Essential preparation for your online interview: BA (Hons) Secondary (11-16) Religious Education with QTS
This page has been created to give you all the information you need to prepare for your online interview. It is essential that you read all of the sections carefully.
Important information
- Your interview will be conducted remotely using the Microsoft Teams App. If you do not already have Microsoft Teams, you can download this online. Download from the App Store here or Download from Google Play here.
- Please familiarise yourself with Microsoft Teams before your online interview. There are useful guides on YouTube to assist you.
- You should be able to view the date and time of your interview on UCAS Hub along with your individual joining link. If you cannot view your joining link, please contact our Admissions Team [email protected]
- You need to confirm that you will attend your interview via UCAS Hub.
- The interview has been structured in such a way as to enable you to demonstrate your commitment to becoming a teacher and your enthusiasm for your subject and education more generally.
- You need to be able to show that you can engage in discussion, contributing both as a speaker and as a listener. You will also be given the opportunity to demonstrate the contribution that you, personally, could make to the programme and, ultimately, to the education of children.
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What to do before your online interview
It is essential that you:
- have your individual Microsoft Teams link. Please contact our Admissions Team [email protected] if you cannot view this on UCAS Hub.
- dress appropriately. You are not expected to be in formal wear, however you should present yourself as a future professional.
- Be in a space which is suitable for an online interview. This should be somewhere quiet where you won’t be disturbed and ideally on a computer/laptop with a camera and microphone not a mobile phone or tablet. You should also ensure that your background is suitable. For example, you are in a space which is tidy, and which is appropriate for an interview into a teacher training course.
- do a tech check: please check the device you intend to use, ideally a laptop and not a mobile phone or tablet. And make sure it has a working camera and microphone.
- have read all the information on this preparation page and made a note of the items you need to have with you and any questions that you want to ask during your online interview.
- have thought about, and can explain, why you want to teach pupils in the secondary age range and why you wish to teach your particular subject.
- have familiarised yourself with current educational issues. Useful publications include:
- The Guardian Educational Supplement (published on Tuesday)
- The Independent Educational Supplement (published on Thursday)
- The Times Education Supplement (published on Friday)
- Appropriate websites include:
Essential Course Specific Preparation
Please read the below information carefully as it outlines the structure of your online interview along with tasks that you need to complete beforehand.
What to have with you
Photographic ID
Please have to hand your original photographic ID (i.e. current valid passport or photo-card driving licence). Your ID will be checked prior to the start of the process. If you do not have suitable ID on the day, you may not be able to take part in the online interview and will have to reschedule for an alternative date.
If you have any questions about your ID please contact our Admissions Team via email to [email protected] prior to your online interview.
Any questions?
We look forward to meeting you for your online interview.
If you have any questions or special requirements that you would like to discuss with us prior to your interview you can contact us in the following ways: