Please find below important documents regarding the pgce interview process. So ive been invited to an interview next friday for a pgce. The pgce course is tailored to individuals requirements, with emphasis being on their ability to articulate their own philosophy of art and design education and. On the surface, a graphic design job interview should be easy. As well as the example questions below, you can find further help in our. Just a few things about my pgce interview for you to pass on if youd like. I used these ideas to answer questions i was asked at interview, and gained a place on the course. Many subject areas ask candidates to give a short presentation.
On this page we have provided information regarding the format of the interview and tasks we would like you to complete in advance. Well give you the tools youll need to become a confident and. Jan 05, 2014 blindness and partially sighted contemporary issues. The following standard questions asked with possible response, and my contribution as a secondary teacher for 6 years. These assessments are made through group and individual interviews. You will be asked to prepare a subjectbased presentation and then engage in a discussion with other applicants before an individual interview with a pgce tutor. You are shown how to plan, resource, and organise art lessons, as well as how to monitor, record, evaluate, and assess students art practice.
Pgce interviews are pretty daunting, and nerves can easily get the better of you if youre not well prepared. I have an interview for a pgce in secondary science next week. The second activity culminates in a presentation of a personal designandmake project to your peers, to consider and reflect on the nature of the process of designing. You will consider the learning and teaching strategies that are relevant to the specialist subject. Jun 01, 2007 my presentation for my secondary mathematics pgce interview. The curriculum includes working with resistant materials product design, systems and. Subject studies, professional studies and schoolassessed phases. They are in written format rather than bulletpoint, because i believe they should be. Our pgce interview process is designed to give academic staff and school partnership colleagues. It should be an easytoskim, impressive outline of your accomplishments. This is my video for time to talk day 2018, a campaign led by time to change. Mar 16, 2014 around this time last year, i attended my pgce interview.
How to create an interview portfolio for a job the muse. Just a few things about my pgce interview for you to pass. I prepared this document last year when i had my interview for primary pgce at nottm trent uni. Around this time last year, i attended my pgce interview.
To ask for your advice on my primary pgce interview mumsnet. Just a few things about my pgce interview for you to pass on. Interviewing skills for graphic designers and creative professionals duration. Bryan clark, level 2 head tutor in graphic design university college falmouth. If you have been invited to interview you will have received an email from our pgce admissions team referring you to this page and the documents below. Interviewing skills for graphic designers and creative. Three assignments are offered at level 7 postgraduate award through which you can gain 60 masters level credits to put towards further parttime study at the. It was then checked by a careers advisor after i had finished.
Pgce secondary education with art and design plymouth. The programme provides opportunities for students to explore the theory and practice of art and design education through a range of lectures, workshops and tutorials, and. My presentation for secondary mathematics pgce interview. We are thrilled to be inviting you to interview for the primary pgce course at the university of. Great designers should balance exceptional creative skills with the diligence and professionalism necessary to deliver assets that address the business needs or. I applied to two universities my main one being the university of worcester obviously. Format of the interview candidates will be given the opportunity to demonstrate that they have an enthusiasm for. A degree in graphic design could open doors to a creative career in areas such as editorial and print design, interactive and web design, motion graphics and specialist typography. Interview details for applicants applying for one of our pgce primary programmes please note all applicant interviews will now take place by skype or zoom. I was really really nervous but luckily the interviewers were really kind.
Registration, then a check of id and qualifications, an observed group task followed by a timed written test, then an individual interview during which you give a short, preprepared presentation. The easiest way to create an interview portfolio is to create it in powerpointbut more on that later. Sample pgce interview questions below is a list of sample questions you may be asked during your pgce interview. All shortlisted applicants are invited to an interview. Secondary pgce interview day guidance for candidates 2012 20. Collaborative presentation based around a childrens book. This postgraduate certificate education pgce secondary art and design course leads to the award of qualified teacher status qts, qualifying. The interview process takes place over a halfday at our oxford road campus. The most unusual jobs come from the most unlikely those words spoken above i believe to be of great truth, with many creatives and designers drilling into countless times that if you want to do something awesome and out there, it comes from the sort of jobs youd normally avoid. A key element to your portfolio is that it should be visually engaging. Careers service, careers and employability service. They want to see the notes i make for the presentation.
