Saturday 28 April 2012

Learning from Experience


I had my 1st interview for an Assistant Head post this week and it was my first real interview for anything in 12 years - and it has been a long time since I played this game. I won't find out the result until early next week but I am not hopeful. The day wasn't a disaster but I know I didn't do as well as I could have. I am disappointed about this because I really liked the school and felt that I could do a good job there.
The experience has made me realise that I do want to be an Assistant Head - something I have fought against for a long time. I do believe I have something to offer School Leadership because I am passionate about teaching and learning being the 1st and last priority in schools.
I have also learned from this experience that I need to prepare more thoroughly for interviews and spend more time planning how to answer interview questions. Whilst most of the day went well, I wasn't happy with how I performed in the final interview. I tended to answer questions too quickly without really thinking them through and not explain my thoughts in enough detail.
I am determined to learn from this experience. I have tried to write down every question I can remember being asked so I can start to build up a bank of them and will continue to apply for jobs - but I do now fully realise j it's how much I am going I have to raise my game.

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