This must-have guide offers all prospective trainee teachers the subject knowledge, skills guidance and confidence needed to pass the QTS Skills Tests, make an application that stands out and sail through interview day. The first section of the book covers all the areas of knowledge tested in the Numeracy and Literacy Skills Tests. The second section offers adviceto help you write your personal statement , make a successful application and prepare for interview. Online support includes tests to audit your subject knowledge plus videos of worked examples. Written by expert teacher trainers with first-hand experience of both interviewing candidates and helping students pass the QTS Skills Tests, this is an essential purchase for all prospective teachers.

Portrait

Tony Cotton is a writer and educational consultant. Previously he has been Head of the School of Education and Childhood at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, Programme Leader for the BA Primary Education at Nottingham Trent University, UK, and Course Leader for the PGCE Mathematics at Nottingham University, UK.
Dave Klemm has experience as Head of English across a range of secondary schools in Yorkshire. He has carried out many Ofsted inspections and worked at Leeds University, UK, on the PGCE Secondary English.