I had an interview for a local authority pool on Friday. This is a thing where you get interviewed by some headteachers from the borough and based on this and their observations of you, you will either be recommended for teaching in the borough (and your details made available to all heads who are recruiting) or not. After what I felt was a rather disasterous interview with 2 lovely heads in the morning, I resigned myself rather pessimistically to being in the latter party. After all, I do feel a bit of a nightmare. But to my surprise, not one but two headteachers asked me if I would like to go and visit their schools with them. I was rather surprised but quite pleased (though a bit scared). So I went to the first one, a large 3-form entry school with a great music tradition, and enjoyed a school lunch with head and children, was shown around by the head and then had a short chat with the SMT. And after 5 mins, they called me back and offered me a job!! I asked for time to contemplate (I have till tomorrow, though I did ask if I could have until Tuesday). Then the Head dropped me to see the other school. And I had a look round, watched a fab class assembly, and after a 5-minute conversation, I was offered a job there as well! I liked both of them, and they seem to be well set up for supporting NQT's, but I dont really know what I should be looking for. There was a school that I really wanted to teach at, so I briefly went to see the Head there, to tell her my dilemma (and to remind her that I was interested in her school).
Now I dont know what to do. Which one do I accept? Do I accept either of them, or do I hold out for the school I originally liked, or do I like it because I know it and because they liked me? Do I take a chance and wait? I didn't really get a gut instinct thing at either of them, but then I did like them, and I hadnt seen a huge amount! What do I do? Am praying, but still as yet, not got an answer!