Possible Interview Questions for ICT Teaching Jobs

A compilation of frequently asked questions useful for a teaching job. Whether you are a student teacher looking for a first appointment, or a teacher brushing up on interview technique, preparing answers to these questions will help you get that job.

Personal/warm-up questions

Why did you become a teacher?
Can you tell me a little about yourself, your interests etc?
What special qualities can you offer?

Questions about your classroom

What do you think are the key things that make a good classroom teacher?
What do you consider to be good classroom management skills?
How do you organise your classroom?
How would you organise/manage your class?
What teaching methods do you use?
Would you use group or class teaching?
How do you view your role when children are working in groups?
How do you plan for your teaching?
Talk me through your ideal classroom
Do you see whole class teaching in a chalk and talk format being a part of the school in the future?
How would you feel about working in conjunction with a parallel class teacher?
How do you assess if children are learning?
How do you use curriculum based assessment to assist you in future planning?
Tell me about your system of record keeping
How do you feed back to children about their progress?
How do you decide which children’s work to display?
What would you do if you had a child who wasn’t motivated/interested in learning?
How do you help children with special needs?
Tell me about your experience and achievements of teaching pupils with special needs
How would you help a child experiencing difficulty in reading?
How would you implement an equal opportunities policy in your class?
How do you integrate your class with the school as a whole?
What are your feelings about sharing classes for specialist subjects – teaching your specialist subject to another class, whilst their teacher takes your class in one of your (perhaps) weaker subjects?
How do you organise the school day?
How would you feel about teaching to a rigid, structured timetable?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Tell me about your best lesson.
Tell me about your worst lesson.
How would you react if a senior member of staff queried or criticised some aspect of your teaching?
How do you manage discipline in the classroom?
How do you deal with disruptive behaviour?
You’re setting up a reward system – how would you go about it?
What do you think about homework?
Have you a preference for upper or lower junior age range? Why?
Could you see a problem with teaching a faith that was not your own?
Will you take assemblies?
How would you deal with more able students?
How you do motivate children to achieve in your class?
Give me an example of how you have used differentiation
What would you say/do if a student came to you and said "can I tell you something in secret"
How do you think that the five learning outcomes of Every Child Matters apply to ICT?

Extra-curricular activities

What can you offer the school in terms of extra-curricular activities?
Do you feel that extra-curricular activities are important? Why?

Parents/wider community

In what ways can parents help schools?
How do you feel about parent helpers in the classroom?
How would you make use of a parent helper in your classroom?
How would you react if you heard a rumour from the school gate, possibly generated by a parent helper, criticising your ability as a teacher, because, for example, only half the class were at the expected level in the reading scheme & several children were way behind?
Do you think the role of the PTA is important?
How important do you think school is in the community?
What part do governors play?
Do you think liaison with other schools is important?

Subject specialism

What importance do you place on ICT in the curriculum?
As a subject coordinator, what would be your first plan of action upon starting work?
What, do you feel, are the important skills an (ICT etc) coordinator should possess?
How would you help other staff members to overcome their difficulties/reluctance using computers in the classroom?
Do you see the teaching of ICT as a separate subject or can it be integrated?
What are your curriculum interests?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of ICT in a integrated curriculum?
Are you willing to take responsibility for areas that aren’t necessarily in your specialism?
What makes a good Scheme of Work?

School linked questions

What can you offer a good school?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of working in a school of this type?
Why this job? / why this school?
How long would you stay?
What experience have you had as working as part of a team?
What challenges would you expect to encounter entering a new school and the skills you have to help you do so?
What personal qualities do you possess which are important to work as part of a team?
What would you do if you disagreed with a departmental policy?
Who do you regard as the school community?

Closing questions

Have you anything else you would like to tell us?
Is there anything you would like to ask us?