hello there my name is Richard McMunn
and in this training video I'm gonna
teach you how to pass a teacher
interview I'm gonna give you sample
questions and also suggested answers so
if you have any kind of teaching
interview coming up whatsoever whether
it's for a main teaching role or
teaching assistant role then please do
stay tuned to this video because I
promise you one thing it's really gonna
help you okay a quick introduction and
by myself before we get into the
questions and answers my name is Richard
McMunn I'm the founder of the Career
Guidance coming out to be calm calm and
I've been helping people for over 20
years now successfully pass their
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the content teacher interview question
number one I'm gonna give you the
question I'm gonna give you some
important tips to help you structure
your own answers and then I'm going to
give you some suggested answers okay
here we go
question number one tell me about
yourself now this seems like a really
easy simple question to answer but it is
not if you're applying for a teaching
role okay it is probably more likely
than not will be the first question you
get asked during your interview so let's
have a look at three tips for answering
this question correctly and getting off
on the right foot now don't think this
is an easy question to answer it isn't
you need to demonstrate in your answer
you have the tenacity and thews e azam
determination and the mindset to become
a teacher so make sure you look at the
job description and mention key elements
from the role within your answer and
I'll tell you how to do that in a second
also make sure you use some or all of
the following key words and phrases in
your response to the teacher interview
question tell me about yourself so I've
taken these from a some
teaching job in two am so job
description and you need to include in
your answer the fact you are an
effective communicator both writing and
verbally you have a strong ability to
plan and organize effectively that's a
key and competency of a teaching role
you are passionate you're a passionate
teacher who can adapt under pressure and
deliver results let's face it teachers
are under immense pressure so you need
to mention that during your answer to
this question
you can cater for diverse learning
requirements really important in today's
teaching roles an understanding of the
bigger picture and what I mean by that
is the school is under immense pressure
so you have to understand that and apply
that to your role be flexible and
adaptable in your role and also
effective at behavioral management and
also having a positive and enthusiastic
outlook which can be difficult at times
as a teacher when you are under immense
pressure but you have to have that
positive and enthusiastic outlook okay
here's my suggested odds of you for the
teaching interview questions tell me
about yourself
I am a positive person who has an
enthusiastic outlook on life I love my
job and I get a great sense of
achievement from seeing my students and
pupils develop and grow as individuals
now if I can have a positive impact on
their future I feel I am doing my job
well I am an effective communicator
poking writing and verbally and I have a
strong ability to plan and organize
effectively something which is crucial
to the role of a competent teacher I
cope very well with pressure and can
adapt my style all teaching methods when
needed to deliver consistent results I
have an understanding of the bigger
picture and the pressures that are
placed on the school I am someone who
always implements effective behavioral
management processes in the classroom
and strive myself on an ability to
continually develop both personally and
professionally so that's a great answer
and obviously quite a lot for you to
write down so don't forget if you put a
comment in the comment section below
then I'll respond within 24 hours of the
slide so you can download ok question
number 2 for your teacher interview
describe your teaching style so what
kind of style will you have in the
classroom here are two tips to help you
answer this question correctly describe
your teaching style is something worth
investing in okay now the interviewers
aren't really expecting to hear a
revolutionary response here or for you
to give them something a star leave
never heard before but it's got to be
something that they think yeah we'd like
to invest in this person we like their
teaching style now steer away from
answers such as I'm really really big on
discipline and a better response to this
question will incorporate ideas such as
group work exercises classroom
engagement and effective behavioral
management obviously you'll need to
demonstrate capability of being flexible
and recognized when a different teaching
style a diverse style is appropriate for
the lesson in question so here's my
suggested answer to the teaching
interview question describe your
teaching style my teaching style is
primarily centered on class engagement I
adapt my teaching style in order to
cater for everyone and make the material
as interesting as possible I like to use
group exercises colorful slides and even
videos where possible to demonstrate my
learning points I believe this is
something which increases student
interest significantly and from my
experience leads to a better learning
experience overall I am highly effective
at behavioral management focus on the 3
R's of respect response and the right
way to learn these have served me well
over time now finally I have an
approachable inclusive style of teaching
that is sufficiently flexible enough to
cater for a diverse range of learning
styles needs and requirements a very
good response to that question and I
