There’ll be one thing on the mind of student teacher alike over the next few months – securing a job in an ideal school for September 2007.
I’ve put together a short job applications guide to help make people aware of some of the excellent resources online to help them apply for a first job/job change.
General
There are two excellent documents that are free (thanks to Edge Hill University) to download and contain loads of useful information. The first is called ‘How to apply for a teaching post’ and can be downloaded here (PDF). This contains information on application forms, CVs, application letters, personal statements and more.
The second is called ‘Interview questions for primary and early years teachers’ and can be downloaded here (PDF). This document contains advice on preparing for interviews and interview lessons, preparaing a portfolio, and it contains a substantial list of potential questions that interviewers may ask.
The TES FAQ contains some frequently asked questions related to job applications, students and NQTs.
CV
There are tonnes of sites that contain information on how best to write a good resume. The eteach jobs site contains some useful tips on producing an effective CV (click here) and also has a student/NQT zone (here)
CV consultants will appraise your CV for free (more information here). I emailed them my CV and received a phone call back a week and half later from one of their staff who briefly discussed the good points of and ways to improve my CV and offered me a professional personalised CV and application letter for around £69.
Portfolio
Sara Bubb, from the Institute of Education, provides some portfolio creation tips on this post on the TES – well worth a read.
Job applications
TES jobs (here) is an excellent site that contains a feature that can be set to send you a text and an email you when a job is advertised in the area in which you are looking. Register with TES jobs for free here.
Eteach is smiliar to TES jobs and contains a browsable database of job vacancies. As mentioned above, the site contains loads of job relating information and advice.
It’s also well worth looking for jobs advertised on Borough websites, such as http://www.harrow.gov.uk and http://www.enfield.gov.uk/.
Good luck with all the applications and interviews. It’s hard work but worth it. Let me know if you need any help.
Andrew
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Job Hunting
Finished teacher training and still looking for a job? The TES, although excellent, is not always the best place to look. Looking at the individual authority will give you much better results. Putting an advert in the TES costs schools
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