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What do principals want in teachers?

My key piece of study for 2020, was asking a wide variety of primary and second-level principals what they actually want in teachers in their schools. *These points are a shortened version of my freebie for teachers. Get the full version here . Their answers included:

Top necessary skills: teamwork, communication, emotional intelligence, flexibility, leadership potential, enthusiasm
Knowledge of the subject area
Passion for teaching and willingness to develop their practice
A personality t…

Oct 21, 2022 03:37pm

By Orla Dempsey

Under #jobapplications, #Career, #Teacher, #careerbreak, #CV, #Interview questions, #EdTech, #Teaching, Leadership & InspiringSchools

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Further questions from recent leadership interviews

Interview questions for Principal Jobs in Ireland

Are you searching for potential questions for leadership positions? If you’re reading this - I’m betting that you are!

Working 1-1 with 100s of teachers each year - puts me in a great position to hear what the latest questions are that are being asked. I hope you find them useful!

Intro: What have been three achievements in your teaching career to date?
What was a teaching and learning initiative that you introduced?
How do you self-evaluate?
What makes you ready to take on …

Mar 29, 2022 03:13pm

By Orla Dempsey

Under #News, #Teaching, Learning, #EdTech, #Primary, #Lookingatourschools, #Education, #Leadership, #Post Primary, #principal, #TeacherIreland, #Teacher, #Interview, #Interview Preparation, #AP, #AP1 & #AP2

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Your Inside Guide to Looking at Our Schools – A support document for aspiring and existing school leaders

Picking up this document – whether to self-reflect or when applying for a new role in management is a good idea to allow you to align with your current teaching practices. Working on your career vs working in your career – there’s a difference! Looking at our schools is a great document to allow for self-reflection.

There are a number of elements outlined in this document that you should consider when working on your career.

1. Reflection

Reflection is key to teaching and this framework serves as a…

Aug 16, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Leadership, #Career, #CPD, #Confidence, #Teacher, #Job Applications, #leadership, #primarymockinterview, #teachers, #careercoaching, #jobapplications & #permanentjob

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Looking at Our School The Leadership and Management Domains - Skills Development

Looking at Our School 2016: The Leadership and Management Domains - Skills Development

The ‘Looking at Our School 2016: A Quality Framework for Primary Schools’ outlines 4 domains as guides for teachers to step into management roles.

These 4 Domains are:

1. Leading Teaching and Learning

2. Managing the Organisation

3. Leading School Development and

4. Developing Leadership Capacity

While I have already written blog posts for each individual blog post (linked below) today’s blog focuses on the skills development necessary for stepping up to the next level in your career.

I ha…

Aug 13, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Career, #Teacher, #Education, #Primary, #Quality Education, #education, #careercoaching & #Teaching

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Checklist for filling in your job applications

Here a few important things to bear in mind as you embark on filling in your SAF. This document will most likely be your initial introduction to a potential employer and it is worth taking the time to fill it in as well as you can. Consider the following points when filling in your form.

What are they looking for in a candidate?

Have you checked the job advert for clues as to what's important to the school? A job description will sometimes state the kind of person the school is looking for. The sc…

Aug 6, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Teacher, #Job Applications, #Interview, #Interview Preparation, #Interview questions, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews & #Mock Interview Preparation Primary

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Preparing for interviews: Ask yourself ‘What else?’

There is one particular question I love to ask my clients when we are trying to figure out all of their talents and capabilities. That question is; What else? As many of the educators I meet are hardworking, modest professionals who show up and get the job done, they often find it hard to declare what is so great about themselves. Once we start to delve into their capabilities and strengths together, I ask them to delve deeper.

Identifying your strengths

Brainstorming is a great way to start to di…

Jul 26, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Teacher, #Confidence, #Education, #Psychometric Testing, #Growth mindset, Strengths, #careercoaching, #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #leadership, #jobapplications, #sellingyourself, #whatcanido, #postprimaryteacher, #primarymockinterviewpreparation & #primarymockinterview

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Completing your CV & Standard Application Form and answers – should you copy ideas from a friend?

I know, the SAF can be a daunting prospect and you want to make it as impressive as possible in order to stand out from the crowd. You may have a very eloquent friend who always seems to have the right answers. What could be the harm in using some of their wording for your own SAF?

Let’s take a look at some reasons why you may ‘borrow’ information from a friend, Google search or a trusted authority on the matter.

It’s easy - having a starting point means you just need to add a few extra details.
It…

Jul 7, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #CV, #SAF & #Teacher

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CV Templates: Making your CV stand out

I receive many CVs every year to review for my clients, and sometimes I see that the important information regarding their teaching experience is not brought to the fore. Your SAF affords you the opportunity to outline your experience with the aid of specific sections and headings, but your CV can let you down if you don’t know where this important information should be. Below are tips on how to avoid this mistakes, and a few more pieces of advice too. Check out my Facebook videos for a run thro…

Jul 6, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #CV, #Job Applications, CV Review, #Career, #Teacher, #cv, #jobapplications, #jobs, #postprimaryteacher, #primaryschoolteacher, #applications, #careercoaching, #CV Writing & #resume

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Coming across as overconfident in an interview

You may, like most people who are eager to make a good impression at an interview, do your best to keep your nerves under control. You want to appear confident and give the very best impression of yourself. Believe it or not, I sometimes hear from interviewers that they did not choose a certain candidate as they came across as over-confident. You may think that this is hard to believe as an interview can be a daunting prospect, but there are cases where an interviewee comes across as a bit too s…

Jul 5, 2021 08:00am

By Mary Dillon

Under #Interview Preparation, #Confidence, #Job Applications, #Teacher, #Post Primary, #Primary, #AP positions, #Interview, #education, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #jobs, #sellingyourself, #opportunity, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher & #postprimaryteacher

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Education Specialist: Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is really beneficial

Are you an 'all rounder' teacher? Do you think that you have to be an expert in every subject, in every methodology and in every extra-curricular activity?

Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is a really beneficial thing to do:

1. It makes you the 'go-to’ person for that area: Choosing to become the person on staff who promotes eg. Guided reading, nature studies, or drama techniques, will mean that others will gravitate towards you when they need help.

2. Job Applications: It clearly sho…

Jun 14, 2021 08:00am

By Orla Dempsey

Under #Primary, #Post Primary, #Teacher, #education, #postprimaryteacher & #primaryschoolteacher

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What do principals want in teachers?

Interview questions for Principal Jobs in Ireland

Your Inside Guide to Looking at Our Schools – A support document for aspiring and existing school leaders

1. Reflection

Looking at Our School 2016: The Leadership and Management Domains - Skills Development

Checklist for filling in your job applications

What are they looking for in a candidate?

Preparing for interviews: Ask yourself ‘What else?’

Identifying your strengths

Completing your CV & Standard Application Form and answers – should you copy ideas from a friend?

CV Templates: Making your CV stand out

Coming across as overconfident in an interview

Education Specialist: Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is really beneficial

Why becoming a specialist in one specific area is a really beneficial thing to do:

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