School of Education

Key information on the programme including key dates for 23-24 (e.g. induction, term dates and placement dates) will be available here shortly.  

Qualifications

Please ensure you have listed all relevant pending and completed qualifications in the ‘Qualifications’ section on the UCAS application form. This must include completed English and Maths results and a pending or completed degree which meets the required entry requirements for this programme.

Application Documents

Please use Applicant Self-Service to upload documentation in support of your application. Any required documents will be listed in the ‘To Do’ section. If this section is blank, we do not require any documents from you at this time.

Interviews

Interviews are normally held between January and March. Invitations are sent by email to applicants throughout this period with further information about the date and format of the interview. Interview dates are not allocated in order of preference or by the date you submit your application. We aim to have communicated the outcome of your interview to you by the end of March.

UCAS Decision

When a decision is made on your application, you will be able to see the decision on the UCAS Track service at www.ucas.com. An email from UofG will follow within 24 hours of the decision being updated on UCAS.

If you require any further information in the meantime, please contact us and remember to include your UCAS Personal ID.

Things to note:

The selection interview will take place via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to you by your interviewer prior to your interview date confirming the time of your interview. Please monitor your junk/spam folder for this email. The interview will last approximately 20 minutes. If you have not received the Zoom invitation email by the end of the working day prior to your interview date, contact the School of Education on education-ugandite@glasgow.ac.uk.

Please have photographic identification available (passport or driving licence). This will be checked prior to your interview. We only accept current and original documentation, not photocopies.

Accepting your Invitation

You must accept this invitation on UCAS Track at www.ucas.com.

If you have not updated UCAS Track to indicate your intention to attend your interview, it may not be possible to interview you.

Declining your Invitation

If you decide you no longer wish to be interviewed, please decline your interview on UCAS Track at www.ucas.com.

Applicants who do not decline on UCAS Track will be unsuccessful.

Re-scheduling your Interview

As the School of Education interviews a significant number of applicants within a constrained timetable, re-scheduled interviews are not permitted unless there are extreme extenuating circumstances.  Any requests for a reschedule can be made by replying via UCAS and choosing ‘R’ and sending an Enquiry Form.

Interview Outcome

You will be notified of a successful or unsuccessful outcome of your interview via UCAS within 5 working days. If you do not hear from us within 5 working days, it means your application is still under consideration. We will communicate a decision to you after all interviews have been completed and by 18 May 2023.

Please have copies of your official qualification certificates ready. We will ask for these if you are made an offer.

Dress Code

As the interview is online, we do not require you to dress in business attire however please do dress smartly.

The interview programme consists of:

• An introduction via recorded Zoom by School of Education staff – Please watch this video link before your interview. You can access the video here (passcode Wrs99l.r).
• An individual interview
• A written task

This programme is designed to provide applicants with an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in a number of areas. The criteria for assessment of each element of the selection process are detailed in the interview guidelines below.

Individual Interview 

Applicants will prepare one question in advance of the interview. The interview will begin with the prepared question, whereby applicants will be asked to reflect on either A or B below and share insights.

Question A – for applicants on code 4Q22 (with Catholic Teacher Cert.)

If you are eligible to teach within the Catholic School Sector and wish to obtain the Catholic Teacher’s Certificate in Religious Education you should prepare a response to the following:

What do you consider to be the role of the Catholic teacher in the Catholic school?

Question B – for applicants on 4Q21

If you intend teaching in the non-denominational sector you should prepare a response to the following:

What contribution does Religious and Moral Education make to the overall educational development of the primary school child?

Further Questions for All Applicants

Applicants will also be questioned by their interviewers in the following three areas:

1. Why you would make a good primary teacher

2. Teamwork

3. Hobbies and current study / work

The interviewer(s) are interested in hearing about past experiences of studying, working, any involvement of working with children and any knowledge of recent developments within the primary education system in Scotland.

Applicants will be assessed on the fluency and confidence of their responses, showing clarity of thought and a capacity for logical progression. In responding to the questions, the interviewers will look for the applicants’ knowledge of the areas raised and for their capacity to analyse their own education and experience and relate this to the role of the teacher.

Written Task

Applicants will be required to write a short personal statement of approximately 300 words on a teaching related topic which will be emailed to you directly after your interview.

Applicants will be assessed on the relevance of the key points made to address the topic, their spelling and grammar and the structure of their essay.

An invitation to complete online Placement and Criminal Records Checks Questionnaire will be emailed to applicants who have accepted their offer (i.e. at C/F or U/F UCAS status) in mid/late June. 

Catholic students who intend to undertake the Catholic Teachers' Certificate (CTC) concurrently within their studies are required to provide a Priest Reference Form.  The completed Priest Reference Form should be returned to the UG and ITE office before the start of your Programme in September.  The form can be found below:

Priest Reference Form 2019