Hints to Prepare

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Hints to Prepare for Your Interview
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Remember this is your interview, take your
time, ask for clarification if needed and
above all be confident !
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Take some time to tell the panel a little about
yourself and what attracted you to a career in
teaching
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Ensure all of the required documentation is
attached to your application and witnessed by a
JP !
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Ensure the referees you have nominated have been
contacted and their details including a fax
number and e-mail address are current
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Make sure you are punctual, appropriately
dressed, speaking clearly and well organised !
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If possible negotiate to have your interview
conducted in your classroom
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Be prepared and make sure you can talk about
teaching, learning and all its related components
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Maintain a clear focus on students
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For example a TV Repairman would not talk about
the art and skills of hairdressing !
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Appear enthusiastic and confident and try to
leave a lasting impression on the panel
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Prepare a brief philosophy statement to share
that summarises your beliefs about teaching and
learning
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If preparing a written application
present it in a simple and concise format
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Identify key words within the key
selection criteria and make links to your
teaching observations
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Refer to your written application, summarising
key words or main ideas on post it notes
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Refer and make links to school and Departmental
Policies, documents, initiatives, etc
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Outcomes Based Education Productive
Pedagogies Curriculum Framework Partners for
Success Literate futures 2010 Middle Phase of
Learning
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Take time to think before responding to each of
the questions or scenarios presented
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Remember each of the questions or scenarios
relate directly to each key selection criteria
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Support your application or responses with
photographs, video or work samples
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You may wish to prepare a PowerPoint
presentation to relate your teaching to each of
the four KSCs
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Remember to maintain eye contact with at least
one member of the panel as the others are
recording your responses
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Consider questions to ask the panel to
demonstrate your interest and enthusiasm
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Make reference to the Principles of Effective
Learning and Teaching and Productive Pedagogies
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Understanding the Learner
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Understanding the Learning Process
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Providing a Supportive and Challenging Learning
Environment
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Establishing and maintaining Worthwhile Learning
Partnerships
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Shaping and responding to Social and Cultural
Contexts
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Intellectual Quality
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Connectedness
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Social Support
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Recognition of Difference
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Sample Questions and Scenarios
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Key Selection Criteria 1
Talk to a recently implemented unit of work,
describing the planning processes you followed
and the considerations you addressed.
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How would you ensure that a unit of work
considered the interests, abilities, needs
and preferred learning styles of all students ?
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What strategies would you employ to ensure your
unit actively engaged students in the learning
process, catered for the range of individuals
and monitored the achievement of learning
outcomes ?
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Key Selection Criteria 2
Describe how you would ensure that the range of
learners within your classroom are fully catered
for.
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What processes would you implement to ensure
student learning outcomes are monitored and
addressed ?
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What opportunities would you provide to ensure
all students are encouraged to reach their
potential ?
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Describe a classroom that would reflect
the effective implementation of inclusive
practices.
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What strategies would you employ to ensure all
students had equitable access to limited
reading resources ?
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Key Selection Criteria 3
Describe the process you would employ to
establish and maintain a range of productive
partnerships across the school.
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Describe the behaviour management strategies
you have observed or implemented that
effectively maintain a supportive learning
environment for all students.
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Key Selection Criteria 4
What process would you follow to establish
productive partnerships with all members of the
school community ?
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What role/s do you envisage you might play as a
member of staff in a larger primary school ?
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What opportunities might you have to work
collaboratively with colleagues, parents and
members of the wider educational community ?
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How would you promote parent involvement and
community interest throughout the teaching and
learning process ?
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What skills, knowledge or areas of expertise do
you feel you can contribute to the school ?
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Remember to talk with others and ask for help if
you need it !
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Some Useful Websites
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www.education.qld.gov.au/ tal/ltt/principal/learne
r.htm
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www.education.qld.gov.au/
learning_ent/ldf/prof/psft.htm
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