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Heyy
Is anybody planning on doing Primary education for 2026 entry? I want to stay in John Snow College. Hopefully I'll get an interview!
I am just interested to see if anyone else is interested? Would be good to get to know some people a bit earlier

xx

Reply 1

Hii I'm thinking of doing primary education at durham too. I've got my interview online tomorrow, have you heard anything back? Where else have u applied

Reply 2

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by Anonymous
Hii I'm thinking of doing primary education at durham too. I've got my interview online tomorrow, have you heard anything back? Where else have u applied

Omg I didnt see ur message till now. I haven't applied yet which sounds so bad. Im also applying to UCL, roehampton, st mary's and kingston, how about you??

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by Anonymous
Hii I'm thinking of doing primary education at durham too. I've got my interview online tomorrow, have you heard anything back? Where else have u applied
If you don’t mind me asking how did it go? I applied just yesterday and am yet to hear anything back apart from the online login but I’m not sure if I’m meant to do something with it or not, it’s a bit confusing.

What types of things did they ask and how long did it last?

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by Anonymous
If you don’t mind me asking how did it go? I applied just yesterday and am yet to hear anything back apart from the online login but I’m not sure if I’m meant to do something with it or not, it’s a bit confusing.
What types of things did they ask and how long did it last?


hii - okay so the interview is about 45 mins long. i had a man and woman on a screen who had never read my personal statement or application - they just write notes to give to someone else it seems. it was relatively casual (nothing to worry) but don't worry if u feel stressed because i did as durham was my top choice. they ask questions like: what traits and experience do u have that make for a good teacher, pick one of ur a level subjects and how u would teach it, questions on safe guarding as well internet safety. i can't remember all of the questions but that was some of the main ones.
then they give u a task where they make u rank 6 statements based on what would be ur priority on a regular school day. just take ur time and read them (i had a piece of paper and pencil just to quickly rank them to myself) dont stress about it, its just to see ur problem solving.
then just asked if i had anything to say extra and asked if i had any questions for them (i had a question prepared)
honestly ik it seems stressful but it's just to see what u know and get a gist of what ur like as person.
i heard back from them with my offer the day afterwards in the evening but they told me during the interview it can take up to a week for a response.
GOOD LUCK i know you'll smash, i know it's scary but just be yourself

Reply 5

Yess I am! Going to apply to Kingston, Roehampton, Reading and UCL for psychology with education

Reply 6

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by Anonymous
hii - okay so the interview is about 45 mins long. i had a man and woman on a screen who had never read my personal statement or application - they just write notes to give to someone else it seems. it was relatively casual (nothing to worry) but don't worry if u feel stressed because i did as durham was my top choice. they ask questions like: what traits and experience do u have that make for a good teacher, pick one of ur a level subjects and how u would teach it, questions on safe guarding as well internet safety. i can't remember all of the questions but that was some of the main ones.
then they give u a task where they make u rank 6 statements based on what would be ur priority on a regular school day. just take ur time and read them (i had a piece of paper and pencil just to quickly rank them to myself) dont stress about it, its just to see ur problem solving.
then just asked if i had anything to say extra and asked if i had any questions for them (i had a question prepared)
honestly ik it seems stressful but it's just to see what u know and get a gist of what ur like as person.
i heard back from them with my offer the day afterwards in the evening but they told me during the interview it can take up to a week for a response.
GOOD LUCK i know you'll smash, i know it's scary but just be yourself

omg well done!! i havent applied yet but when u submitted ur application how long did it take for u to hear back from them and when u recieved ur interview?

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by iyuiuiuiui
omg well done!! i havent applied yet but when u submitted ur application how long did it take for u to hear back from them and when u recieved ur interview?


I haven't applied yet either 😅😅 im hoping to apply on Monday so I can book interviews soon

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by shay.abd
I haven't applied yet either 😅😅 im hoping to apply on Monday so I can book interviews soon

samee!!

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