Teach First OFFICIAL Application / Assessment Centre thread

Hi guys,

I was just wondering how have people laid out their Action Plan for their primary SKA?

Im at a loss!

Hope everyone is having a ball with the SKA

Thank you xxx

Hi, I'm doing mine at the moment too and was wondering the same thing. I think I'm going to bullet point it as we only have 200 words. And I'm going to categorise it by month, for example:

December: read x, y, and z. Look on this website etc.
January: speak to mrs whoever about science.
February: etc etc

I know a lot of people attend additional lectures to get more info on their particular subject areas or topics they find difficult, but I'm not a student so I'm trying to think of alternatives to this. Any ideas??


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Whoop for Durham! Haha. What college were/are you guys at? Yeah my boyfriend's studying and living in Yorkshire for the next couple of years so it would be lovely to be in the same county! Long distance relationship too for me, for several years so it would make a change being in the same place but it'll work wherever I get placed. Can't wait to find out!


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I was at Castle. Not been back since I left though, kind of miss it although I would probably feel insanely old going back now!

I'm at Hild Bede, but my boyfriend is castle- great place! So Becca, you actually got your last choice?! I'm worrying now! x

I'm at Hild Bede, but my boyfriend is castle- great place! So Becca, you actually got your last choice?! I'm worrying now! x

Hi
Just a quick question about the lesson segment of the AC. In general do the "pupils" give much back, when asking questions within the lesson?

thank you

Hi everyone! I submitted my SKA for primary yesterday. Was just curious to know if anyone else has submitted theirs recently and how long it took to hear back?


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I submitted mine for English about 3 weeks ago now and heard back about 10 days later. Got some really useful feedback too! I know some people are having to wait longer, depends on subject I think.

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Hey guys,

I've got my Assessment Centre on 4th December, hoping to do Secondary MFL. This thread's got some useful tips in it but I'm getting a little lost with details, here! What on earth, for example, is a SKA?

Could someone explain simply what I have to prepare before the Assessment Centre? So far, I believe I'll have:
1) competency-based interview
2) teaching a seven-minute class
3) group task/case study

Am I missing something? Is there something written to submit?

I'm very keen to talk to anyone else in the process or who has already completed it as it all looks so interesting but also a wee bit overwhelming!


Cheers,
Matt

Has anyone heard any horror stories about people failing their SKA? I'm really worried about mine now, I didn't spend long enough on it :/

I've heard it's pretty rare to fail it. How long did you spend on it and which subject is it for?


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It was for maths. Everything was fine apart from the action plan and i ended up just having one night to do it so it was a mad rush to research what books I could read etc. Have you done yours?

Yeah but I haven't had my feedback yet. I did mine for primary and the action plan only allows 200 words so I'm pretty worried about mine too! I'm sure it'll be ok. You can be asked to make a few changes to it, so they may ask you to provide a bit more detail if they feel you need to, but I wouldn't worry too much. Hope we hear back soon!


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I'm considering applying to Teach First next year, and I was wondering if anyone knows what support there is for LGBT participants? I'm a lesbian and I'm concerned how to deal with this in relation to teaching, as schools are particularly homophobic environments in general. I work in a school right now (not in the UK) and definitely feel like I have to hide my sexuality for the sake of my job.

Hi Matt! Congrats on getting through to the AC. Everything you need to know is sent to you by teach first, there's no hidden parts to the day and you can prepare based on all the info you are emailed.

1) the competency based interview is similar to the online application form but much more detailed. The interviewers haven't seen your app, so you can use examples from there, but I would recommend having a few backup situations to talk about too. Try to think of things within the last 2-3 years. It's pretty relaxed and you are allowed to go back to questions if you need more time. Also make sure you know about teach first, the mission and what is involved in the LDP

2) the seven minute lesson is straightforward. You get all of the details one week before your AC and it is more than enough time to prepare. Just remember that the pupils may disrupt the class, so take that into account when planning your timings. I would aim to have your lesson finished by six minutes, so that you can have a bit of time to see to any problems. Also, you only get 60 seconds to set up the lesson, so bear that in mind with regards to materials you take in with you

3) the group task has no prep before the AC and is straightforward. Just make sure you focus on your own input and also the group as a whole.

The SKA stands for Subject Knowledge Audit and is something you have to complete if you get an offer after your AC.

If you want feel free to PM me, I'm more than happy to answer any other questions you may have. I had my AC on November 5th and got an offer to teach primary =)

Good luck!!


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