TEACHING ASSISTANT Interview Questions and Answers How To PASS a TEACHER Interview

hi there everybody my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company past my interview comm and in this tutorial I'm gonna teach you how to pass teaching assistant interview now it does not matter which school or educational establishment you have your teaching assistant interview with promise you the tips the guidance and more importantly the interview questions and answers will provide you with during this tutorial will make huge difference to your preparation so please do stick around and watch from beginning to end and also make sure you take notes now before get into those important tips and questions and answers very warm welcome to this training tutorial my name is Richard McMunn that's me there in the center I've been helping people to prepare and pass their interviews for many years now in fact it's almost 20 years and always focus on giving you top-scoring answers that's my sole aim to make sure you pass your interview on that basis please make sure you subscribe by clicking the red button below the video on that way you will not miss out on any of the tutorials that I'm creating every week and also would very much appreciate it if you gave the video thumbs up thank you very very much okay now what we need to do during your answers to the teaching assistant interviews to make sure you demonstrate the following skills and qualities these are really important you have to demonstrate you are entirely focused on supporting the teacher in delivering outstanding lessons and teaching you also must be capable of creating and managing lesson plans and I'll go into more detail about that as we progress through this tutorial also ensuring and this is important all aspects of the class and the lesson plans are safe clean and secure also responding quickly and efficiently to all requests that are made by the teacher that you are assisting on also understanding and working towards the educational curriculum and the educational establishments of objectives so don't worry about those five specific specific things because I'm going to actually encompass them in to the answers that I'm going to give you an impression for your interview so let's get straight into those teaching assistant interview questions and answers now the first question tell me about yourself and the skills and qualities you possess there will make you good teaching assistant so let's take look at my suggested answer and the purpose here because this will most probably be the first question during your interview that tell me about yourself question we need to make sure it is exceptionally strong okay and as way to do that here's my suggested answer am professional studious and supportive employee who always works hard to achieve the daily tasks and duties that are put in front of me I'm very passionate about education and I've been working towards becoming teaching assistant for number of years now now in order to prepare for this role have studied hard and assess the person specification in detail to make sure have the skills and attributes needed to meet the minimum standards necessary believe would make great teaching assistant because I'm patient would be fully supportive of the teacher or teachers am assisting am strong planner an organizer dedicated worker and would always put the education of the pupils and students I'm involved with at the heart of everything do feel confident that if you employ me as your teaching assistant you'll be impressed with my caring and enthusiastic nature and also my strong work ethics and values now that is very strong answer to that question and it gets you off on the right footing and anybody can use that obviously providing you believe in those skills qualities and attributes but recommend you study that and use it during your your teaching assistant interview now of course you can either take note of these or if you stick around will tell you where you can download these and other teaching assistant interview questions and answers as progress let's move on to the next teaching assistant interview questions so why do you want to become teaching assistant you know what motivates you to be teaching assistant now obviously it needs to be centered on education you know your passion for this role and for making difference and to the pupils lives that you are working alongside so let's take look at another strong answer to this question want to become teaching assistant for three specific reasons firstly want to work the type of role where get to make positive difference to people's daily lives now as teaching assistant will get to see the impact of my work through supporting the teacher in their aim whilst providing exceptional education and development now secondly do not want to work in the type of role where am sat behind desk performing monotonous duties now whilst the Dupre shape there will be repetitive duties to carry out as teaching assistant like the fact will get to be creative in helping the teacher develop and deliver interesting and informative lesson plans finally prefer to work in the type of environment where get the opportunity to personally grow improve and develop whilst learning from other people and the teaching assistant position ticks lot of boxes for me and it is something plan to do for long period of time if am successful so that's another concise logical and strong response that's you know loaded with lots of positive keywords and statements and always teach people that when answering interview questions is to use positive words and phrases because they will resonate positively with the interview panel let's have look at another teaching assistant interview question now what do you think your duties will include as teaching assistant and this particular question assesses your knowledge of the role for example have you read the Job Description have you read the person specification so I've already done that for you and here is my sample answer the key duties and responsibilities of teaching assistant are many and varied and as such you need flexible and adaptable approach to your work would be required to assist the teacher in the preparation of lessons lesson plans and also making sure the relevant teaching aids and resources were ready and