| > Of course you would! I suspect that perhaps you are not a teacher, and have never applied for teaching work. Or maybe you live somewhere where school hiring practices are very irresponsible. My daughter is a teacher who has just changed jobs. The process was something like this: * Apply (CV, plus extensive covering letter) * Prospective new head knows old head (they all know one another) so they talk * Candidate gets an interview, and has to prepare a class * Interview day: candidate delivers prepared class, observed by head and head-of-year * Candidate is interviewed at length by a panel of three teachers, including head * Decision made subject to references * References taken up; award position What you've described is a process that isn't even appropriate for a supermarket checkout clerk. |