The interview discussion & help thread

Hey,
I've got an interview on 18th January at Edge Hill.
Do you have any advice?

Florence

Hi,
Congratulations on your interview! I had mine the beginning of January. The interview day was very relaxed and the staff put you at ease. The day consisted of a short written task, which was basically to make sure you can write and use punctuation etc. There was a group task, where we had to work in groups of 4-5, which was straight forward and again quite relaxed. The individual interview only lasted 10 minutes, and involved answering 4-5 questions. There were no 'trick' questions, and i was basically asked 'why i wanted to be a teacher?', 'current issues in teaching', and a few others which i cant remember now! Questions you would expect to be asked i suppose. I would make sure you research current teaching issues, as i think this was a question they asked everyone.
I hope this helps a little! Good Luck!

The group task lasted around 45 minutes if i remember rightly. It was fairly relaxed and everyone got to put their point of view across..to be honest everyone was very friendly and nobody appeared overly competitive with each other! I was very lucky and only had to wait five days after my interview to find out id been offered a place.

Just seen this - so apologises for the delay in responding.

I had my interview early December and can echo emma1410's comments. The staff were very reassuring throughout, explaining what they were looking for in the written task, more to the point not to worry if you made little mistakes and that they wouldn't be overly concerned if you scored them out.

All in all a very good day. Followed by nearly 6 weeks of agonising waiting, mainly down to the Christmas break and TDA allocations being late. Found out the other week that I got an unconditional offer - chuffed to bit.

Good look for your interview and enjoy the day. Andy

heya, I am currently doin my undergrad degree at goldsmiths and have also had an interview for the goldsmiths pgce (on 20th jan) and am still waiting to hear back..
just to let you guys know, 'stop' 100% means they need more time to consider your application...but the good news is i have heard around my uni that they r taking on more students this year for the primary pgces..
regarding the maths paper, do not worry too much, it is fairly simple and is very short...also, your interview letter will tell you what you need to revise for it (and will do the same for the english test)..
good luck, and for those who are still waiting to hear, hope you hear soon!

sooo happy! got a conditional offer for the goldsmiths primary PGCE good luck everyone! seems like loads of responses r getting sent 2day!

I had my interview at the start of December and had to do the 3 minute presentation. I took in some art that I had done in my spare time and a piece that I had helped a Year 2 child make during work experience and related both to what kind of teacher I want to be. They are really tight on the 3 minutes but it went really quick and was really laid back; it was only to a tutor and 3 other applicants. The rest of the day was ok as well!

I heard back about a fortnight ago that I have got a place on the course so if you want any more advice or info let me know. Good luck!!