RoxyRoo

Hey Callum,

I'm afraid your GTP year means diddly squat here is Australia. You also need to have a teaching degree to teach in a school but I'm sure with your sports degree you can coach  but not sure how you would go about that. Maybe get in touch with sport related recruitment agencies. When I came here 6 six years ago with my 3 year early years education degree and a GTP (I had worked in primary school for 3 years), I was only allowed to be an early childhood teacher in a preschool or long day care setting. I needed to get a masters as a four year degree in education was required. However, there has been some changes since then and as long as you are approved as a 'proficient teacher' through NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) then you can apply for a teaching position in a school. That is in NSW obviously. Where are you planning on moving to?  I know this can all be so frustrating, especially when you have been teaching for so long. Hope this helps although I understand it doesn't seem good news.

Good luck!

Hi,

 

I've posted this on another thread so sorry for repeating but thought more people would see it here and be able to offer some advice....

 

I am in my 2nd year of teaching in Early Years but am currently on maternity leave, I have requested to return to my current school in January as part time because the cost of childcare will eat up the majority of my wages. My request was denied :-( now I have until Monday to tell my school if I will be returning to work in January full time or leaving completely. I have been in touch with a supply agency who say they can definitely get me work 3 days a week. Have worked out that doing 3 days on supply would be better for me financially compared to working full time and paying for childcare full time but the work isn't guaranteed and I don't get paid during the holidays. I also need to consider what will be best when it comes to registering as a teacher in Australia, I would like to stay in Early years. I'm thinking all of the form filling and requesting references would be easier if I have been at the same school since the start of my career but with supply I may be able to get experience with children age 0-2 which will cover some of the requirements for registration with ACECQA (which is who I need to register with to be able to work specifically in Early Years) this won't pay as good a wage as supply in a school and we are desperately trying to save for our move. Any advice on what would be the best course of action?????? Thanks in advance xx

Hi Selina,

If you want to work in the school system over here, you will not be able to just request kindergarten (reception/early years) and will have to have your qualifications assessed through AITSL. However, if you would like to work as an Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) in preschools or day care centres, you will only need to get your qualifications assessed through ACECQA. You will need the 0-2 yrs experience for this to be awarded ECT. I was a primary school teacher in UK and got my teacher status through GTP route which is not recognised so unless I do a 2 year masters in primary here, I have to work as an ECT. I always worked in reception so I dont mind this so much as senior preschool here is also aged 4 to 5.

Hope that helps

Thank you. I will try NSWIT :smile:

Nevertheless four years of tertiary (university) study is now required. This may be a three year undergraduate degree followed by a PGCE or it could be a four year Bachelor of Education. Alternatively, it can also be a three year Bachelor of Education as long as it is topped up with an extra year of university study in a related field.

 

You are giving the OP the wrong information. It is clearly stated by the Queensland Teaching Registration Board, I suggest you take a look.

Hi Sammy or anyone else who knows,

Do you know what that extra year is? I live is Sydney and have contacted Macquarie Uni who have looked at my 3 year BA Early Education transcripts and have told me I need to do an extra 2 years. I am thinking of asking another uni to find out their response. I did the GTP back in the UK and the best I can get over here is Early Childhood Teacher but really want to get back into school. Worked hard to get that teacher status back in the UK and now feel its wasted. Would love to know if anyone else has bridged this gap.

Thanks,

Roxyroo

Hi I am extremely frustrated! I have a 3 year BA degree in early years education and then my teacher training was through the graduate teacher programme GTP. I always knew when I come to Australia that they wouldn't recognise GTP and that there would be something I would have to do out here but very disappointed to hear from a uni in Sydney that after looking at my degree subjects I would have to do another 8 units and then a 2 year B of ed in primary. Makes me so mad as I have worked so hard to become a primary school teacher in the UK and worked for a few years teaching with an excellent reference. To have come from a country with a very good education system, it doesn't make sense. I have been in Sydney for over a year and currently work as an early childhood teacher in a senior preschool room but miss being in the classroom and feel my studies have gone to waste.

Has as anyone else been in this situation? I can accept an additional years study and wondering if the uni has made a mistake. I will contact the institute of teaching as well to check with them.

That is correct yodayoda but you cant do your GTP at university because it is an employment based route to gain your QTS. So basically you have to have either a 4 year degree or a 3 year degree plus PGCE which is classed as that 4th year at uni.

JandLeen did you start your private tutoring off your own back? Do you still have to have your teacher credentials over there to do that? I think I will end up working in a nursery setting and then do what I need to do over there to be recognised as a teacher.

Never easy is it.....

Sx

Thanks JandLeen,

Thats good news about working in nursery settings as I do have an NVQ level 3. I also have BA Hons in Early Years Education. BTW everyone I am not talking about getting my skills assessed for a visa, we already have our permanent visas under my husbands skills and moving out to OZ late summer. I didnt know whether to get them assessed to see what kind of work I can do overthere. Apparently all early childhood settings now come under ACEQA rules and regulations and you can pay them to get your skills assessed.

Thanks for your help everyone xx

Thanks PositivePixie. I wondered if having my skills assessed would let me know if I could still work in a pre-school setting as a nursery nurse type role or not or if it is only 'teachers' working in that kind of role. I know I cant teach but surely I could still work with little ones? At least until I top up my qualifications over there so that they are recognised for teaching.

Hi there,

I know that I cant work in Australia as a teacher because I gained my teacher status via the GTP route and not PGCE but I am a Reception teacher in the UK which is an Early Years teacher and wondered if anyone out there knew whether or not I can teach Early Years/Pre-primary?

I can pay to get my Early Years qualifications assessed but just wondered if anyone has gone through the same thing.

Cheers,

Roxyroo xx