Interview Skills & Preparation

Billy Redmond

Learning House

• Experience• 25 Years.. HEC & Career Guidance, National Behaviour

Support Service, National Induction Program Teachers ,Principal.

• Current Projects

– Global Schoolroom – West Africa -Sierra Leone/ Gambia

– Leadership and Education Masters support

– AsIAM - School audit tool online

– School Consultation

• Contact Details – www.learninghouse.ie

Twitter @learninghouse2

Overview

• Planning your career

• Where to look?

• Curriculum vitae

• Letters of application

• Interview preparation

• Interview and follow up

Plan your Career

• Many interviews across your career, promotions, opportunities

• Where are you want to work

• Types of school

• What would suit you?

• Know your sector?

• 1 foot in tomorrow

Plan your Career

• Professional digital identity- your responsibility

• Social Networking

• Twitter

• Have choices to make …

Intro

• Where to look?– Education posts.ie

– Public jobs

– Local and national press

– Local research

– DES website for a list schools

– Local education centre

– National and international agencies

– Twitter and social networking

Letter of Application

• Simple and clear

• Written to the named principal of the school

• No spelling errors

• Clearly written for this job, and not a copy and paste

Letter of Application

• Three paragraphs,

– why of the letter

– the school,

– what are you are a good fit and happy to attend interview.

Curriculum Vitae

• Emphasis on work that supports your educational career

• Content

• Length of CV

• Correct language and spelling

• Educational focus

• Educational history

• Quality information regarding your studies

Interview Preparation

• School website

• Inspection reports

– Strengths and areas for improvement

– Essential reading - Subject reports, MML and others available depending on school.

– Must know the strengths and challenges in these

• Your skills and talents

• Educational policy nationally

Irish Context

• Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice 2018-23

• School Self Evaluation

• LAOS – Looking at our Schools

• Junior Cycle

• Assessment modes and planning

• Child Protection and GDPR

• Inclusion Framework and SET

Supportfor a

FEWIndividual

Support for

SOMEIndividual and/or

Group Approaches

Support for ALL Whole-School Approaches/Classroom Subject Support

NEPS Continuum of Support-Post-Primary

Universal Screening

Academic SuccessSocial Emotional &

Behavioural Competence

This provides us with the professional support.

Interview Preparation

• School type & Curricula provided by the school DEIS etc

• Know your specification and subject well

• Assessment

• Behaviour

• Ethos

• Extra Curricular activities

Interview

• The current educational landscape

• Planning and organising your work

• Samples of lesson planning, and or materials

• Appearance/ Presentation

– Simple, professional, freshly laundered and ironed, look the part.

Follow up and Record Keeping

• Keep a professional log

• Record interviews and note feedback

• Never underestimate the value of thank you

• Postgraduate study… CPD and Teaching Council

• Drochead and Training

Questions

• Any Questions ?