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On 16/09/2020 at 13:58, Tychen said:

See this page: https://www.gov.uk/register-a-birth You will of course have a local registration, the additional step of registering with the UK authorities is not compulsory before you apply for the British passport.

BTW, the same is not true for an Australian child born outside of Australia. Our first child was born in the UK and we had to apply first to get Australian citizenship for her (we are dual citizens) and then apply for the Australian passport.

YAs Tychen states, you can register with the UK authorities but it is NOT necessary to apply for a passport.  Indeed, the wording here implies your child is already a British citizen - 

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British citizenship is normally automatically passed down one generation to children born outside the UK.

For example, you might automatically become a citizen if you’re born outside the UK to a British parent. 

 

The key word there is automatically.  Having worked with UK border controls, it is an interesting fact that you do not have to have a passport to enter the UK, but is sure makes life a lot easier to prove not only your identity but also your right of abode.   There is a Right of Abode stamp you can have in your overseas passport, but last time I looked it was actually more expensive than a UK passport.

It may be best to discuss this with the teacher accreditation authority for whichever State you're planning to emigrate to.  I take it you're planning to do some kind of post-graduate course in order to gain your teacher QTS in the UK?  Are you then planning to work in the UK for a while to gain experience?  I know many experienced UK teachers start practising over here on a provisional basis, and I have met others from non-English speaking countries who gave up trying to transfer their qualifications over and just took the course over here.

I took my course for Primary teaching in Queensland, a 1 year Graduate Diploma which no longer exists, minimum now is a 2 year Masters.  I understand the prerequisite for most post-grad courses now is that your primary degree is in a core subject area.  Course requirements may differ.

As I said though, check with whichever authority covers the state you want to move to.

As you may be aware, taking an English Language Proficiency Test can improve points, even if you're from an English speaking country.  GermanTeacher, you may also want to investigate the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) test, which could give you extra points.  A friend of ours also had to go down the State Sponsored route to get the required number of points.

We only have one child, no family here here in Australia and our parents are getting elderly.  About 5 years ago we opted, in a Will, for some close friends in the UK to look after him, but they'd want to take him back there.  Now he's settled with a wide range of friends, we're going to have to re-examine our options.  It could be friends here, or other relatives in the UK.  It's something we're going to have to reconsider, and soon.

Hi there, I'm a little further along in the process and have been doing a bit of research over the last year. From what I've read there seems to be a massive oversupply of primary teachers but some opportunities in secondary, especially in shortage subjects.

 

Mike

In urban area, there is an over-supply in primary. If you want a full time position, in Queensland at least, you really need to go rural or remote. However, there is a fair amount of work if you're prepared to do relief or short term contracts. These can evolve into longer contracts too. Last year, in my first year teaching, I had a 1 week contract which ended up lasting 22 weeks, and this year a 1 week contract that has now been extended to 17 weeks.

Remember, if you do have you ceremony before you go back to the UK you'll need to get an Australian Passport before you leave as your Visa automatically terminates following the ceremony (and they're pretty hot on it). As a citizen, you need to leave Australia on an Australian passport. If you try and leave on a British Passport you may have problems (as your Visa has been terminated), as well as the hassle of trying to get the airline to let you board when you fly back.