Interview season - get ready now!
Interview Season If you child is going into year 6 and you are applying to UK selective schools, you will be heading into interview season! Remember these stages: 1: Create your timetable. The first step is going to be taking the ISEB Pre-test (Winchester, Eton, Westminster, St Paul's, Tonbridge) and you need to be ready for this. Try the mock tests on www.pre-quest.com. 2: Think about the different interview styles you might encounter. Will they be group interviews (Wycombe, Downe House, Wellington), individual sessions + testing (St Paul's, Eton) or even academic interviews (Westminster, Winchester). Talk to your child about what to expect. 3: AVOID memorising answers! Schools hate this... INSTEAD... start discussions with your child about their interests and try to encourage them to develop their answers. 4: Choose a book, reading it together and discuss ideas. 5: Look for experiences which will develop your child's interests: visit a museum or gallery, talk about