The SCITT consortium of schools will use a two stage interview process for those candidates called to interview, normally held on two separate days.
Stage One of the interview process
It is planned that the first stage of this process will consist of the completion of audits in English and mathematics, together with an informal group interview and information giving about the SCITT.
The audits will be used to diagnose strengths and areas for development within each candidate's subject knowledge base in these core subjects. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate the potential to meet the subject knowledge standards by the end of the course will then be invited to the second stage of the interview process.
Stage Two of the interview process
The second stage of the interview process will involve a combination of tasks including:
a formal interview;
a reading task;
a presentation, connected to current educational issues;
a task working with a small group of primary pupils.
Each part of the selection procedure will be graded to agreed criteria. The interview questions will be largely based on elements that will contribute to the QTS Standards.
Through these selection processes we expect to select candidates who will successfully complete the course and have the potential to become very good teachers. As an integral part of the interview process, interviewers will have gained a clear, initial idea of the individual interviewee's strengths and areas for development. This information will be fed back to interviewees and used to inform the setting of pre-course tasks for successful applicants. These tasks will be tailored to their individual needs so that every trainee is able to hit the course running when they start the training programme.
Equal opportunities procedures will be followed to ensure that the selection procedures are open, fair and assessments are to agreed criteria.
