Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Microsoft Teams interview. Microsoft Teams is a digital communication tool and we will include instructions on how to use it on our invite.
The interview will consist of a virtual interview with our academic team, which could include an Early Years Practitioner/Teacher. The interview will include a number of short questions to demonstrate motivation, achievements, transferable skills and knowledge for the course.
In addition please see the below statutory checks before attending your interview.
You will need to be prepared to talk about your skills and experiences, and your motivation and how these skills you have already accumulated can be used to support you on this programme.
One-to One Question and Answer Session
This is an opportunity for questions and answers on a one-to-one basis with an interviewer.
You will also be asked to:
These will be sent to you via email and you will need to return it on the same day.
You will receive an email invite two days prior to your interview. In your email invite there will be a link for you to select Join Microsoft Teams Meeting, which will be at the bottom of the email invite. You will be given the following options:
1. If you are already using the Teams app, select "Launch it now".
2. If you are not already using Teams click on the "Join on the web instead" option.
3. Alternatively you can download the app - click here.
4. If downloading the application make it is working correctly on your device .
5. Type in your name.
6. Choose the audio and video settings you want.
7. Select Join now.
8. Depending on meeting settings, you'll get in right away, or go to a lobby where someone in the meeting can admit you.
We recommend that you test Microsoft Teams ahead of your interview to make sure that you can access it. Before you set up your device for interview we recommend:
More information is available on the Microsoft Office website here.
For further queries and issues regarding your Microsoft Teams interview and how to prepare, please contact our team at FEHHS-Programme-Support@greenwich.ac.uk.
You will be asked to present any of the following forms of ID before you can be formally accepted onto the programme. When presenting an ID document, it must be the original, valid, in date and in the legal name of the applicant attending the interview:
Please bring one of any of the following forms of ID. When presenting an ID document, it must be the original, valid, in date and in the legal name of the applicant attending the interview.
| Student Type | Acceptable forms of identity |
|---|---|
| Home Applicants (UK born) | Current valid passport OR UK driving licence (photo card style only) |
| Home Applicants (non-UK born) | Current valid passport OR "Travel Document" both with any relevant immigration document (e.g. indefinite leave to remain BRP) |
| EU Applicants | Current valid passport OR EU identity card |
| International Applicants (Non-EU) | Current valid passport AND Current Visa |
In attempting to ensure an applicant meets the relevant professional requirements of the course and enable us to process any potential offer given, the University of Greenwich will employ the use of technology to verify the authenticity of valid ID documents. The document will be captured by screen shot, an authentication check will be conducted and then stored against the applicant's record; held in accordance with the appropriate retention period.
Please ensure that when you receive your invitation, you attend at the allocated date and time. Should you fail to attend twice, and not have contacted us requesting a new date prior to your interview, your application will no longer be considered and withdrawn.
f you have any queries, concerns or are unable to provide the documents listed above, please contact Admissions at educadmissions@greenwich.ac.uk or on 020 8331 9000.