I think that looking at the children is just as important as asking questions - do they seem happy and enthusiastic?
Ask what processes they follow to prevent bullying. A school that has bullying in hand will have specific protocols not just a blurb about it being unacceptable.
How many teachers are on playground duty?
Do they have a buddy system?
What extra-curricular opportunities the school offers?
Is it a healthy canteen?
If a child is having trouble settling in and/or making friends how will they help?
Reporting - how do they do it? can you see an example of a report?
Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
Oct 2007
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Oh so the interview is for us the ask questions? i thought they wanted to quiz DD on general knowledge.
I have never been to one before so have absolutely no idea!
They might do some puzzles and stuff with your DD and ask her about what her favourite things are etc. This is your chance to tell the school what you expect of it and make sure that your views are in line with theirs.
They might ask you what you can do to help out at the school.
The only questions the principal and deputy asked us at our girls' interviews (they interviewed the girls together, with the principal's meeting going first and then the primary deputy so it was quite a long process) were very basic background questions about us as a family - what did my DH and I do, talked about holidays we'd been on, what we did together etc. Very non-specific and I think their main focus was just watching how the girls interacted with each other and us, played with the toys, etc. It was actually far more informal than I expected it to be.
By the time we got to the interview process we had already covered all the questions that we had via brochures, enrolments officer, and an open day.
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