What are some of the considerations you make when planning your lessons? How do you plan a unit?
Describe the reasons why you would contact parents.
What is the relevance of your degree to the national curriculum?
What kind of teachers would you prefer to work with? Why?
Why should we hire you over the two other finalists who have comparable qualifications?
Describe your teaching style and how you accommodate the different learning styles of the students in your classes.
Who should be responsible for discipline in a school? Why?
What four words would students use to describe your teaching strategies?
What kinds of materials have you used to assess pupil strengths and/or weaknesses?
What procedures do you use to evaluate student progress besides using tests?
Describe what you consider to be the model classroom. What would a typical day look like in this classroom?
What rules do you have for your classroom?
Do you encourage teachers to earn advanced degrees?
How do you collaborate with your colleagues?
How would you handle a personal attack from a parent? (For example: a parent tells you, "what do you know about teaching children, you don't have any!?")