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Questions to Ask at the End of a Principal Interview in Ireland

A successful principal interview not only involves answering questions with confidence but also asking meaningful questions at the end of the interview. This demonstrates your interest in the role, your research on the school, and your eagerness to engage with the interviewers. In this blog post, we will discuss some thought-provoking questions that you can ask at the end of a principal interview to leave a lasting impression on the hiring committee, including some additional questions to help y


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May 2, 2023 06:20pm
By Orla Dempsey
Under #Career, #Interview, #Interview questions, #DeputyPrincipal, #principal, #AP, #AP positions, #careercoaching, #Career Change, #Growth mindset & #Leadership
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Evidence of LAOS

What Are The Most Challenging LAOS Topics?

The main concerns in interviews that my clients have are...

  • How to answer the conflict question.
  • How to answer the challenging situation question.
  • The fact that they feel that their competition ‘is high’ for the role
  • How to answer the ‘vision’ question.

School principals can avail of coaching to help them plan their vision, to help them strengthen team dynamics, to help them reflect on how they responded to incidents of conflict or discuss challenging situations. Isn’t that cool?

Most 


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Dec 26, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #jobapplications, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #DeputyPrincipal, #primarymockinterview, #Interview questions, #careerchange, #STARtechnique, #SAF, #primaryschoolteacher, #AP1, #AP2, #Opportunity, #AP positions, #postprimaryteacher, #News, #Career, #Teaching, #leadership, #Mock Interview Preparation Primary, #sellingyourself, #AssistantPrincipal, #Interview, #education, #Teacher, #teachers, #saf, #cv, #principal, #Interview Preparation & #Leadership
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How do you answer the question on the vision for the role/vision for the school?

How do you answer the question on the vision for the role/vision for the school?

This question is one I get again and again from clients and they need to put their thinking caps on! 

How do you answer the question on the vision for the role/vision for the school?

One thing that I noticed when I began leadership coaching is that teachers sometimes were sometimes frustrated and they could sometimes use this question as a chance to vent. For this question, I always recommend that the energy is positive. This question IS NOT a chance to rant and tell them what you believe is g


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Nov 22, 2022 10:04am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #Career Change, #Uncertainty, #Opportunity, #AP1, #AP2, #primaryschoolteacher, #Leadership, Learning, #whatcanido, #News, Leadership, #Quality Education, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #primarymockinterview, #DeputyPrincipal, #Interview questions, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #careercoaching, #jobapplications, #teachers, #Interview, #leadership, #Mock Interview Preparation Primary, #Confidence, #principal & #CPD
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How do I answer what is your vision for the school/post of responsibility? 

My clients often find this question tricky! Why? Because they haven't taken the time to dream about the changes they could make. A great way to think about it is - If you had a magic wand and you could make changes - what would they be?

Here are some further tips: 

  • Be authentic – Think about what difference you would love to make in the school. Reflect: How would the school be different in 5 years’ time? What opportunities might the staff, pupils and community have? How would they be acting?


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Oct 24, 2022 07:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #Career, #primaryschoolteacher, #careercoaching, #Teacher, #education, #jobs, #opportunity, #teachers, #teacher, #Interview, #Interview questions, #primarymockinterview, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #postprimaryteacher, #principal, #permanentjob, #AP positions, #AP, #DeputyPrincipal, #leadership, #AssistantPrincipal, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #AP1, #AP2, #Quality Education & #EdTech
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Deputy Principal Interview Questions - Scenarios

So you are applying for a deputy principal role in your school and you have heard that panels often ask scenario-based questions?

In the interview, they will set the scene to say something like “A child fell on the yard and was hurt - what would you do?” First of all - reflect ‘has this ever happened to you and what did you do?’ What was good about how you resolved the situation and why? It’s important to note here that the panel are looking for reassurance about an aspect of school life that the


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Jul 6, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #News, #Interview questions, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #DeputyPrincipal, #STARtechnique, #Interview, #Teaching & Learning
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Applying to ETB Schools


When applying for ETB teaching vacancies, there are many things to consider. Your application must be typed and you must provide two copies of the application; one of these to be the original. Job advertisements are published on ETB county websites, in professional, academic journals, in newspapers and on social media. Here are a few things for you to consider when applying for ETB positions.

Final year initial teacher training applicants

If you are in your final year of training, you are still el


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May 18, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #Job Applications, #Post Primary, #Primary, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews, #Interview & #Interview Preparation
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Top Tips for teachers applying for DEIS schools

Top Tips for teachers applying for DEIS schools

Here are some pieces of advice I received from teachers working in DEIS schools at both Primary and Post Primary levels. Working in a DEIS school requires certain qualities and awareness and sometimes teachers struggle with the challenge of classroom management or understanding where some pupils are coming from. You can learn lots more about how to make a good impression in your job application and if you’re well suited to the DEIS Setting in my Masterclass called ‘Insider Tips from DEIS Teacher


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May 17, 2022 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #News, #Interview questions, #careercoaching, #education, #primaryschoolteacher, #Interview Preparation, #Mock Interview Preparation Primary, #Mock Interviews for Primary, #Interview, #Primary and Post Primary Interviews & #primarymockinterviewpreparation
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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 


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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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Checklist for filling in your job applications

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


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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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Primary Interviews

Primary Interviews - are they really all sewn-up?

Some applicants for teaching jobs can lose faith if they are not being called for interview and may feel that the school has already chosen a teacher for the position before the interviews even take place! For the jobs in August especially - you are in with a real shot when you remain hopeful, positive and optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead! It’s a great ideas to take a look at the situation from a different angle!

Your SAF and CV

If you are applying for tonnes of jobs on Education 


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Jul 25, 2021 08:00am
By Orla Dempsey
Under #Interview, #Primary, #Post Primary, #SAF, #careercoaching, #primarymockinterviewpreparation, #primarymockinterview, #primaryschoolteacher, #postprimaryteacher, #education & #saf
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