Middlesex University BA Primary Education Interview

Got my first interview for Middlesex University tomorrow! Anyone who’s applying for a primary education degree and has had there interview know what to expect! Any maths and English tests involved?

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Reply 1

jo.poole

It depends on the university. For Bangor, I had to do maths and English tests, whereas at Sunderland, I had to present an artefact. If you’re not sure how to prepare, have a look on the confirmation email they may have sent you or ring them. 😊

Middlesex University

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Reply 2

Middlesex University

Original post by Ia00

Got my first interview for Middlesex University tomorrow! Anyone who’s applying for a primary education degree and has had there interview know what to expect! Any maths and English tests involved?

Hello!

Good luck with your interview :smile:

Be sure that you will be ready to show how excited you are about being a primary teacher and what you can bring to the job!

There will be a presentation and they will give you the topic on the day. :smile:

Just relax, I am sure you will be fine!
Have a lovely day and good luck :smile:

Let me know how it went!

Ludovica

Reply 3

Ia00

I just got back now! Went surprisingly well! There wasn’t a formal interview. We did a few group activities which they assess you on and we had to bring a poem which would we think would be suitable and engage a classroom of 10 year olds and then explain why we chose that poem. Honestly, it was a very calm and relaxed day! Beautiful uni too!

Reply 4

yuxzra

I have an interview for Middlesex in January and I’m really nervous about the poem part
I’m finding it hard to find a poem that would be good and short. Do you have any suggestions

Reply 5

Ia00

The best poem I heard from the day was called “sick”- it’s a kids poem about school- really relatable and engaging for a classroom of 10 year olds!

Reply 6

fazh123

Hi, what kind of activities did they asses you on? it says a group interview but what kind of group activities did you have?

Reply 7

fazh123

Original post by Ia00

Hi, it says I have a group interview but I want to know what kind of group activities did they give you that they assess you on? please let me know

Reply 8

Ia00

Hey, the group activities were just simple problem solving ones and they assess you on how well you communicate together. It’s hinesltly nothing to worry about!

Reply 9

fazh123

Original post by Ia00

Hey, the group activities were just simple problem solving ones and they assess you on how well you communicate together. It’s hinesltly nothing to worry about!

hey, thanks for responding quickly. I think my nerves are just getting the better of me. I normally hate the problem solving ones because I am the quieter one out of the group, which may result in me not saying much or having a much of an input. lets hope it all goes well. thank you for responding.

Reply 10

Ia00

it was literally about some pizzas or something I can’t even remember- I was so bad at it but just try to speak when you can even if it might be wrong!

Reply 11

fazh123

Hi, yes I have been to the interview and we also had the same scenario as you.

If anyone else that might look through this, just like I did:

We did two activities. One about Pizza and figuring out which one the girl had bought. Second activity was different statements given to us in pairs and saying which one is the most important to us if we were the teachers. Some of the statements were creativity, knowledge, being adaptable. etc. There is no right or wrong answers, just a discussion. Coming from someone who was nervous, everyone was in the same boat, nervous but were super nice so nothing to worry about. Reading a poem and knowing why you chose it. It was then meeting a tutor (Prob those who observed you during activities). Nothing to be nervous about, a chance to ask any questions if you had any.

Special thank you to Ia00 - Helped knowing what to kind of expect.

Reply 12

fatsj

Hi!
I've just been accepted for an interview too, and I'm really nervous about presenting the poem. What reasons did you have for picking the poem that you did? And did the lecturers ask you any questions about them?