Secondary school head of department promotion interview practice
Curriculum leadership, teaching quality, departmental results, teacher development and pupil support. Practise the 6 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
A secondary school head of department promotion interview assesses whether a teacher can lead curriculum, teaching quality and staff development across a subject area. The panel wants evidence that you can improve pupil learning, support colleagues and organise the department within real limits on time and resources.
How to prepare
- Review the approved curriculum and identify the main progression points across year groups.
- Prepare an example of using assessment evidence to change teaching or intervention.
- Practise giving respectful, specific feedback after a lesson observation.
- Draft priorities for your first term based on likely strengths, gaps and available resources.
- Check the school's official promotion guidance and the current professional standards that apply.
Common mistakes
- Focusing only on your own classes instead of improvement across the department.
- Treating examination results as the only evidence of teaching quality.
- Giving feedback to teachers without offering support or checking progress.
- Proposing plans that depend on resources the school does not have.
What to expect
A real mock interview
6 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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