benj1980

Is it easier to qualify as a New Zealand registered Solicitor and transfer over? My sister is currently looking into the process of moving over to Oz and had a few units to do to achieve this. It's very different to the teacher process!

So is there no way of completing the units without having to come to Australia at some point? I would have thought in this day and age you'd be able to complete them online?

Secret Harbour is generally a nice area. It has a bit of a reputation for hoons/youths and the high school isn't top notch. That said it has some beautiful beaches and relaxed feel. I like it there but live a bit further south. I have friends who live there and are very happy. There's lots of poms there.

When you start getting into a SOR/NOR of the river debate you end up with just that, a debate! Most IT jobs you'd expect to be in the City. No one has asked you what type of IT job of course!

Our catchment area (the school I work at) has a rough area. The children coming up to High School are generally behind the state averages and poor attenders in comparison to the school where my child go. There are exceptions of course, but not many. Rentals are cheap and you could buy two houses for the price of one if you were looking at where I live. We live in an area which would be deemed more affluent and having know some of the teachers there's only a few poor attenders school wide and NAPLAN is above state average. My point is, they're both government schools.

High School wise we have gone private. It offers more than the local government school and doesn't have the behavioural issues. Again being a teacher and through various PDs and networking events you find things out about different schools that maybe the general public wouldn't find out. There's a no size fits all to this, this is my personal experience. But checking NAPLAN data would be a good start.

Sanur or Nusa Dua. Sounds like you'd want to avoid Kuta or maybe pop in for a little visit some stage to see what it is all about?

11 hours ago, klr81 said:

I couldn't register with NESA (NSW) until I was in Australia. This is their standard process. Although I'm told that other states do allow you to do this from outside Australia. 

1 hour ago, Areyousure said:

I’m in Australia already, so should I apply to NESA or ACECQA?

Not sure about daycare settings!

10 hours ago, klr81 said:

I couldn't register with NESA (NSW) until I was in Australia. This is their standard process. Although I'm told that other states do allow you to do this from outside Australia. 

Interesting. I was told it would be quite difficult and not normal practice, but could be achieved.

1 hour ago, Quoll said:

It doesn't matter where you purchase, it's the origin of the return flight which sets the price. But yes a UK-Aus return is cheaper than an Aus - UK one.

Oh really that's annoying then. I'll definitely be coming back to Australia!

I appreciate some of you guys aren't quite there yet but you can register through the states as a teacher from the UK before you leave. However you will need to go through a few more hoops. When you have your visa accepted it may be an option for you if you want to get into work asap when you arrive. You need to get documents signed by professional Australian Citizens, basically scans of qualifications, experience... I went to the embassy and got them to sign the documents and sent them. I received my WA registration a few weeks later. It meant I had confirmed relief work within a week of arrival.

Now firstly, I know this would have been asked before but I want recent accounts and experiences. Is it cheaper to purchase flights from the UK to do a return flight from Australia to the UK. I would appreciate any examples, I believe it is cheaper purchasing in the UK from what I remember... 

Any further updates with landscaping? Always looking for ideas!

Hi Suin

Is your name Irish if so how do you pronounce it. I come from an Irish family and it's not at all familiar, I'm intrigued!

It's a flat rejection.

Sounds like @Louella just wanted people to agree with her and tell her the tricks of moving a child away from their father. I'm sorry you haven't had the result you were looking for. You are right your question was a bit vague maybe and on an open forum it came across quite blase. (I don't know how to do the accent on the e, anyone know please let me know!) It is not a decision to take lightly and being a father myself I'd fight tooth and nail to keep my children in the same country so I could continue loving them and watching them grow. Luckily I'm still happily with the mother of my children in Australia. Yes no one knows your reasons, which are personal and it's of course your decision to make. However going on the offensive after reading some comments by regular contributors of this forum isn't really the right thing to do, don't you think? Especially on a topic that will morally have such a divided opinion? Maybe you should explain why your child will be better off in Oz and get the practice in! 

I stopped posting on that when I forgot my password and had trouble logging in!

6 hours ago, JetBlast said:

One school I work with was in special measures with the LA for 3 OFSTED inspections. The DFE stepped in hand handed it to a MAT. The following inspection it was judged as Outstanding.

You can't tar them all with the same brush.

One school? Not exactly raising standards throughout the country then!

The only ones I can tar with the same brush is the ones I know about and the feedback from teacher friends. Not one of them have said becoming an Academy has improved things for them, in fact it has made things worse as I mentioned. These teachers are in schools in Cornwall, Devon, Bristol and Wiltshire. I'm from Cornwall, trained in East Devon and lived in Wiltshire for five years as a teacher.