Some people sail through with confidence, others mess it up first time, but try again, more determined than ever. Our pgce art and design prepares trainee teachers for a first appointment as a teacher of art and design in a secondary school and assess current developments in the subject. Most teaching jobs whether youre applying for a headship or first. Tips from art and design lecturers on preparing a portfolio and what to expect at an interview. Mar 31, 2009 i have an interview for a pgce in secondary science next week. Art and design specialism the key aim of this programme is to enable students to become confident, knowledgeable and enthusiastic teachers of art and design. The curriculum on this ba hons graphic design course has a strong emphasis on research and industryinformed design practice.
Preparation material for initial teacher training, institute. A chart, table, infographic or other visual image of data in your powerpoint. Below is a selection of useful tips from teachers and students that have been there and gone through the interview process. There will be a presentation to give you information about the pgce programme and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. Professional interview using a portfolio presentation youtube. Not the ioe interview, but i did just have an interview for the pgde at glasgow university for teaching english, however some of the people at our interview were modern language students, so i can tell you what they told me the pgde is basically the scottish equivalent, but now our course is at masters level instead of honours level, not sure what level the pgce is exactly. Schoolbased work during the autumn term you are placed in your first school, usually with a partner design and technology student teacher. The pgce secondary programme is a continuous and open assessment of your progress across all aspects of the training. The careers and employability service remains open, though in a virtual capacity.
The second activity culminates in a presentation of a personal designandmake project to your peers. All of which took us by surprise, with the level of time needed in one whole year while undertaking a pgce, the gcse level boundaries shifting upwards to a b grade and the whole what will be expected of us upon a single interview for a role. Need ideas for childrens book for pgce interview presentation. Pgce interviews teacher training university of exeter. Its at my top choice university and i am shitting myself really, really want to do well. On this multiaward winning ba hons graphic design degree course, youll bring your creative ideas. After all, youre talking about the subject you know the most aboutyourself. I am required to give a 5 minute presentation, i am only allowed to use a flip chartvisual aidoverhead projectorcd player, either all of them or just one. Pgce presentation some interview days will also require you to do a presentation. Ukpgce anyone ever had an interview at the institute of.
You will be grouped with other prospective trainees and given a book you will have one copy each. Information for pgce primary interview candidates university of. I had to do a presentation on my favourite topic in high school mathematics, i decided to think a bit differently and did one on simple maths puzzles. At the beginning of your individual interview you will be asked to reflect on the issues raised in the pgce primary interview paper pdf, 311kb in a 5 minute presentation. Im allowed to bring prepared resources and artefacts also. When design is effective, it communicates your brands key attributes with clarity and power. The facility for powerpoint presentations will not be available. Secondary art and design pgce birmingham city university. An interview is a twoway process and you should treat the interview as an opportunity to ask the admission tutors questions. Here are some example questions to help you prepare for your pgce university interview. A conversation and presentation in the target language mfl applicants only these sessions will either be followed by or will include a discussion on aspects of the specialist subject. Pgce secondary art and design specialism university of.
Home university applying to university ucas application guide interviews teacher training pgce university interview questions. The subject studysubject education strand builds upon your existing expertise in art and design and provides you with the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of art and design in the secondary school context. But when anxiety, pressure and nerves get in the way, you might give answers that dont exactly paint a lovely picture of you as an employee. I wanted to share my recent experience of 3 pgce interviews, where i made a conscious decision to talk about mental. We started with a group discussion on contemporary childrens fiction, the use of modern drama in the classroom, non fiction texts, texts from other countries, and videos. This may be something youre asked to do in front of your interviewer or even other candidates, and the topic will most likely be something along the lines of discuss your current teaching experience or describe a lesson youve witnessed that you. Thank you for your replies, i did post here for traffic, when i last posted in staff room didnt get a single reply i have spent a looong time putting together a massive portfolio of work talking about why i want to teach, my opinions on behaviour management, lesson structure, routine in the class room, the role of the teacher etc and included lots of work with children. Ive been told i have to do a three minute presentation on a childrens book published in the last 10 years.
