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Application & Interview

18^th January 2023

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Application

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Preparation & Planning

What to include?

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Question preparation

Personal Strengths and areas for development
Learning, Teaching & Assessment
Wellbeing, Equality & Inclusion
Child Protection & Safeguarding
Partnership Working, e.g. external groups/agencies
Health & Wellbeing / Outdoor Learning
Digital Technologies
Pupil Voice, pupil leadership

Please remember that the interviewers:

are there to champion you - they want you to do well.
are realistic – they know the experience you have to draw upon will be limited.
will expect you to be nervous – it is a natural reaction

At least 2 senior leaders from various primary and secondary schools

30 minutes on average

Approximately 6 questions

LT & A – environment, engagement, literacy & numeracy rich, cycle of learning data/ assessment/feedback, what do I know about the children? Planning from Es & Os, consider context, LI and SC – co-constructed with learners

Contexts for learning – personal achievement, IDL, curriculum areas, ethos and life of school

4 capacities – successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, effective contributors

Wellbeing , Equality & Inclusion – Circle Framework, meeting the needs of all learners, least to most able and everything in between, child’s plans, IEPs, flexible pathways, partnership working

Partners – Outreach services, parents, EPs,

Pupil Voice, leading own learning UNCRC

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Interview

Starts the minute you make contact with the school

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Thank you