This guide will hopefully provide an insight into some of the questions you can expect to face when undertaking a student panel interview, remember that this part of the interview process is designed to compliment the other parts. Remember to ask questions back. If you have a student council – What do they think of you?
The appraisal process is an essential part of not only a member of staff’s professional development but also in the process of school improvement and review.
I want to share my project. Examples online are few and far between. I have had to redact some parts and evidence for obvious reasons and being an SEN provision my focus is unlikely to be the same but I hope the content and style should give you some pointers. All I ask is that you take the time to share Inclusiveteach.com with your colleagues.
If you have a recruitment crisis in your sector you work to encourage people to join that industry not make excuses for why the barriers exist.
These are purely a bank of questions you might face in interviews for leadership positions in schools and colleges. You may also like to use them if you are about to interview. Good luck!
Evaluating Your Education Leadership Success I have based this post on a task for my NPQSL – You can see my final submission here. This terminology comes from a study of a commercial company by Binney, Wilke & Williams in 2005. Given the commercialisation of some aspects of the education system it may be more … Read more
This blog is, and I will say it now – a bit of a ramble, a shambolic collection of half-baked ideas. It was triggered by a recent change in my life that has left me carting carloads of stuff to the tip. Moving boxes to one room to tidy another then back & years’ worth … Read more
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This handy little guide aims to equip you to deal with any challenging situation. But can we apply it to the challenges of school leadership?
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