When doing a teaching interview how long do they take?

[umbrellaqueen12]

I’m unsure of how long these things take as I’m still a trainee? It starts at 8:30 am. Will it be an all day thing or a couple of hours? I have to teach a lesson for the interview and after that I’m not sure maybe there’s a formal interview? They were really vague and didn’t say much about it just that I’ll need to prep for a lesson and bring a DBS check?

I’m just wondering as I’ll need to request leave from where I am on placement. Any ideas?

All day

All day.

In school? Briefing, tour of school, lesson, various interviews (I always loved the student panel). Department lunch.

They used to tell you there and then if you’d got the job, but that seems to have changed these days?

I haven’t been to one before what do they consist of? My lesson will only be 25 mins beyond that what happens? I sound silly but I genuinely don’t know.

My DS had an interview a few weeks ago, it lasted an hour. This was for primary and he got the job.

Often you teach your lesson in the morning and have to wait whilst the other candidates do their lessons. During this time you can wander around the school and drop into classrooms. Then it's lunch and some candidates (on the strength of the lesson) stay on till the afternoon for a formal interview- half an hour to 45 minutes. Then you're free to go! That's primary anyway.

Chat with the head
Tour
Student panel
Lesson
Coffee in the dept
Lunch
Interview

Maybe a parent panel

We just do lesson followed by interview, in and out within an hour.

Primary or secondary? Clearly makes a difference! Not a stupid question, by the way.

@MrsHamlet

Chat with the head Tour Student panel Lesson Coffee in the dept Lunch Interview

Maybe a parent panel

This is what most of the (secondary) interviews I have been involved in have looked like. You usually get an initial phone call inviting you to interview, then a letter with more information. Have you had that now?

In addition to what has already been posted, I've always had to do a written task too.

There was a thread on this a while ago and it showed how different it is in different schools. Most primary interviews I have been to or conducted the candidates have been on site for a morning or afternoon max and sometimes a lot less than that. Once I was told to go home in between so had a lesson at say 10 and an interview at 2 or something. I can't imagine in covid times they'll have visitors popping between different classes/looking around lots but could be wrong.