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One major thing is working with children of all abilities, when you have the job you need to be able to assess the abilities of the children without knowing much about them. You should demonstrate the ability to adapt well to your environment and change your behaviour depending on who you are talking to. REMEMBER - some children may be older with less understanding and some may be younger with more understanding. Don't judge skills based on age. When it comes to the interview, there will be a short maths and English test to assess your abilities and there will also be a role play in which you have to help a child (usually played by a manager) with a question. Be yourself and make sure to have an open mind as not everyone has abilities that you would expect, they can be both higher and lower than you think. You may get to watch a zone in action, write down as many questions as possible, show your enthusiasm and don't be afraid to get involved.

Something smart. Eg. Work trousers and a blouse. No suit necessary

I believe that it differs from centre to centre, but the way we do it is that we specify the days that we are available and let them know which days we can't work and then we are timetabled in. In my opinion, it's super flexible.

No I was not paid to attend induction days.

It is an easy online application process. Try to find out if anyone you know works there - recommendations are very helpful! Alternatively go into your local centre and see if there are any vacancies.

Very welcoming and straightforward.

One major thing is working with children of all abilities, when you have the job you need to be able to assess the abilities of the children without knowing much about them. You should demonstrate the ability to adapt well to your environment and change your behaviour depending on who you are talking to. REMEMBER - some children may be older with less understanding and some may be younger with more understanding. Don't judge skills based on age. When it comes to the interview, there will be a short maths and English test to assess your abilities and there will also be a role play in which you have to help a child (usually played by a manager) with a question. Be yourself and make sure to have an open mind as not everyone has abilities that you would expect, they can be both higher and lower than you think. You may get to watch a zone in action, write down as many questions as possible, show your enthusiasm and don't be afraid to get involved.

Something smart. Eg. Work trousers and a blouse. No suit necessary

Very welcoming and straightforward.

If you were straight out of school and needed a quick and easy job.

Being overworked but underpaid for the work.

Friendly, small teams, can be quite sales and target driven. You do work on top of each other sharing 1 laptop.