Independent Vs State interviews

[AmazingGrace16]

How do interviews differ for posts in independent schools compared to state schools?

[CraftyGin]

Independent schools are all different.

Can you be more specific with your question?

[DanSullivan]

I can only speak from my own experience, but my interview for a position in an independent school was longer but a felt a lot less formal than in state schools. I still had an observed lesson of course, but the actual interview bit was really quite pleasant. It was conducted in the Head’s office, no line of people in the other side of a table. Same sort of questions, but a more relaxed set up. We have a very small staff, so a lot of our interviews are finding out about applicants’ personalities.

[winewolfhowls]

In my limited experience, state interview very samey questions you can predict most of them. In indie less predictable with more focus on extra curricular or enrichment. But not harder as such, just different.

I found indie interview to be more relaxed in tone but I was busy all day with the itinerary of tasks so no time off while state often have hours of doing nothing and waiting around.

Depends on the school really.

[SuperPug]

Independent - more focus on how you would contribute to the wider areas of the school, ex-c etc. Also look at their ISI report re: where they excel/ what they are working towards.
State - less experience but more on budget, behaviour, safe guarding, understanding of progress 8 etc.

[SuperPug]

*to mean I have less experience of this, not less experience needed.