All about you
- Tell me about yourself
- What experience do you have?
- What have you done since graduating?
- What is your teaching philosophy?
- Why did you decide to become a teacher?
- What does a good teacher look like?
- What does an effective teacher do?
- What is the difference between a good teacher and a great teacher?
- Use 3 words to describe yourself
- Do you have any weaknesses?
- What are your main strengths?
- What is your favourite subject to teach? Why?
- What is your least favourite subject to teach? Why?
- How have you changed as a teacher since you qualified? Why?
- What is the most valuable lesson you have learned in your career to date?
- If we hadn’t taken any notes today – what would be the one thing you’d want us to remember about you?
Ethos
- How can you contribute to the ethos of the school?
- What do you think of the Alive 0 Programme?
- What can you bring to the school?
- What would you do to enhance the reputation of our school?
- How would you prepare a class for Communion?
- How would you prepare a class for Confirmation?
- What do you know about the school?
Experience
- Describe your favourite teaching practice
- Tell us about your teaching career?
- What class level did you enjoy best? Why?
- How would you facilitate guided discovery?
- What class would you choose if the principal gave you a choice?
- What experience do you have teaching children with special educational needs?
- Describe a lesson that went well
Looking after yourself
- Teaching can be a stressful job. What do you do outside of school to relax?
- How would you ensure you look after yourself? And other staff members?
- How do you feel about sharing teaching material/resoures?
Staff Relations
- Do you work well in groups?
- What other staff members would ask you for help?
- How would you ensure you look after yourself? And other staff members?
- What would you do if your partner teacher wasn’t pulling their weight?
Planning and Preparation
- How important is planning and preparation?
- If I walked into your classroom during a History lesson – what would I see?
- Describe your ideal classroom
- What is your opinion on homework?
- What would you organise for the first day in school for Junior Infants/5th class etc?
- How would you assess a child’s progress?
- A child drops 2 sten scores in their Drumcondra tests. What would you do?
- What records would you keep?
Extra- curricular
- What extra- curricular activity would you be willing to develop/set up?
- What extra curricular activities have you set up in previous posts?
- What sports can you offer?
- Do you play an instrument?
Classroom Management/Behaviour
- How would you quieten a noisy class?
- What is your view on discipline for the junior classes?
- What would you do with an unmotivated child?
- How would you manage an aggressive fifth class boy who won’t follow instructions?
- How would you differentiate for a child with ASD?
- How would you support a child with ADHD?
Child Protection
- What would you do if you noticed a sudden change in a childs behaviour?
- How would you deal with a child who continually interrupts during lessons?
- Another parent reports a concern about a child in your class. What would you do?
- What would you do if you had a concern about a child in your class?
Parents
- What would you do if an angry parent called to your door?
- What would you do if a parent came to you complaining about other children in your class?
- How do you keep in contact with parents?
- What have you used to contact parents?
- How would you involve parents in school life?
Gaeilge
- Do you think Irish is a dying language?
- What are the challenges of teaching Irish?
- An bhfuil suim agat sa Ghaeilge?
- An bhfuil tú muiníneach Gaeilge a mhúineadh sa seomra ranga?
- Conas is féidir Gaeilge neamhfhoirmiúil a úsáid I rith an lae?
- Conas is féidir an Ghaeilge a spreagadh ar fud na scoile?
- Cad a cheapann tú faoi churaclam an Ghaeilge?
- Tá gramadach leadránach. Conas is féidir é a mhúineadh do rang a sé?
Subjects
- What are the benefits of music education?
- How would you teach a maths lesson on fractions?
- How would you teach a maths lesson on long division?
