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Navigating the Job Application Process in Education: A Comprehensive Guide

Securing a teaching job can be a rewarding yet challenging experience. This guide walks you through the essential steps of the application process, from spotting job adverts in TES or the Education Guardian to preparing a compelling application letter. Understand the importance of meeting deadlines, obtaining references, and crafting a focused cover letter. Be ready for potential interviews where you'll meet school staff and demonstrate your teaching abilities. Equip yourself with knowledge on what schools look for in candidates and get ready to shine in the classroom during your lesson demonstration!

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Navigating the Job Application Process in Education: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Getting a job! • Adverts will appear in the TES or Tuesday’s Education Guardian; you contact the school for more details, you can ‘phone, email or write. TES is in most staff rooms but also available on the internet. • The closing date for applications will be in about 14 days from advert. • They’ll start to appear soon!

  2. You will get details of the school, department and an application form. • You will need to get it all back in time, always copy the application form! • Letter will take considerable time to do, maybe a week or two. • Get it all back in time!

  3. Need to sort out two referees • PGCE tutor [let tutor know!] • HoD at TP school

  4. Letter of application • Always word process it • Check it and check it again3 • Letter should be about a side and a half, no more • Don’t wander off the point!

  5. What are schools looking for? • Qualifications? • Personal qualities • Fit into their department • Potential

  6. Next step? • Process of reading letters, getting references can take just a few days • Be prepared to be interviewed at fairly short notice

  7. The Interview • Along with all the other candidates, you’ll meet the headteacher, be shown round school by coordinator/deputy headteacher/2nd in Maths • Shown round department by 2nd in maths • Meet maths / school staff

  8. The Lesson! • Common for you to teach a lesson or part of a lesson • Normally it’s a KS3 class • You’ll be told the topic days in advance, along with resources available/needed

  9. The Formal Interview • Headteacher, HoD plus a governor • Before it starts, headteacher asks if you are still a firm candidate • Last about 20/30 minutes • Decision that afternoon/day

  10. Salary!

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