Today marks the first day of Term 1 for many primary and secondary schools. If you've just had your first day ever teaching, congratulations! You're at the start of a fantastic and rewarding career. Beginning your teaching journey is really exciting but can be pretty nerve-wracking, and it's always ... Read More →
Writing a CV for Relief Teaching
Job Seeking, Relief Teaching
It's the beginning of term 1, and for some of you that will mean preparing to start your first ever teaching role. For those of you who have yet to land a position, it's time to start investigating other options for employment. Relief teaching (also known as supply/substitute teaching) is one of ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can Do to Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #5
Job SeekingThe last several blog posts we've written on teaching job interviews have been focused on the practical things you can do to prepare, whether that's prepare answers to potential questions or dress appropriately. This final blog post is about practical preparation and more about encouraging you to go ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can Do to Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #4
Job SeekingThe the last three blog post, we've discussed three things you can do to impress at your teaching interview: prepare your answers to potential questions, research the school, and ask the right questions. It's really important that you do all these things prior to your interview, but also - don't ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can Do To Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #3
Job SeekingSo, you've made it through most of your teaching interview and you're feeling pretty good about how it's gone so far. Then comes the dreaded question from the interview panel: "Do you have any questions?" This is where even the best interviewees can get tripped up. In this blog post we'll discuss ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can Do to Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #2
Job SeekingIn our most recent blog post we discussed our #1 thing you can do to impress at a teaching interview - prepare examples to use as answers for questions. Our #2 tip will assist you with your interview preparation - research the school. The idea is to build up a picture and understanding in the ... Read More →
The Top Five Things You Can do To Impress at Your Teaching Interview: #1
Job SeekingFor many teachers, job interviews can be an intimidating prospect. Unlike, for example, business study graduates, many beginning teachers aren't used to having to 'sell' their skills to others. This even goes for many of our best and brightest teachers - put them in a classroom or centre floor and ... Read More →
Q&A – Writing Cover Letters
Job SeekingAt the end of last month, EP hosted a Facebook Live Chat on our Facebook page, in which teachers could post questions on the subject of cover letters and have their questions answered by an education recruitment professional (in this case, our director Stuart Birch). The questions that were asked ... Read More →