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Looking at our School 2016- A Quality Framework - A Practical Guide for Teachers

The Looking at our School 2016 guide (available here ), is an essential tool to help you gauge your effectiveness as a teacher. In this blog post, I aim to give you a brief run down of what an effective or highly effective teacher looks, sounds and acts like. I have added some of the statements below with the key information on what makes for a highly effective outcome.

Learner outcomes

Motivation: If pupils enjoy their learning, are motivated to learn, and expect to achieve as learners as they wo…

Aug 5, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #careercoaching, #cpd, #inspectorate, #ourschools, #nqt, #career & #teacher

6 min read

Preparing for interviews: Ask yourself ‘What else?’

There is one particular question I love to ask my clients when we are trying to figure out all of their talents and capabilities. That question is; What else? As many of the educators I meet are hardworking, modest professionals who show up and get the job done, they often find it hard to declare what is so great about themselves. Once we start to delve into their capabilities and strengths together, I ask them to delve deeper.

Identifying your strengths

Brainstorming is a great way to start to di…

Jul 26, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Teacher, #Confidence, #Education, #Psychometric Testing, #Growth mindset, Strengths, #careercoaching, #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #leadership, #jobapplications, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview

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Primary Interviews - are they really all sewn-up?

Some applicants for teaching jobs can lose faith if they are not being called for interview and may feel that the school has already chosen a teacher for the position before the interviews even take place! For the jobs in August especially - you are in with a real shot when you remain hopeful, positive and optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead! It’s a great ideas to take a look at the situation from a different angle!

Your SAF and CV

If you are applying for tonnes of jobs on Education …

Jul 25, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Interview, #Primary, #Post Primary, #SAF, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #education & #saf

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Teaching Interviews: What if I get the feeling that they didn’t like me?

The job-search can be a very daunting thing.

You know that you are up against many other applicants, and you hope to be the one to be selected for that great teaching job.
You have all the qualifications you need but feel that you may not have come across as well as you had hoped in your interview.
You are already working in the school - but you know that your principal will base the job on your interview performance so you really want to impress.
Was there something about the way you came across th…

Jul 19, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Interview Preparation, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #Uncertainty, #primarymockinterview, #opportunity, #postprimaryteacher, #saf, #cv, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #teacher & #teachers

3 min read

4 ways I can help you land your dream teaching job

I am an experienced career coach and I enjoy seeing my clients succeed in their interviews and land that dream teaching job. There are many ways that you can improve your chances of success by working with me. Here are the main 4 ways we can work together to make you stand out from the crowd.

CV Analysis

Curriculum Vitae in Latin, means the course of a life. This document is there to show the course of your education and professional development, along with your character and strengths. There are …

Jul 11, 2021 07:57am

By Mary Dillon

Under #CV, #SAF, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #Teaching, #Education, #Interview, #Primary, #cv, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #saf, #opportunity, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primaryschoolteacher & #primarymockinterview

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CV Templates: Making your CV stand out

I receive many CVs every year to review for my clients, and sometimes I see that the important information regarding their teaching experience is not brought to the fore. Your SAF affords you the opportunity to outline your experience with the aid of specific sections and headings, but your CV can let you down if you don’t know where this important information should be. Below are tips on how to avoid this mistakes, and a few more pieces of advice too. Check out my Facebook videos for a run thro…

Jul 6, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #CV, #Job Applications, CV Review, #Career, #Teacher, #cv, #jobapplications, #jobs, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #applications, #careercoaching, #CV Writing & #resume

3 min read

Coming across as overconfident in an interview

You may, like most people who are eager to make a good impression at an interview, do your best to keep your nerves under control. You want to appear confident and give the very best impression of yourself. Believe it or not, I sometimes hear from interviewers that they did not choose a certain candidate as they came across as over-confident. You may think that this is hard to believe as an interview can be a daunting prospect, but there are cases where an interviewee comes across as a bit too s…

Jul 5, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Interview Preparation, #Confidence, #Job Applications, #Teacher, #Post Primary, #Primary, #AP positions, #Interview, #education, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #jobs, #sellingyourself, #opportunity, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher & #postprimaryteacher

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Teaching Interviews: Memorising answers-how to avoid coming across as too rehearsed

There are certain things that our interviewers will want to ask us about at interview. Knowledge of certain aspects of every profession that must be scrutinised at the interview stage - and the teaching profession is no different. You want to be as prepared as possible for your interview but how do you take the answers you have prepared and use them effectively on the day?

Rote learning Vs Information

Rote learning can work fine for a written exam but can be less than ideal in an interview. When y…

Jul 4, 2021 09:49am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Interview, #Interview Preparation, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #teacher, #primarymockinterview, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #education, #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #permanentjob, #whatcanido, #opportunity & #sellingyourself

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How can I be more confident in interviews?

Interviews can be nerve-wracking, especially the first few! You have been called for interview and you are delighted of course, but the thought of sitting there while you are being asked a barrage of questions can cause you to worry. What can you do to make you feel more confident in interviews? Read on!

Prepare

Preparation is key. If you have never practiced how you would answer possible questions, how are you to know how you might answer on the day? Take the time to practice with a friend of a p…

Jun 27, 2021 06:28pm

By Mary Dillon

Under #Interview, #Confidence, #Interview Preparation, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #Career, #teacher, #teachers, #education & #jobapplications

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Things you can do to improve your energy and mood in interviews

I wanted to share with you, one massive observation that I'm seeing with many 1-1 interviews with clients recently. That is the effect ENERGY LEVELS have on interviewers and candidates during interviews. Even if you are nervous about interviews, it is important to note what kind of energy you are putting out there. If you convey nervousness and self-doubt, you are sending certain negative signals to the interviewer.

There is a lot you can do to help yourself and your interviewer feel more at ease…

Jun 7, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Interview, #Job Applications, #Opportunity, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview

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Looking at our School 2016- A Quality Framework - A Practical Guide for Teachers

Learner outcomes

Preparing for interviews: Ask yourself ‘What else?’

Identifying your strengths

Primary Interviews - are they really all sewn-up?

Your SAF and CV

Teaching Interviews: What if I get the feeling that they didn’t like me?

4 ways I can help you land your dream teaching job

CV Analysis

CV Templates: Making your CV stand out

Coming across as overconfident in an interview

Teaching Interviews: Memorising answers-how to avoid coming across as too rehearsed

Rote learning Vs Information

How can I be more confident in interviews?

Prepare

Things you can do to improve your energy and mood in interviews

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