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Questions to ask at Interview

  • 25-06-2014 7:23pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Interviewing for a fixed term position and I'm unsure what kind of questions to ask at the end of the interview. I've already searched this forum but haven't found this question asked previously.

    Asking about school's long term plans seems a bit irrelevant as I will only be interviewing for a year contract. Also done a lot of research and feel like I already know their focus and can relate that in the interview.

    Asking about plans to support implementation of JCSA seems a bit controversial.

    Asking about what years I would be teaching and resources available seems a bit uninterested in the school itself.

    Do you agree or disagree? Any advice on questions to ask?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭gaiscioch


    Off the top of my head, in no particular order and with my own experience speaking:

    1. Will you have your own room (hugely important for me, because I had a very bad experience in another school of being moved around like a spáilpín for months)

    2. What technology will your room have, and what additional technology will you have access to (use this to expand upon your teaching methods as they relate to it, if you haven't done so already)

    3. What is the discipline structure and policy of the school (be aware of it from the school website, if possible, but do not be afraid to discuss this frankly but respectfully). For the sake of your mental health, you're much better off not being in a school with an atrocious discipline policy, one where repeat offenders will never be expelled because of managerial ineptitude and misguided priorities (e.g. keeping one troublesome student in school to keep pupil-teacher ratio up, but losing a number of good students because the place is a jungle).

    4. What extracurricular activities does the school have (be able to talk about this as a result of consulting the school website, etc) and talk about any area you'd like to add to it.

    There are many other good questions you could ask. Other teachers will have other experiences and therefore other emphasises.


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