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Whether you're a permanent teacher, supply teacher or student teacher, you'll find others in the same situation on our Staffroom forum.

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Interview at my own school

10 replies

Teaandtoastie · 01/05/2019 09:27

I’ve got an interview next week at the school I currently work at. I’ve been there for 2 years on fixed term contracts, this is finally a permanent position!

The teaching episode is with a class I taught last year. Trying to figure out if this is a good or bad thing- on the one hand I know their names, strengths/ weaknesses etc, on the other hand I can imagine them being the kind of class to ask “eh? Why are you teaching us today miss? Who was that other teacher?” Plus, I imagine SLT will be looking for more/different things from me than they will from a completely new person.

Anyone been in this situation? Doesn’t help that all the other candidates are NQTs, I need to make myself stand out from the young, sparkly and cheaper options!

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poppy1973 · 01/05/2019 18:17

You are being interview, which is really good. You have more experience than the NQTs. Some schools can not afford to employ nqts due to their budget as they have to pay for nqt release time for them. Go in really positive. You have an excellent chance.

noblegiraffe · 01/05/2019 20:26

The NQTs will be wondering why they even bothered turning up for interview with an internal candidate.
Knowing the class will be a bonus, they’ll behave fine with SLT there.

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Teaandtoastie · 01/05/2019 22:27

Aww thanks both, fingers crossed!

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hen10 · 04/05/2019 19:09

Yep - IME it's pretty much in the bag if you are the internal candidate that the school has suggested interview. You'd have to do something pretty bad not to get it, I suspect.

yellowsun · 04/05/2019 19:14

If you have been there for two full years, you should be automatically be made permanent I believe. Unless you worked through an agency to start?

yellowsun · 04/05/2019 19:16

Apologies- it seems it’s 4 years. In my authority we are told 2 years. Strange!

Cwtches123 · 04/05/2019 21:25

I have interviewed many internal candidates for posts ( ex chair of govs)

Treat the panel as if they have no prior knowledge of you and answer all questions in full.
Use your knowledge of school to your advantage, make sure you know all of the school policies really well.

Good luck.

ineedaholidaynow · 04/05/2019 21:32

And whatever you do, don't get the safeguarding question wrong. As a governor I am amazed how many interviewees do get it wrong.

Good luck

Cwtches123 · 05/05/2019 09:15

@ineedaholidaynow Totally agree about the safeguarding question!

Holidayshopping · 05/05/2019 11:04

Anyone been in this situation? Doesn’t help that all the other candidates are NQTs

Hmm, if that was my school-there would be no point in anyone else applying as all we could afford was an NQT even if the experienced teacher brought a magic wand and could tap dance on the ceiling!

The NQT release time was covered by the HLTA so not particularly expensive additionally to do that. What pay scale would you be asking for?

What was the safeguarding question, @ineedaholidaynow and how did people you’d interviewed get it wrong-what did they say?

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