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Hey guys, I applied for Primary Education 2012 entry so if anyone has any questions about interviews or the application process then just ask 
Original post by thompsonic7
Hey guys, I applied for Primary Education 2012 entry so if anyone has any questions about interviews or the application process then just ask
Hey where did you apply to?
Original post by mizzmegg
Hi, I was just wondering if you have considered the university of Derby as a prospective choice. I will hopefully be starting there this September and it seems SO, SO, SO great. Its ok if you haven't i just though i would throw it out there because it is an exceptional course for primary education, so if your 100% sure that's what you want to do, it might be worth considering? Also, you are able to specialize in both the areas you both have been considering (in fact i have toyed with specializing in the arts and design )
If you are interested then here are some links about the course, and why its one of the best providers to study primary education (if your not interested just ignore this bit, but i really do hope you will check it out! :L)
http://www.derby.ac.uk/education/tea...cher-education
http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/triple-o...-of-education#
http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/derby-in-teaching-top-ten
http://www.derby.ac.uk/education-bed...ourseQuery=BEd
P.S. If you are interested in applying here (or even other institutions) and want to know about their interview process, what happens and stuff, then let me know
)If you are interested then here are some links about the course, and why its one of the best providers to study primary education (if your not interested just ignore this bit, but i really do hope you will check it out! :L)
http://www.derby.ac.uk/education/tea...cher-education
http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/triple-o...-of-education#
http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/derby-in-teaching-top-ten
http://www.derby.ac.uk/education-bed...ourseQuery=BEd
P.S. If you are interested in applying here (or even other institutions) and want to know about their interview process, what happens and stuff, then let me know
Hey there! I think I saw a while back someone posting lots of information and generally helpful things about Derby (I think it was you, not too sure though!) I've read through some of the links you've posted and I do like the sound of Derby and what it has to offer in terms of the course, the facilities etc.
The uni's I've picked though are all relatively close to me and Derby is miles off, so I'm afriad it's a no-go for me!
I want to be somewhere that I can commute home to every month or so. If that wasn't the case, then I would put Derby down as a choice! However, I would be interested in the sort of things that happened at your interview! What did you have to do? What was asked? Was there a dreaded maths test?! What did you focus on talking about in your interview? Thanks!
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Hey there! I think I saw a while back someone posting lots of information and generally helpful things about Derby (I think it was you, not too sure though!) I've read through some of the links you've posted and I do like the sound of Derby and what it has to offer in terms of the course, the facilities etc.
The uni's I've picked though are all relatively close to me and Derby is miles off, so I'm afriad it's a no-go for me! I want to be somewhere that I can commute home to every month or so. If that wasn't the case, then I would put Derby down as a choice!
However, I would be interested in the sort of things that happened at your interview! What did you have to do? What was asked? Was there a dreaded maths test?! What did you focus on talking about in your interview? Thanks!
The uni's I've picked though are all relatively close to me and Derby is miles off, so I'm afriad it's a no-go for me!
I want to be somewhere that I can commute home to every month or so. If that wasn't the case, then I would put Derby down as a choice! However, I would be interested in the sort of things that happened at your interview! What did you have to do? What was asked? Was there a dreaded maths test?! What did you focus on talking about in your interview? Thanks!
Haha ok then, i just thought i would put it out there.
I will give you a run through of what we did in the day....
1st, once signed in, we were escorted upstairs to a lecture theater, and given an opening talk of what we would do throughout the day.
we were then given a test paper with elements of English, maths and science.
(The English test consisted of things like spelling, grammar and handwriting etc.
Things like mental arithmetic, percentages and fractions ect. for maths
And for science it was stuff like fair tests.)
Next we were collected by student ambassador type people, in smallish groups, and given a tour of the university, and student accommodation, then taken to eat lunch
After lunch we met back up in the lecture theater and we we given a longish talk about the course we would be studying if we were at derby, why their uni is good (so a bit like an open day talk, but in slightly more detail).
We were then split off again (into groups of about 6-8 people) and taken to a room to complete the interview side of things. For this, there were an additional 2 spectators (teachers from partnership schools) who firstly asked us to talk (for a minute) about why we wanted to teach. they then asked us a couple of questions, one being 'what methods of behavior management have you come across during you time in schools?' and to 'discuss an educational issue of your choice...' Our group talked about Science no longer having year 6 SATS tests and whether this was good or bad. Then after the questions we were each told we had a picture under our chair, we had 30 seconds to look at this, and come up with a scenario to explain to the rest of the group, how we would use it within schools. I had a magnifying glass, there were also wooden spoons, treasure chests, skateboards and a banana (that's all i can think of sorry).
