Essential advice for applying for your first teaching post

By Hayley Russell and Laura Scoular2023-04-13T07:17:00

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How to highlight your classroom skills and subject knowledge to secure an interview

Chemistry teachers in Scotland, Laura Scoular and Hayley Russell, share advice to help student, trainee, probationer and early career teachers to successfully apply for teaching jobs. They discuss the skills, classroom experiences, attainment and achievement results and extracurricular activities you should include in a teaching job application to help you get an interview.

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