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You should familiarise yourself with common interview questions for teachers ahead of your interview. Adequate preparation is important when preparing for teacher interviews. You will also need to research your prospective employer thoroughly. Your interviewers will want to know that you have done your homework, so make sure you research the school and district.

Your interview is your opportunity to highlight your strengths, successes and achievements as a teacher and there will be plenty of opportunities to do this when you give answers to interview questions. In order to know what to expect in a teacher interview and perform well, you will need to know what the likely questions will be and prepare adequately for them by practising answers in mock sessions with a friend or relative.

The more familiar you are with potential questions, the better prepared you will be. People hate unexpected questions at interviews because without sufficient preparation, they can unsettle. So familiarisation to likely questions should to be a primary objective in teacher interview preparation. With adequate exposure to a broad range of likely questions, you will be better able to handle even unexpected questions.

Another crucial element for interview success is confidence in yourself and in your abilities as a teacher. Confidence is compelling and infectious so try to nurture it so that it exudes naturally in your delivery, body language and overall performance.

Sample questions for teachers :

This sample selection of questions offer insight on what to expect in a teacher interview.

• Take us through a lesson you most enjoy
• Take us through a lesson you least enjoy
• How would you deliver a lesson you prefer not to cover but must?
• What are your main strengths?
• What are your main weaknesses?
• How do you maintain discipline in a class?
• What steps do you take to provide students with additional support?
• How do you develop good relationships with students?
• How would you describe your teaching style?
• Describe how you would develop a lesson plan
• How would you involve parents more actively?
• How would you communicate to a parent about his/her child's progress?
• What approach would you take if you disagree with a Principal's way of handling a situation?
• If a student informs you that he/she has been abused by other students, what action would you take?
• How would be your response, faced with an angry teacher?

Try to come up with pertinent answers to these top interview questions for teachers, as they relate to you in your career. Follow these teacher interview tips by practising giving answers to the above questions. The more you practice, the better your responses and more smooth and compelling your delivery will become. Good luck.