available when required maintaining accurate pupil records and details of their progress would be another important aspect of the role would need to ensure the classroom was safe clean and fit for use prior to the pupils entering the room would be required to support the lead teacher in respect of the learning schedule and also support them in meeting the requirements of the educational curriculum for that particular term would also be required to support the teacher in providing appropriate remedial training for students or pupils who require additional help and also inform the teacher if see any issues that give me cause for concern finally would need to uphold and maintain the strong standards and the rules and procedures laid down by the school and always follow the relevant code of conduct and guidance was supporting the teacher in his or her duties now that response demonstrates that you've looked into detail about what the role of teaching assistant in bowls and and you're fully prepared for what will what will happen and in particular your duties whilst performing out the role now I'm gonna give you another couple of questions so please do stick around bye if you want to download the full set of teaching system interview questions and answers there is link that's appeared right there in the top right hand corner of the screen if you click that it will take you through to my website where you can download the full set of teaching assistant interview questions and answers so let's move on to the next question why do you want to work for our school as teaching assistant now understand there'll be two types of school you will apply for as teaching assistant one there is strong performing school or educational establishment and one that requires improvement so what plan to do is to give you two sample responses for those people who firstly are applying to be teaching assistant at school that's performing well and secondly one that's not performing so well and it has challenges ahead so let's take look at the first answer which is strong performing school for the simple reason you have an outstanding reputation for delivering strong educational results want to learn from the best and be in an environment where the school constantly strives to improve if I'm in this type of environment where the school puts the education and welfare of its pupils at the heart of everything they do will become brilliant teaching assistant working for your school will mean am continually progressing in the role and will always get great job satisfaction from being in teaching assistant who is making positive difference to people's daily lives and their futures so that's response that's relevant to school that is strong performing let's now take look at one that requires improvement here we go would like to work in school where can make positive difference through my work supporting the teacher in the creation and delivery of lesson plans prefer to work in challenging environment where get the opportunity to put forward innovative and creative ideas to help the pupils and students get the most from their lessons understand that the education sector is under immense pressure right now and it's really important for teachers to get the support they need but it's also tough for teachers to fulfill all of their teaching obligations whilst also having so many other factors to consider whilst teaching and performing their day to day activities feel as teaching assistants at your school I'll be able to make positive contribution to the teachers daily work through my enthusiastic and positive attitude towards everything do whilst at work so that is demonstrating that you understand that the schools got challenges you're not referring to them directly and don't recommend you do but you are explaining there that you understand that the education sector is under immense pressure and you are essentially there to help out and support them to improve but again you're using positive keywords and phrases which think is really really important what steps would you take to support the teacher in the creation and delivery of their lesson plans so you need bit of understanding about lesson plans in it so here's my suggested answer first and foremost would listen to the teacher obtain full brief on what they needed from me whilst in the role of teaching system would then create plan of action based on what needed to do each day to support the teacher based on their needs from my own perspective would offer creative suggestions for how the lesson plans might be created whilst also offering to put together any visual presentations to assist them in the delivery of each lesson plan could also offer to source any relevant resources the teacher might need to enhance their lesson and help get across the relevant teaching points now during the lesson itself would watch and take note of any pupils who may require assistance in their learning and development and in particular how could assist them in understanding the lesson or the learning point above all would ensure the work that carried out was in line with the current curriculum and the educational program for that particular term so that's another stronger answer and it shows that you really have thought about how you would support the teacher in the creation and delivery of their lesson plan so if you want to download the full set there's many more questions that will go through in this guide if you click the link below the video or go direct to my website pass my interview comm you can get copy of those so the links there below the video or in the top right-hand corner if you click that it will take you through to my website where you can get the full list of interview questions and you can also you have the opportunity to get the answers as well thank you very much for watching hope you've enjoyed that and the answers that provide concise they're clear and they're in-depth owners are saying they include lots of positive keywords and phrases that will help you to come across as strong candidate and hope you've enjoyed that and wish you all the very best for becoming teaching assistant if you have any questions stick them in the comment section below and I'll be more than happy to answer them thanks for watching and hope you have brilliant day thank you