Recruitment & selection

Assessment Centre

If you are successful at our online application stage you will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre day.

Each Assessment Centre comprises the following elements, though not necessarily in this order:

Sample teaching lesson and debrief

You will be asked to deliver a pre-prepared seven-minute lesson on the National Curriculum subject chosen on your application form. Your lesson should be aimed at an audience of Key Stage 3 (11-14yrs) pupils but will be delivered to one assessor and one teacher. The assessors will be looking for you to demonstrate your ability to communicate your topic to pupils in an appropriate and creative manner. Once your lesson is over you will be asked to make a written evaluation of your performance. Provided you have confirmed acceptance of your Assessment Centre date, we will send you all the relevant details for your sample teaching lesson one week before your allocated date.

Case study and debrief

Designed to test how you think, solve problems, express solutions and interact with other people, this exercise will last approximately 30 minutes. At the end you will have the chance to evaluate your performance. This exercise will end with a one-on-one debrief with an assessor, where you will be given the opportunity to evaluate the group and your performance during the lesson.

Competency-based interview

You will have a one-on-one interview with one of our assessors, focusing on how you can demonstrate our competencies. The interview will last for approximately 30 minutes, at the end of which you will have the chance to ask any questions you may have about the programme or your application.