Then the interview was almost done, we just spoke to one person about our results from the earlier test (they had a certain percentage of what students needed to get over on this test (in my group there was a girl who didn't get the minimum % and i got the feeling that they wasn't going to consider her application any longer) but saying that it isn't high at all, i dont think i did that well (although i cant remember exactly what percentage i got) and they told me that was above what they required students to get
so dont panic! Lastly, we spoke to someone else who just checked over our exam certificates and asked us a few questions. Nothing major just if we would need extra support etc.We all then got to go home and start worrying if we would get an offer or not.... HAHA
If there is anything else, please dont be afraid to ask
Original post by Harriet : )
Hey where did you apply to?
York St John, Canterbury Christ Church, Durham, Birmingham City and Sheffield Hallam
any other guys here? :POriginal post by thompsonic7
York St John, Canterbury Christ Church, Durham, Birmingham City and Sheffield Hallam
Ah okay! None of the ones I'm looking at! Any general tips about Primary Ed interviews?
Original post by thompsonic7
York St John, Canterbury Christ Church, Durham, Birmingham City and Sheffield Hallam
What was the Birmingham City interview like?
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Original post by Harriet : )
Ah okay! None of the ones I'm looking at! Any general tips about Primary Ed interviews?
Mainly, be confident and friendly. While the interviewers don't expect you to be able to talk to 100s of people without breaking a sweat, you need to show you can hold your own in front of one person (or a group of people if there's a group task). If you have an idea, share it. If you disagree with someone's opinion (and the time is right- don't interrupt, obviously) then respectfully suggest an alternate idea. Show that you can work well in a team by not only contributing but listening and including others in the discussion- there's nothing worse than someone who talks non stop and won't let anyone else get a word in edgeways.
Oh, and be passionate and genuine. You need to prove that you care more about teaching than the other 9 people you're up against.
Original post by peteeer
What was the Birmingham City interview like? and also which were your favourites?
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My Birmingham City interview I found one of the easiest. We had a simple maths and English test, in which you had to correct a child's maths test with the right answers, and do a simple comprehension essay. Then there was a one on one interview with one of the course leaders. I found my interviewer incredibly friendly, and he actually had my personal statement in front of him so asked me relevant questions relating to my own experiences. We'd been asked to prepare a short presentation beforehand (literally a couple of minutes of speech about a topic) and I just delivered it sitting down in the interview, so it wasn't a big deal at all. However, some girls at the interview had only skim read the email and not prepared anything, so I'd be incredibly doubtful if they actually got an offer! So if you apply, make sure you read and reread everything they ask of you, as sometimes things like that aren't obvious.
I loved all the unis I applied to, bar Sheffield Hallam- I applied there without really thinking about it, and subsequently withdrew from them before my interview. I have picked York and Canterbury as my respective firm and insurance choices, so for me they were the two best, but of course everything is subjective. I would really strongly recommend visiting every uni you want to apply to, as some seemed completely different on paper to the real thing!
Original post by thompsonic7
Mainly, be confident and friendly. While the interviewers don't expect you to be able to talk to 100s of people without breaking a sweat, you need to show you can hold your own in front of one person (or a group of people if there's a group task). If you have an idea, share it. If you disagree with someone's opinion (and the time is right- don't interrupt, obviously) then respectfully suggest an alternate idea. Show that you can work well in a team by not only contributing but listening and including others in the discussion- there's nothing worse than someone who talks non stop and won't let anyone else get a word in edgeways.
Oh, and be passionate and genuine. You need to prove that you care more about teaching than the other 9 people you're up against.
My Birmingham City interview I found one of the easiest. We had a simple maths and English test, in which you had to correct a child's maths test with the right answers, and do a simple comprehension essay. Then there was a one on one interview with one of the course leaders. I found my interviewer incredibly friendly, and he actually had my personal statement in front of him so asked me relevant questions relating to my own experiences. We'd been asked to prepare a short presentation beforehand (literally a couple of minutes of speech about a topic) and I just delivered it sitting down in the interview, so it wasn't a big deal at all. However, some girls at the interview had only skim read the email and not prepared anything, so I'd be incredibly doubtful if they actually got an offer! So if you apply, make sure you read and reread everything they ask of you, as sometimes things like that aren't obvious.
I loved all the unis I applied to, bar Sheffield Hallam- I applied there without really thinking about it, and subsequently withdrew from them before my interview. I have picked York and Canterbury as my respective firm and insurance choices, so for me they were the two best, but of course everything is subjective. I would really strongly recommend visiting every uni you want to apply to, as some seemed completely different on paper to the real thing!
