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The Special Role that Class Teachers Play

Class teachers...

* care

* create fun learning opportunities

* get a sense for what can be done for their class and plan (or don't plan) for activities within the classroom

* ensure pupils eat their lunches and monitor their social interactions (small but true!)

* interact and respond to parent concerns regarding their child (even when some classes are 30+ pupils)

* aim to show each pupil that they are individual and they matter

* report concerns to in school management team

* are always watching for ch


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The Special Role that Active Schools Coordinators Play

While working 1-1 with clients, I listen to what they say about the role they take and infer further information about what that role entails. This helps them clarify whether my sense for their role in their school is right or wrong and it opens up interesting conversations about the minute of the responsibilities of the role.

Today the Active Schools Co-ordinator gets a mention!

In schools, Active School Co-ordinators, I notice

  • are generally active themselves (and really care that pupils get oppor


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7 questions to ask yourself before applying for leadership roles

Whether you’re applying for leadership roles in education or doing some professional and personal reflection it’s a brilliant idea to reflect on these questions and see where there is room for growth.

  • What evidence do I have that I’m a good team player?

  • Which strategies do I use to manage my time effectively (challenge yourself to come up with 5 strategies)?

  • What does student voice feel like in my classroom?

  • What are 10 results I’ve achieved for my school?

  • What are 5 words to describe my relationship


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5 things to do to avoid ruminating after an interview

We’ve all been there - that fear that hits when you go out of an interview “I forgot to tell them X” or “I messed up the question about Y” or “I wasn't expecting that question on Z”. Certainly, write down all of your interview questions for your future records but going over and over the interview won’t help.

Here are a few things you can do to distract yourself while you wait to hear back.

  • Meet a friend for coffee

  • Go for a run with your favourite playlist

  • Create a plan to do something different 

  • Dis


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3 strengths that are overused in teaching interviews

Let’s jump straight in - overused strengths for teachers are:

  • I’m very organised

  • I’m hardworking

  • I’m a teamplayer

While they may be true - they are easy and so, they tend to be overused with candidate after candidate outlining the same strengths. If you want to SHINE - you can choose to outline one or two unique strengths that you have. If you find that you can do a few things to get you thinking.

Here’s what to do instead

  • Ask others what your strengths are and why they choose that strength for you

  • Jou


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4 results you may refer to in the STAR technique

If you’ve been following me for a while now, you’ll know I’m a massive advocate for the STAR technique for teachers answering competency-based questions. In competency-based interviews, interview boards are checking to see if you are competent in certain skills which are necessary for the role and their school.

For example, I may decide that a teacher in my school has to be a team player because we do a lot of in-class support, run various committees to move subject areas forwards and I need to s


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Interview questions for leadership roles in education


If you’re preparing for leadership roles in education, then having a list of up to date interview questions is a must!

Read on to find out the questions shared as recent questions they’ve experienced - by some of my recent clients.

  • Give a brief outline of any relevant experience both before and after you became a teacher.

  • Describe how you would work with the BOM, department and other stakeholders involved in the school.

  • Serious behaviour incident - how would you deal with it as the principal?

  • What w


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How do I record individual days subbing?

It’s one of the questions I get asked most frequently - “As a teacher, how do I record my individual days subbing in my CV?” Simply writing a list of dates in your CV - is not appealing to the reader.

It tells me nothing about who you are as a teacher or your skills or the special activities that you got involved in or helped out with. I’m much more interested to learn that you carefully followed the plans set out by the class teacher or that you helped prepared the class for their Christmas conc


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5 reasons to read the Looking at Our Schools 2016 Document

The Looking at Our Schools Framework is an excellent document to help teachers assess their readiness for leadership progression and as a reflection tool for teachers to evaluate where they are excelling and where they may need to focus more of their attention on to ensure that they are providing the best education necessary for their pupils.

Here are 5 reasons to read the Looking at Our Schools (LAOS) 2016 document

1. To assess how your career is developing

In which areas am I satisfactory and 
. 


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Looking at Our School The Leadership and Management Domains - Skills Development

Looking at Our School 2016: The Leadership and Management Domains - Skills Development

The ‘Looking at Our School 2016: A Quality Framework for Primary Schools’ outlines 4 domains as guides for teachers to step into management roles. 

These 4 Domains are:

1.    Leading Teaching and Learning

2.    Managing the Organisation

3.    Leading School Development and

4.    Developing Leadership Capacity

While I have already written blog posts for each individual blog post (linked below) today’s blog focuses on the skills development necessary for stepping up to the next level in your career.

I ha


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