PGCE Primary Written task and Group Presentation
Group Presentation
As part of your interview day, you will also
be involved in a short teaching task. You will be placed in a small
group (6 maximum) and will be allocated 8 minutes in which you have
to teach the other members of your group something new. It can be
absolutely anything and may be a skill or interest you already
have. It is up to you to decide about how and what to teach
but it should not be aimed at primary level teaching as you will be
teaching adults. Examples of a teaching task might be how to
make a serviette place setting, how to snorkel, a card game, how to
survive an overnight hike, or learn a new song.
The short amount of time available to you will
limit the nature of the task. You may bring any simple resources to
help you but these may not be necessary in many circumstances.
There will be some floor space, tables and chairs if needed and the
task will take place in a general teaching room. The facility
for PowerPoint presentations will not be available. During the task
an interviewer will assess a number of personal attributes and the
potential you demonstrate to succeed on the programme.
Interviewers will consider:
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presence/personality/aptitude for teaching
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creativity of ideas/approach
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communication skills
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effectiveness/ability to engage group
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timing/structure
Written Task
Attached to your invitation to interview will
be a brief article/paper. We would like you to read this and engage
with the material within. You will then be given 20 minutes on the
day of the interview when you will be asked to provide a written
response to the content.
Your response should not be a description of
what the article states, but should be either a critique of the
paper or a discussion around related issues using the paper
provided as a starting point.
You will not be able to refer to notes during
this time, but your response may well be informed by preparative
work which could involve some further reading and an awareness of
pertinent issues. This task has been designed to help assess your
potential for study at 'M' Level.
You will not be able to refer to notes during
this time, but your response may well be informed by any
preparative work.
This task has been designed to help assess
your potential for study at 'M' Level.