think that kind of style is something
that an interview panel would want to
invest in now obviously there's no right
or wrong answer to this question but
that should give you a good basis to
form your response ok teacher interview
question number three how would you
manage the behavior of your students or
pupils in the classroom ok quite a tough
question to answer especially nowadays
when teachers are under so much pressure
with what they can do they can say on
what they can't do or can't say so
here's two tips to start off with tell
the panel you would set boundaries of
respect from the get-go from you know
from straight from the off what you
expect what these boundaries are is
obviously entirely down to you but I
will provide you with an example during
the forthcoming response now explain the
benefits of your approach to managing
behavior and how this has worked
previously ok here we go I would set
boundaries in the get
these would involve three things respect
to response and the right approach to
learning
now respect is the respect of each other
and me the teacher responses the
processing which we will all abide by in
the classroom whenever asking questions
or answering questions and the right
approach to learning is get the students
to understand the benefits of learning
and how this impacts on their future now
of course there are other facets to
managing behavior in the classroom
including having a teaching style that's
appropriate to the students needs but I
feel strongly that it's important to set
firm boundaries from the outset that we
will all abide by now these boundaries I
implemented in my lessons I've stood me
in good stead
and I rarely have behavioral issues with
my students so you are explaining there
how you would manage the behavior style
sorry the behavior of your students
using your style of teaching now
obviously if you have any kind of
experience and situations in the past
where you have managed effectively
please give them during that answer as
well okay here we go question number
four how would you cope with the
pressures of teaching now I said this at
the beginning is the teachers and have a
very difficult job
I don't think personally they are
respected enough in the world they do a
very difficult job under intense
pressure so this is a likely question
how would you cope with the pressures of
teaching so here are two tips to help
you answer this effectively make sure
you have a thorough understanding of the
job description and the teaching role
you're applying for now obviously if you
do get the opportunity visit the school
or educational establishment before you
attend the interview to speak to people
to find out what the role is involved
and also the pressures that the school
or educational establishment are under
Telepan or what the pressures are so you
understand what they are and how you
plan to cope with them here's my answer
for you so I fully understand the
pressures that are placed on teachers
and I also understand the pressures
placed on you the school these pressures
need to be managed effectively so that
we all work together to achieve the aims
of the school and meet the needs of the
students we are teaching to begin with I
believe in proper effective planning of
both time and lessons planning helps
significantly reduce stress as a teacher
secondly I believe in maintaining a
positive and happy mindset if you are
happy and positive this rubs off on your
work colleagues and also the students
you are too
finally I look after myself outside of
work I eat well and whilst I am NOT a
massive fit fitness and fanatic I
haven't go walking and carry out
physical exercise to clear my head and
this also helps reduce stress - okay
question number five tell me about a
teaching lesson you were involved in
that didn't go well and what you learned
from it okay a difficult question tell
me about a teaching lesson you were
involved in that didn't go well on what
you learned from it so what you don't be
saying is well I'll never really have
that kind of situation where nothing's
gone well what we're looking for here is
honesty but also an ability to change
your style or change things and also
learn from the situation you were in so
here are three tips don't mention
anything relating to a lack of
discipline or unruly students this
demonstrates an inability to manage
behavior try describing a situation that
was time sensitive so this will make the
situation you were in easier to explain
away and I'll give you an example in a
second tell the interview panel what you
learned from the particular experience
so here's my sample response to the
teaching interview question tell me
about a teaching lesson you were
embolden that didn't go well and what
you learn from it to be true for this
type of situation only happened in the
early days of my teaching career and I
was quick to learn from the mistake I
made I was called in at the last minute
to cover a lesson for a colleague as he
had to go home on compassionate leave I
only have two hours to prepare for a
lesson and instead of using that time
effectively to revisit the previous
lesson plans handed over to me I focused
on what I thought would be right for the
students to learn during my time with
them now this proved to be a mistake
during the lesson hired a battle to
maintain their concentration levels
simply because they were not expecting
the lesson I was delivering I learned a
lot from that experience and it has
never happened since I always plan my
lessons effectively and if I am called
in to cover another teachers lessons at
short notice I will always look back
over previous lessons to make sure
continuity is followed okay now if you
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