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How to Unlock What You Have to Offer when You Already Have Staff Buy In

As an ambitious school leader seeking to ascend to senior roles in the educational sector in Ireland, you likely find yourself in a unique position. You've already garnered the support and trust of your staff—a testament to your leadership skills and history. However, as you contemplate taking the next step in your career, you may wonder how to showcase your capabilities in your job application and interview - when the staff's buy-in is already secured.

Recognising Your Value

As a steady and n…

Jan 4, 2024 11:13am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #stratagies, #tipsforinterview, #howtowritejobapplication, #LeadershipJourney, #NetworkingMatters, #UnlockOpportunities, #principal, #Post Primary, #Career, #DeputyPrincipal & #Primary

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If I Was Applying for a Principal Role in 2024 This Is What I'd Do

Making the move to senior leadership is a significant life step - to say the least! Developing your career is different from developing your job, however. So, how can you foster your career and apply better for senior leadership roles?

Here's what I'd do if I was applying for a principalship in 2024.

1. I'd review the 16 LAOS competencies and see if I have an example for each competency. Your interview and your job application form will be based on them - so it's a fantastic use of your time…

Dec 13, 2023 12:35pm

By Orla Dempsey

Under #DeputyPrincipal, #principal, #Post Primary, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #Mock Interview Preparation Primary, #Education & #applications

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Navigating Career Change as a Burned Out Teacher: Tips and Strategies

Discover tips and strategies for navigating career change as a burned-out teacher. Learn how to reflect on your values and interests, research your options, seek support, and build your skills and network. Attend our Masterclass and co-working sessions to take action towards finding a new career path that brings you happiness and fulfillment.

May 8, 2023 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #Teacher, #careerchange, #Career Change, #careerbreak, #Confidence, #News, #Primary, #Múinteoir, #opportunity, #Post Primary, #sellingyourself, #Uncertainty, #TeacherIreland & #teacher

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Unlocking Growth: Five Tips for Giving Effective Feedback

Giving feedback can be a daunting task, whether it's to a colleague, employee, or even a business. However, it's an essential part of growth and development. Here are five tips to help you give effective feedback:

Create psychological safety

Creating a safe and supportive environment is key when giving feedback. It's important to ensure that the person receiving the feedback feels comfortable and safe to receive it. This means being respectful and empathetic, while also being clear and direct…

Apr 19, 2023 01:56pm

By Orla Dempsey

Under #AP1, #AP2, #DeputyPrincipal, #Post Primary, #principal, #primarymockinterview, #Teaching, Learning & #LAOS

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6 unknown ways you're making a difference in school

1. As a student, I'm so happy that you listen to my news.
2. As a parent, I'm so relieved that you're noticing that my child has dyslexic tendencies. I really struggled in school.
3. As a principal, I'm grateful that you hand in your cuntas míosúil in time. I hate going looking for them
4. As a student, though I can't articulate it properly - my movement break really helps me listen better through the day.
5. As an AP post holder, I really appreciate that you're helping me with this project. Thin…

Feb 6, 2023 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #SAF, #STARtechnique, #careerchange, #Teacher, #primarymockinterview, #DeputyPrincipal, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #Uncertainty, #Career Change, #Opportunity, #News, #Career, #postprimaryteacher, #teachers, #teacher, #Job Applications, #Leadership, #MúinteoirMeánscoile, #Múinteoir, #How to SAF, #Post Primary, #AP positions, #CV Writing & #Winning SAF

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Applying to ETB Schools

When applying for ETB teaching vacancies, there are many things to consider. Your application must be typed and you must provide two copies of the application; one of these to be the original. Job advertisements are published on ETB county websites, in professional, academic journals, in newspapers and on social media. Here are a few things for you to consider when applying for ETB positions.

Final year initial teacher training applicants

If you are in your final year of training, you are still el…

May 18, 2022 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Job Applications, #Post Primary, #Primary, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #Interview & #Interview Preparation

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Further questions from recent leadership interviews

Interview questions for Principal Jobs in Ireland

Are you searching for potential questions for leadership positions? If you’re reading this - I’m betting that you are!

Working 1-1 with 100s of teachers each year - puts me in a great position to hear what the latest questions are that are being asked. I hope you find them useful!

Intro: What have been three achievements in your teaching career to date?
What was a teaching and learning initiative that you introduced?
How do you self-evaluate?
What makes you ready to take on …

Mar 29, 2022 03:13pm

By Orla Dempsey

Under #News, #Teaching, Learning, #EdTech, #Primary, #Lookingatourschools, #Education, #Leadership, #Post Primary, #principal, #TeacherIreland, #Teacher, #Interview, #Interview Preparation, #AP, #AP1 & #AP2

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How can I be more confident in interviews?

You are a great teacher and you are confident in your abilities, but what do you do with the dreaded interview fear? Are there ways to get past this and shine in your teaching job interview? Of course there are and I am here to help you.

Develop self-compassion and improving your self-talk

So many of my clients come out of an interview and do a postmortem of it! They berate themselves for the bits they slipped up in or couldn’t answer well and focus mostly on that. Try refrain from doing that by d…

Aug 18, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Interview Preparation, #Confidence, #Education, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #Post Primary & #Primary

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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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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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How to Unlock What You Have to Offer when You Already Have Staff Buy In

Recognising Your Value

If I Was Applying for a Principal Role in 2024 This Is What I'd Do

Navigating Career Change as a Burned Out Teacher: Tips and Strategies

Unlocking Growth: Five Tips for Giving Effective Feedback

6 unknown ways you're making a difference in school

Applying to ETB Schools

Final year initial teacher training applicants

Interview questions for Principal Jobs in Ireland

How can I be more confident in interviews?

Develop self-compassion and improving your self-talk

Primary Interviews - are they really all sewn-up?

Your SAF and CV

Coming across as overconfident in an interview

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