teachers help.

[scotara]

HI,

I am a teacher in England and if i would like to teach in Brisbane area, do I need to get my visa and then apply to local schools for a job once I am there and 'in' so to speak? Has anyone secured a teaching post prior to going Do any of you have any experience of this or know anyone who has got a job teaching and if so how easy is it to get a teaching job in Brisbane or Northern NSW?
Hope you can help.

[kdal]

Hi, A while ago I spoke to someone on here and I think his username was ScottyDog, try and look him up and maybe send him a PM, he might be able to answer your questions.

I suppose you should start your Visa anyway and then if you get a sponsor in between all that then all well and good. You could try and send an email to a few schools and see what happens, they may be able to sponsor you.

Good luck , hope you get the info your looking for

[The Broughtons]

Originally Posted by scotara

HI,

I am a teacher in England and if i would like to teach in Brisbane area, do I need to get my visa and then apply to local schools for a job once I am there and 'in' so to speak? Has anyone secured a teaching post prior to going Do any of you have any experience of this or know anyone who has got a job teaching and if so how easy is it to get a teaching job in Brisbane or Northern NSW?
Hope you can help.

Hiya,

I'm not living in Brisbane or NSW but I am a teacher living in Melbourne. You need to do your skills assessment through Teaching Australia, then apply for your visa. Each state requires you to be registered to teach and each state has different methods for employing teachers. I applied for registration with Victorian Institute of Teaching once my visa had been granted and I was still in the UK. I sent countless emails to VIT asking questions and they were always most helpful. Once I got here (and before) I could apply for jobs if I wanted to. I registered with a supply teaching agency before I left the UK which helped, when I got here I just had to sign a few forms and meet the managers of the agency and away I went. I have applied for permanent jobs but no luck yet.

My best advice to you is get the skills assessment done and the visa application underway and start researching the different teaching authorities for the states you would like to live in.

Felicity

[col&dee]

Hi there, I am a teacher living in the Sunshine Coast. We got to our visa through my husband's trade as an electrician though and i wasn't the main visa applicant.

I registered with Queensland College of Teachers 3 months before I left the UK but didn't get the registration through until I arrived here (it took about 3 &half months). When it came through I phoned to see about starting work but was then told I had to apply to Education Queensland www.education.qld.gov.au . This took several weeks as I had to supply certified copies of QLD Registration, my Teaching Degree, evidence of Teaching Employment History (from local authority in UK) and Transcripts of Records from the University in Scotland. I had read posts on poms before about these transcripts but I stupidly though that because we were not applying for the visa through my job, I wouldn't need it (my advise is to get a hold of it and the evidence of teaching history while still in the UK).

While I was waiting on the paperwork I did some casual work in Childcare Centres (I was in Brisbane CBD for 7 weeks when we first arrived). We have now settled in Sunshine Coast and I have registered with TRACER (for relief work) and handed in my resume (CV) to several schools. Unfortunately, the schools are about to finish for the summer holidays and I have not yet had a days work!!!

I thought I had done lots of research before heading over to Oz but obviously I didn't do enough - I hope this info helps some other people. My husband has a permanent job so it's not all doom and gloom and I'm sure I'll find some work when the schools go back in January.