Before your interview, you need to complete three tasks as outlined here and email them to us at ITTAdmin@tees.ac.uk.
These tasks should not take you any longer than 1 hour to complete.
Click on the two links below to access the tasks. This will download the 2026-27 PRIMARY BA Interview Process Tasks (answer sheet) and the Primary TUITT Interview Task Data Set (data sheet for question 3) to your computer.
Primary TUITT Interview Task Data Set
2026-27 PRIMARY BA Interview Process Tasks
Once you have downloaded both files, please complete the tasks on the ‘2026-27 PRIMARY BA Interview Process Tasks’ sheet and return to ITTAdmin@tees.ac.uk by the date and time specified in the email you received.
We are not looking for ‘perfect’ answers, but we are looking for evidence of your ability to write in standard English, your ability to reflect, your values and your ability to manipulate data.
Your interview will be face-to-face on campus and will consist of two parts. A discussion of an artefact/resource that you bring with you, and then an interview with a member of the education team who will ask you 8 questions.
Here is some information to assist you in preparing your artefact/resource for the discussion task. This information can also be found in your interview guide.
Discussion Task
What to Bring: You must bring one physical artefact or resource that you believe would be suitable for use in teaching a session to children aged 5-11 (UK Primary School age).
- The Artefact/Resource: This can be anything. Examples include: a children’s book, a specific piece of natural material (a stone, a leaf), a musical instrument, a game, a simple piece of equipment (e.g., a measuring jug, a compass), or something you have made yourself.
- The Goal: You should be prepared to talk about this resource for approximately 5 minutes during your interview, demonstrating how you would use it to create an engaging learning experience.
To help you prepare, please structure your thoughts around the following five key areas. You may bring notes, but we encourage you to speak naturally.
Consider the following:
- What is your artefact, and who (what age group/Year Group) would you use it with?
- What area of the Primary National Curriculum would this resource help you teach?
- What is the single most important learning aim (the key skill or piece of knowledge) that you want the children to take away from the session?
- How would you adapt the lesson for those children who find the topic difficult, or those children who are already fluent in the topic area?
- How would you check or ‘assess’ that the key learning aim had actually taken place?
This discussion task is designed to assess
- Evidence of the depth and breadth of the Primary National Curriculum;
- Evidence of the ability to speak in front of an audience.
- Evidence of understanding of the needs of different learners and the context of the classroom.
You will discuss your artefact/resource with a small group of other applicants and members of the University staff. University staff may ask you some questions and will assess your contribution. This section should take approximately 30 – 45 minutes.
Good luck!