Graphic designers use color, imagery, typography, and space to bring your brand to life. I was so scared because a pgce at worcester is all ive ever wanted to do, so i knew i had to put my everything into it to make sure that i get the best chance of a place. For my first interview for a pgce course, i had to teach something new for 8 minutes to a group of other candidates, have an individual interview, and read a 12 page article about studying at masters level and present on it for 5 minutes. Also not bringing sketch books, underpresenting significant items and not having thought about the. As you can imagine i was totally overwhelmed and petrified. Pgce primary interview day as part of the pgce primary interview, applicants will be required to undertake an individual presentation, participate in a group discussion as well as complete individual online literacy and numeracy tests and a written task. The presentation should focus on a key idea thats relevant. The 1118 in art and design is a rigorous and imaginative, innovative and intensive nine month programme preparing graduates for the challenges and rewards of teaching art and design within the secondary sector in the artistteacher model. For now, lets talk a little bit about each section. Ultimately, the crucial factor is the effectiveness of interview procedures in selecting appropriate high quality candidates for primary teaching, and it will be of interest to establish whether any relationship exists between grades from interview procedures and class teaching grades at the end of the pgce course, similar to that found by. Individual interviews, including presentation 25 30 minutes per person candidates are free to leave after their interview if all necessary documents are completed and submitted. My presentation for my secondary mathematics pgce interview. I wanted to share my recent experience of 3 pgce interviews, where. The art and design postgraduate certificate in education pgce course aims to prepare you to teach art and design to all ages and abilities in the secondary school ks3 and ks4 with planned opportunities for enrichment in post16 contexts.
And this was laid down by robert ball, showing just how much success he has achieved from doing such jobs. Jan 31, 2018 this is my video for time to talk day 2018, a campaign led by time to change. A homeless 7yearold who lives on the beach makes and sells stick people to get by. An interview with ba hons graphic design alumnus sam barclay find out how ba hons graphic design prepared sam barclay for the graphic design industry, and opened many career doors including kickstarting a successful visual book, i wonder what its like to be dyslexic. Design and technology specialism design and technology education. Although this is a postgraduate course, current pgce students are eligible for the finance support package available to fulltime undergraduates the department for education also offers a bursary for art and design trainees, subject to the qualifications you hold. We hope that you will enjoy your time at edge hill university.
Blindness and partially sighted contemporary issues. This teacher training programme prepares you to teach art and design in secondary schools. Our pgce secondary art and design enables you to address all aspects of art and design, gain experience on placements, and develop the skills and knowledge to teach art and design at secondary level. Hi all, ive just received my first reply from my pgce applications and have been invited to an interview day next wednesday the email gives a rough breakdown of the day, im fairly confident in the maths and english assessments but it also includes a presentation requirement.
In the presentation, we will consider your ability to discuss the topic in an analytical and critical way. You will be awarded a pgce and recommended for qualified teacher status, enabling you to teach in schools. Furniture design ba hons games design ba hons graphic design ba hons. Individual presentation teaching a new skill as part of the interview process, applicants will be required to undertake a presentation. Find out more about the pgce pgce and profgce in secondary education art and design course within the school of education at the university of hertfordshire. Our pgce art and design develops a range of teaching styles appropriate to the delivery of art and design within the national curriculum and gcsea level specifications. Pgce secondary timetable and guidance university of. Secondary art and design pgce university of brighton. Congratulations on being invited to a skypezoom interview for one of our pgce primary programmes. Teacher training pgce university interview questions.
Courses that require an interview ba hons childhood studies with early years teacher status. Treat your job interview presentation like a threeact play, with an engaging. If you have already booked an interview with us, please be assured we will be in contact to offer an alternative arrangement. Preparation material for initial teacher training, institute of education we hope the following information will give you some guidance and support when preparing and selecting your teacher training course within the institute of education. While theres no miracle cure for being nervous, it helps to make sure youre prepared for any question the. It was a group interview for nearly two hours followed by a twenty minute individual interview. Professional interview using a portfolio presentation. Pgce art and design secondary canterbury christ church.
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