The Secondary MFL 2014 Applicant Thread :D

I've got an interview for MFL Secondary in York on the 9th! Anyone else there that day?

I can imagine how you feel!
I am applying for secondary MFL, so I am calmer than you

Hi there, just submitted my application yesterday! Has anyone heard back yet? Im applying for PGCE Secondary MFL School Direct and University options.

MFL (German and French)

Hi! So I after much thinking, I have decided to apply for Secondary MFL PGCE! I'm currently writing my personal statement and my personal tutor will be my principal reference.

I am really confused about the secondary referee... I was an English Language Assistant in France last year so I was hoping to put one of the teachers down - someone who I worked alongside with and also would be able to write a reference in English.

However, the UCAS website says 'If you're providing a reference from a school where you have been employed or have done classroom observation, it must come from the headteacher'. I wasn't employed by the school directly but allocated there by the French education department and I didn't observe, I taught... do you think it would be ok to put the teacher instead of the headteacher? The headteacher is lovely and I know she would provide and good reference BUT she does not speak English. Any advice?

I just received an offer from the interview I had yesterday .

Well done!! what did you apply for? any tips for the interview? cheers

Thank you .

It was a MFL SCITT.

There was a written task and a numeracy test, but they weren't determinant factors.

The main part was delivering a 15 min 'lesson' to the interviewers as if they were a Year 10 class. They told me the topic when I received the interview email.

The interview part was around 20 mins (well, depending on how much you talk because another candidate was only in there for 10 mins) and I was asked a series of longer answer questions.

Tips... well I thought I rambled on too much lol! The main advice I can give is to be yourself and try to act confident (despite the nerves)!

Where have you applied?

That's a very throughout interview! thanks for sharing! I'm in the process of applying at the university of Birmingham and newman university...How did you find the teaching lesson? sorry to shower you with questions!

I had my MFL Interview yesterday and they followed the schedule: 3 min presentation, group discussion, short essay in English, task in German and then the individuell interviews. At the end they kind of told me that I had the place(if I complete a subject enhancement course for French)!!! So happy, York was my first choice