Cambian Group interview questions

The interview process was disorganised and haphazard, with poor communication and felt discriminatory. Information about the lessons I would be teaching was extremely unclear, neither the teacher nor the students knew I would be in the lesson and I told I was given the most challenging students in the school to teach, despite staff being aware they were unlikely to cope well with new people or to stay in the lesson. I was initially given positive feedback from the lesson but after the deputy conversation with the headteacher (who did not observe the lesson) I was told that it was not felt that I could cope with the behaviour of the students in the school. This was based on very little specific feedback and I felt part of it was a discriminatory response to my voice and stature, rather than my skills or potential. The decision not to interview me was made on what seemed very scant and unspecific evidence. The headteacher was apparently concerned about the high staff turnover and based her decision on that, however evidence that I heard and observed during my time there suggested that this may have been more based on culture and leadership than student behaviour. I felt that the interview process lacked any clarity or thought from the leadership and that hiring decisions were unmeasurable, unaccountable and possibly prejudiced.