I have a job interview next week for a TA role in a small, rural school. It is just for 10 or so hours a week and a TA qualification is not required. It seems to be mainly working one on one or in small groups, but some classroom support and admin type stuff too. I have no teaching experience, but for the last year I have been going into the DS's school (not the school in question) as a parent helper and taking children on a one on one basis for reading, spelling, creative writing and maths. I have also helped out in the classroom a couple of times on D&T projects (chaos!).
I applied on the spur of the moment really - DD doesn't start school for another year but has some increased nursery hours from September, and I have been feeling a bit frustrated for a while about the fact that I no longer work. I know I should be taking advantage of the fact that I am not working but after 4+ years I am yearning for a job, something else to talk about/be involved in; and I'm really interested in education. Hence the volunteering at DS's school and elsewhere. I've been looking up TA roles for a while - actually becoming a teacher would not work for us a family right now. I have lots of varied experience, a degree etc, but my background is not in teaching/education and I haven't worked for 4.5 years!
So I found out today that I have been offered an interview next week and am now hugely nervous and feel very unprepared. It will involve being in the classroom with the teacher and children for a while and then an interview with some governors and teachers, argh! I feel panicky just thinking about it, and perhaps I shouldn't have applied at all! Surely they will give the job to someone with teaching experience? I wonder if I have been invited for numbers?
Any tips on this sort of interview would be very welcome. Thank you.
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Cakecrumbsinmybra · 26/06/2014 19:03
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