Oh, and be passionate and genuine. You need to prove that you care more about teaching than the other 9 people you're up against.
My Birmingham City interview I found one of the easiest. We had a simple maths and English test, in which you had to correct a child's maths test with the right answers, and do a simple comprehension essay. Then there was a one on one interview with one of the course leaders. I found my interviewer incredibly friendly, and he actually had my personal statement in front of him so asked me relevant questions relating to my own experiences. We'd been asked to prepare a short presentation beforehand (literally a couple of minutes of speech about a topic) and I just delivered it sitting down in the interview, so it wasn't a big deal at all. However, some girls at the interview had only skim read the email and not prepared anything, so I'd be incredibly doubtful if they actually got an offer! So if you apply, make sure you read and reread everything they ask of you, as sometimes things like that aren't obvious.
I loved all the unis I applied to, bar Sheffield Hallam- I applied there without really thinking about it, and subsequently withdrew from them before my interview. I have picked York and Canterbury as my respective firm and insurance choices, so for me they were the two best, but of course everything is subjective. I would really strongly recommend visiting every uni you want to apply to, as some seemed completely different on paper to the real thing!
Ah this was so helpful thank you! I'm going round the October open days, looking forward to it! Did any of your interviews include a task based on bringing a book/specific item that you had to talk about? As I'm wondering how frequent these are so I can think about what to talk about!
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Original post by Harriet : )
Yes it does! It's a really good course too, and great resources for teaching
It's a really good course too, and great resources for teaching so you can get a QTS without doing a PGCE after the course?
thanks!
Original post by NightShroud
so you can get a QTS without doing a PGCE after the course?
thanks!
thanks!
Yup! Basically you have to obviously pass the course to gain the QTS status- that's why it's often put as " recommendation for QTS" meaning unless you fail you'll gain the status
Hope that makes senseOriginal post by Harriet : )
Yup! Basically you have to obviously pass the course to gain the QTS status- that's why it's often put as " recommendation for QTS" meaning unless you fail you'll gain the status Hope that makes sense
Hope that makes senseYou need QTS to be able to teach, if you don't get it you can't teach. Although yes you have to pass, it's all about meeting the qts standards. You also need to pass a skills test in maths and English (as of this year you need to do that before you start) if you don't pass them, you can't teach.
Do you think some of the maths and english tests that uni's use to consider teaching applications will be less common now we have to do the QTS tests before gaining entry? I mean, if we pass the government tests surely that's an indicator we're able to do the training, so the uni's won't have to test us themselves at the interviews?
Original post by lottih
Omg I went to the BG open day a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved it! The atmosphere there is just what I'm looking for and it's defiantly going to be my first choice!
How much of the course is actually learning to teach rather than learning what u u've to teach?
How much of the course is actually learning to teach rather than learning what u u've to teach?
Sorry for the late reply just saw your comment!
About a 1/3 of the course is teaching- in the first year you go into school on the second week!
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Do you think some of the maths and english tests that uni's use to consider teaching applications will be less common now we have to do the QTS tests before gaining entry? I mean, if we pass the government tests surely that's an indicator we're able to do the training, so the uni's won't have to test us themselves at the interviews?
Yes, one of the open days I went to (think it was Northumbria) said they no longer do Maths and English tests on interview days because everyone has to pass the QTS's anyway!
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Original post by Thatstudentdude
Do you think some of the maths and english tests that uni's use to consider teaching applications will be less common now we have to do the QTS tests before gaining entry? I mean, if we pass the government tests surely that's an indicator we're able to do the training, so the uni's won't have to test us themselves at the interviews?
Does anybody have any idea of when we have to do these tests? :/
Original post by Harriet : )
Does anybody have any idea of when we have to do these tests? :/
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/professional/b00211200/registration Everything you need to know is on here
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http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/professional/b00211200/registration Everything you need to know is on here
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That's brilliant thank you!
Original post by lottih
Hey
just wondering if anyone is planning to study primary education next year and where abouts you are thinking about applying to?
I have looked at Bishop Grossestest Lincoln, Gloucester, Oxford Brooks but are there any more good one i should be looking at?
Lotti
just wondering if anyone is planning to study primary education next year and where abouts you are thinking about applying to?
I have looked at Bishop Grossestest Lincoln, Gloucester, Oxford Brooks but are there any more good one i should be looking at?
Lotti
Hi there
I've been looking at a few but Chester really stands out for me. The teaching satisfaction rate is good and it looks like a nice uni. If it's helpful I have made an exel sheet with all the Education courses with info like fees , type of degree , where it rates on the league tables ect.( very prepared and oraganized for me ;D) I'd be happy yo send it to you
Let me know. Good luck !!Laura
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