubric you can print today. Most young people have never sat through a job interview, and for a lot of our students with SENDal needs the first real one is a big, scary jump. This pack breaks it into small steps. Students start with easy warm-up questions, build strong answers to the questions every employer asks, and finish with a full mock interview that you score with a simple rubric. What’s inside (15 A4 pages): 36 interview question cards in 3 levels (Warm-Up, Common, Challenge). Every card has a short tip on how to answer. Answer Planner (2 pages) for the 8 must-know questions, such as “Tell me about yourself” and “Why should we give you this job?” Before the Interview checklist: the day before, what to bring, on the day, and during the interview Mock interview script so any adult can run the same interview, with space for interviewer notes 4-level mock interview rubric covering greeting, body language, voice, answers, examples, attitude, asking a question, and closing (scored out of 32) Reflection page and a fill-in thank-you message Teacher page with quick-start steps, tips, and ideas for targets and evidence How I use it: Start with the Level 1 cards in pairs, one or two a day as a starter. Once students are answering in full sentences, they fill in the Answer Planner so they have their own strong answers ready. Then move on to Level 2 and Level 3. When they are ready, bring in someone they don’t know well, like another member of staff or a local employer, to run the mock interview with the script. Students take a new face far more seriously. Score it with the rubric, talk about what went well, and pick one thing to work on. Good to know: Written in plain language for students working at a range of levels No real student information. All names and workplaces are made up. Works for school, sixth form, college, supported internships, and work experience prep Fits employment and Preparing for Adulthood outcomes in a support plan (EHCP or SEN Support plan). Rubric scores give you a repeatable measure of progress. No laws, benefits or agency names, so it works in any UK setting, including Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Who it’s for: SEND and SEND teachers, careers leads, transition and post-16 staff, job coaches, and anyone helping students get ready for work after school. Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, a teacher with 20+ years in education. I built these for my own students and still use them every year.

Keywords: SEND, EHCP, Preparing for Adulthood, KS4, Post-16, SENCO, Interview, Practice, Cards, Rubric, Employability