@BacktoDemocracy Out of my cohort 50% have left teaching that I'm aware of. They did this within 5 years. I'm fast approaching ten years in teaching now and I teach in WA, which I much prefer. I was looking how to move out of teaching myself as I couldn't see myself in the role at say 50. I have friends who teach in Dubai, Egypt (previously Saudi Arabia), China, Bali, NZ and Vietnam. All who were going to quit teaching and thought they'd give somewhere else a go first. They have all been working in these countries for a couple of years and have no intention of coming back. I used to think teaching abroad was for singles and a temporary thing. It doesn't seem to be the case anymore with many of these schools now linked up with private institutions in the UK and well looked after. I digress again. 

On 01/03/2019 at 20:47, BacktoDemocracy said:

I'm sure you are correct, but it does concern me that education is now all about making money, not that head teachers should simply waste money but they are employed as educators and their time is then taken up with trying to juggle budgets and staffing, it does take their eye off the ball somewhat and if that is to be their primary job then why recruit teachers in the first place.

It seems that schools are in an impossible position, under constant threat from Ofsted and struggling to make the books balance,  and often the projected savings often require capital investment to achieve the long term savings.

Unfortunately I do see it as a political choice,  but that maybe beyond this site.

I believe that MATs in particular employ finance expertise, that of course becomes the problem. Financial expertise but not education! A difficult situation which needs a balance. I always remember Gove saying how great the teaching profession is a great career path, despite record numbers dropping out. Ministers for education with no teaching experience are also flawed, but I guess there aren't many ministers with such experience! I digress...

I worked in two LA schools whom turned into Academies and then MAT. They have nose dived. Results have gone down, Ofsted ratings plummeted, massive turnover of staff and big cuts throughout the school. Yes schools could be a bit wasteful but this Academy exercise has been a disaster. I don't know one person (and I'm in contact with plenty of teachers, admittedly South West England) who would suggest that becoming an Academy has helped their school. I'm pleased to be out of that system and so are the 50% of teachers that I graduated with!

On 05/03/2019 at 14:12, Paul1Perth said:

Mandurah is not that far from Perth and both there and Bunbury are pretty nice places.

Yes and there are jobs there!

On 05/03/2019 at 08:58, Cleowag said:

We are in Seascapes!

We could have mutual friends then! If you have children involved with Soccer, Rugby, Hockey, AFL that is... I don't know how long you've been in Mandurah (I've noticed only 15 posts) but any questions about schools I may be able to help.

On 06/02/2019 at 06:16, Hephzibah said:

Hi fellow teachers. Im a qualified Chemistry teacher and have only worked for 2yrs on contract basis. Is it possible for me to get a job as a teacher in Australia or they need people who have more experience. Im even afraid to go for a skills assessment as i think i dont have enough experience. Please advise

You need to make sure you have 4 year degree level study, 90 days teacher training experience and credible transcripts and certificates. Your school experience is fine, although gaining enough points for a visa with two years may be a struggle.

On 28/09/2018 at 00:52, VXRHSSV said:

I got off the plane from Manchester when I moved over bought a European sports car and then twelve months on after hitting the kangaroo and joey in its pouch by Clarkson and seeing some of the crazy drivers about I decided to buy a 4x4 to protect the family. I was told in the first instance it was the wrong car but sonetines you dont always take advice. 

The amount of things people told me when I arrived in Perth which I didn't take onboard at the time but three years down the line finally did, I wasted a lot of time...

Moving overseas is a major challenge and it takes five years to settle in.. 

5 years? Why?!! Can't agree with that sweeping statement!

On 27/02/2019 at 05:40, Aussiebird said:

Hi Cleowag, 

We lived in Lakelands before it got really built up with more homes and shopping centre etc.....got family in Halls Head. Where abouts in Mandurah are you?

I'm a teacher living in Wannanup 

On 31/01/2019 at 00:26, Phoenix16 said:

I’m so incredibly jealous! Nursing jobs in WA do naturally exist but they are few and highly sought after, the competition  is tough.  There are so many graduate nurses without jobs, there are so many experienced nurses working multiple part time contracts to get full time hours, was speaking to a 20+ years experienced midwife recently who can’t even get one shift as a bank nurse, even she was shocked at how bad it is when in the past she’s been able to just call the NUM and grab a shift here and there. It’s not the right time to come over here as a nurse from the UK or anywhere, it’s not like it was the n the past.  We all hope things will change but right now the Aus government needs to put a full stop on future nurse migration, they really aren’t needed right now.

When you say WA do you mean Perth? A friend of mine has been offered several positions Mandurah/Bunbury way!

@verystormy has a very good point. What points will you need to have a realistic change of achieving a visa in the future? 70/75? Can you gain these points?