• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Teaching Expertise

  • Home
  • Classroom Ideas
  • Technology
  • Teacher’s Life
  • Deals & Shopping
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Classroom Ideas
  • Technology
  • Teacher’s Life
  • Deals & Shopping
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

SENCology blog

June 4, 2009 //  by Admin

As a school governor I often assist with interviews – not necessarily related to SEN, but as part of my whole-school role. Over the past couple of years I have been lucky enough to be part of the interview process for heads of faculty, main scale teachers and even a deputy head. Today was for an English teacher.

There were a range of candidates; some that, on paper, looked extremely strong. But ‘performing’ on the day is often a very different kettle of fish, as it were.

Seven candidates were initially invited for interview: two withdrew due to accepting other positions, and two were not asked to stay for a second interview after delivering unsatisfactory lessons.

So three were left, and this is where I joined the process. One candidate was on the GTP (graduate teacher program), one was a supply teacher with a fair amount of previous experience, and one was following a PGCE.

All provided interesting interviews and, coupled with the applications and lesson observations, generated a healthy debate between the panel. In the end, the young lady undertaking her PGCE was successful. Not the complete article by any means, but with a pretty amazing ‘get-up-and-go’ attitude to life and the profession. We all felt she would not only thrive professionally but also personally at our school, and were pleased to have such a candidate to appoint.

It is never an easy process going for an interview, but it is also tough being on the other side. I remember back to the appointment of the head of PE last summer – we interviewed eight candidates on a Friday night, it was a really late one! But today we had the chance to see a good young teacher start her career. I look forward to working with her as a colleague in September, when her journey will begin!

Related posts:

Legal consent: when and how is it needed at school?
CPD magazine for teachers - creative ideas on teaching, learning, managing teams + teaching books - ...
Staff Recruitment

You'll also like:

No related posts.

Category: articles

Previous Post: « SENCology blog
Next Post: SENCology blog »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • 10 Advocacy Activity for Children
  • 27 Calming Activities For Kids 
  • 13 Rad Roman Numeral Activities 
  • 10 Creative And Engaging Telephone Crafts For Kids
  • 35 Fun Ideas To Boost School Spirit
  • 25 Fun Green Color Activities For Preschoolers