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Awful interview today!

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teacher582 · 19/07/2023 17:35

I know there is an education board on mumsnet, but posting here for traffic sorry.

I had an interview today and I’m not sure how I feel. It’s the first interview I went to for a long long time. I’ve been doing supply so not completely out of the loop when it comes to education.

It was a little “different”. For starters, I did the lesson to members of staff rather than the kids which I really wasn’t expecting. I prepared a slideshow which they didn’t want to see as they wanted me to “run through the lesson as I would with kids”. I was really finding it difficult tbh.

I don’t feel I did very well at all. It was so awkward and difficult! I find it so much easier to engage with kids rather than a fake lesson.

I don’t know what I’m looking for by posting this but I feel my confidence has taken a knock as interviewer was asking me “would you be teaching the kids like you are now? Would you have notes in your hand?”. Of course I wouldn’t do any of this.

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teacher582 · 19/07/2023 21:08

Yes I am going to withdraw from it. I got an amazing feeling from the staff but the headteacher I didn’t get a good feeling from. She seemed annoyed whilst watching me “teach” her or maybe she was acting like a child would, I have no idea but yes I had an awful feeling,

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GiddyGladys · 19/07/2023 21:34

A lesson to fellow teachers sounds utterly shit. I don't blame you for withdrawing.

5.30! Lol

teacher582 · 19/07/2023 22:46

It was completely shit! How can anyone think that’s a good idea. PP poster said she was in interview as TA that’s a fab idea

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teacher582 · 20/07/2023 16:02

Thank you everyone for the support yesterday, it was truly a bizarre experience!

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