Questions Flashcards
(21 cards)
Why do you want this job?
Why this school?
Developed strong relationships with staff and children
Like making difference in children’s lives
Like doing something different every day
Learnt a lot since September/grown in confidence
Family community - welcoming and friendly, felt like part of the team right away
Children are lovely - some challenging but I like a challenge
Mum worked here for 20+ years so can’t be that bad!
School has high expectations of children and staff
Everyone is heard and their opinions count
Proud to say I work here
What experience do you have working with children?
1 year placement Nazareth house - where I discovered I liked working with nursery aged children
1 year placement in year 1 and 2 - setting I have felt most comfortable at and gained experience working with slightly older children
Nursery - SEN experience, EAL children, physical disabilities
Breakfast club/after school club all year groups
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Caring/comforting/calm nature
In the moment learning
Supporting teacher/following instructions
Patience and empathy
Good communication skills
Adaptable- can change method when not working
Adventurous
Supporting children regulate emotions
Resilient
Weaknesses
Confidence (especially new situations)
Letting challenging situations bother me
talk about how working at GP has improved confidence massively
What skills do I have valuable to the job role
Caring - passion for working with children
Time management skills
Empathy
Adaptability/flexible
Positive attitude
Staying calm in tricky situations
Positive role model
Treat everyone with respect
What do you understand the role of a TA to be?
How do you support teacher in the classroom?
Important qualities of a TA?
Role of a TA - supporting class management, individual and group student support, preparing materials, working with parents
Assist with various tasks (pupil passports, interventions, preparing activities and resources, basic needs like nappies) that allows teacher to focus on instruction and student learning
Manage student behaviour and supporting students with specific needs
Flexibility, responding to instruction, communication, teamwork, empathy and patience
How would you handle a disruptive student?
PREVENTION - build strong relationships, have clear expectations, keep students engages, model good behaviour
Stay calm
Address the behaviour, not the student
Provide warnings and choices
Possible time out - brief quiet break to reflect
Seek support from colleagues if needed
Consistency
Communicate with parents
How to support student struggling academically?
Supportive environment
Encourage active learning - making learning fun
Regular interventions
Follow class teachers lead
Communicate with parents - see about implementing strategies at home
Reassure student it’s okay if they don’t get it straight away- everyone learns differently
How do you create engaging learning environment?
Incorporate their likes and interests
Make it fun - active learning, practical activities
Have positive relationships with the children
Link to previous learning
Positive reinforcement
Encourage interaction with their peers
How would you resolve a dispute between 2 students?
Listen to both sides of the story
Encourage them to take responsibility and actively listen to each other
De escalate the situation
Stay calm
Empathy - support them understand other child’s emotions
Compromise
How would you deal with a challenging situation in the classroom?
Clear expectations
Positive classroom environment
Don’t be afraid to ask for support from colleagues
Be consistent
Remain calm and composed
How to build positive relationships with children, parents, staff?
Create supportive and respectful environment
Get to know individuals
Showing genial care and interest
Getting to know parents, communicate effectively, address concerns sensitively, share success stories of children (be proud)
Listen to parents
Having mutual respect
Be approachable
Show appreciation for their work
Communicating with parents about child’s progress, concerns, etc.
Having an open door policy
Seesaw !
Asking questions at handover (how did they sleep, have they eaten, how’s their mood, etc)
Talk in private about concerns about child
Always offer support
Describe a time you had to work under pressure
Renes mum shouting at me lol
Remained calm and explained multiple times that seesaw is how we communicate these things
Offered to send her a link
Focused my attention on the child - who didn’t want to go with her mum
Reassured her that it’s okay and de escalated the situation so she wouldn’t feel scared
Informed other staff that there may be an incident, so they were aware and ready to support
Why TA instead of teacher?
What are your long term career goals?
Currently feel most confident when following instructions and supporting a class teacher
As I’m young I want to persue being a TA so I can gain more experience and skills in teaching children
Not sure about the future yet but I have a passion for working with children and know this is what I want to do
Describe a time you had to multitask, work under pressure, be in a fast paced environment
Uniform shop
Summer rush of customers and children
Running up and down, memorising schools and sizes of multiple customers at a time, dealing with disruptive customers
Studied the layout of upstairs and different sizing of schools
Remained calm and had a postibe attitude throughout
What strategies do you use to effectively manage your time on the job?
Follow the teachers timetable
Always make sure I go to lunch on time so it doesn’t disrupt others
Regularly checking the clock to ensure I’m being productive
How to handle a situation where you have a difference of opinion from the teacher?
Demonstrate ability to communicate respectfully
Listen and understand
Fact vs opinion
Biggest achievement
Looking after grandma
Understanding dementia
Being patient, empathetic, sensitive, tricky situations
Everyone has different situations
Whilst it was tricky it was a privilege
Very proud of myself for being resilient
How to deal with tricky parent
Stay calm and de escalate situation
Listen to them
Understand they may feel child’s needs aren’t being met
Offer support - ask what we can change to support them and their child
Communicate frequently and effectively
If possible have another staff member there to witness it
Cpom incident
What can I offer Grosvenor Park Primary?
Calm nurturing nature
Within 12 months learnt a lot, given opportunity want to face new challenges
Open and willing to learn
Offer support within wider school
Breakfast club/ASC
Attending events like summer/Christmas fairs
What is a happy nurturing environment for children ?
Feel safe and loved
Respect themselves and others
Motives to be happy healthy and adventurous
Challenge and high expectations
Heard and opinions count
