[janeb]

Hi,

Can't really help much on the SEN front but can definitely sympathise with you on the interview front.

My first interview after I finished uni was very informal (or at least it seems so now) as it was for a 'pool' and not for a specified job. It was also a boom year and there were more jobs than applicants.
Then, after maternity leave, I had to start to attend interviews -yikes!

I always felt confident with the practical bit - after all, that was what I was trained to do! But during the formal bit, I just waffled on about nothing in particular as I was so scared - even though I lead interviews as a senior manager whilst working at this first school!

What helped me was to attend loads of interviews (even when I knew the job wasn't really what I wanted) and
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e notes about the questions I was asked afterwards, would also ask for feedback from the headteachers and gradually, I built up some 'perfect' responses!

At the last interview I attended, I'd guessed (correctly) that the post was already pre-assigned so I was much more laid back - I was confident of my responses and saw it as just a practice. The head though really liked me and, to cut a long story short, she offered me a different job recently - without the need for another interview!

So, don't lose heart - there are lots of interview
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s on this website. Maybe you'll enjoy teaching so much again that you might take it up full time?!?!