inspectorate

Enright

considering applying for one of the recently advertised positions with the inspectorate, ive downloaded the application and am here trying to remembe my subjects etc Any help with answers to the quesions below would be appreciated



"Please outline two achievements/experiences which demonstrate your commitment to developing
yourself professionally. (Please specify two achievements/experiences)."

"Should you be invited to interview you may be asked to discuss a number of topics / issues relevant to the key challenges facing Inspectors in the Department of Education and Science today. You should provide three topics for the interview board to choose from. Please present your topics for discussion as propositions rather than as a subject: for example “Evaluating and reporting on schools and changes is the core, essential work of inspectors” rather than “Evaluation”
You do not necessarily need to have great expertise on the topics, but you should think about why you are taking a particular line, what some of the wider implications might be, and anticipate possible counter-arguments."

corcaighcailin9

Not being smart here but just out of curiosity, why????!!!!!

Enright

why what?

these are questions that they have put on the application form, and they hope that each applicant will answer them so as to form the basis or at least part of the interview

corcaighcailin9

Sorry I should have made myself clearer - I meant why were you thinking of going into the inspectorate? They're not the most popular figures in the teaching world (as I'm sure you're aware of). I'm just curious that's all. No need to answer if you don't want to.

spurious

I don't have anything to add in terms of your questions Enright, but I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the interviews. I'd imagine there would be some really interesting discussions. It's not a way of conducting interviews that I've come across before and I must say I find it a breath of fresh air. Perhaps it's a higher civil servant way of doing things?

I like how they are trying to bring the inspectorate in new directions, away from the 'cigire' model - good luck with the interview.

Enright

thanks for all the interest, has anyone filled out this new application form before? looking for thoughts really as this new format of questions.

Herbie53

Where did you get the application form?

Rosita

The OP is getting very little help on this one, perhaps because the initial post is a bit unclear.

For what my opinion is worth in this area I suspect they are trying to get away from the standard "how do you think disaffected students should be handled" and "do you know the curriculum" predictable kind of topics.

Obviously the part where they want you to raise topics of particular significance to the job and in this case "present your topics for discussion as propositions rather than as a subject" which I would take to mean that you will have a well-developed view on the topics you raise (perhaps something like how best a subject could be delivered in the classroom - but I am guessing on that one) and will have taken cognisance of alternative views and their values rather than merely citing something as relevant and leaving it at that.


""Please outline two achievements/experiences which demonstrate your commitment to developing yourself professionally. (Please specify two achievements/experiences)." - I am not too sure what this would be about but presumably it relates to post-graduate study and extra-curricular development and maybe a situation from your class-room experiences which highlighted the need to you of this personal development.

Enright

the application form was got from publicjobs.ie website, the closing date was friday, they has adverts for several subject inspectors, i dont know the closing dates for the others

i did manage to get something in, so fingers crossed

Herbie53

thanks for the reply