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On 27/10/2019 at 20:23, benj1980 said:

What subject do you teach

Early years. 

Thank you for the responses. I will spend some time updating my collateral. Also planning to follow up with schools I've contacted in the past in preparation for term 1.

13 hours ago, Sammy1 said:

You must make sure to address the AITSL standards. I

Any advice on this? When I reviewed the standards it felt most are very generic - ie if you've worked as a teacher you've done these things. Four pages seems overkill instead of rating against each focus area. 

12 hours ago, benj1980 said:

I'm in WA and the reality is doing relief and getting your name out there by passing on resumes is the way to go.

I've found it difficult cold calling public schools. Each have a different sign up process and then rarely get a call. Maybe time of year matters? 

Some use apps to list casual jobs but these jobs literally get snapped up in seconds. 

Certainly once you're in a school it makes a big difference. Provides a good opportunity to network. 

What's your recommended method when submitting a resume? How do you follow up? 

Wishing to hear from others in WA on how you've secured regular relief work or permanent roles? 

Are you working in public or private? 

Is the WA Gov job portal worth applying through or is this more for skewed towards local or known candidates? 

I've just been doing ad hoc relief jobs but looking for something more consistent. 

DMUK I went through about 2 years ago in NSW, so my experiences may not hold for your OH as things have changed in that time and some of my comments may be incorrect.

 

I needed to apply to the NSW board of studies for approval to teach. They wanted to see transcripts of my degree courses to see that my background knowledge was equivalent to those in Australia, and that I had done the right amount of university study. After I got approval to teach I was then able to apply to the NSW Department of Education and Communities and to the private education authorities as someone they might potentially emply. At that time, the DEC ran a 5 day Overseas Trained Teacher followed by a two week school placement course that I had to attend, but I think they have got rid of this course now. I also think that from now on (in NSW from the start of 2015?), prospective teachers have to apply to the AITSL rather than the NSW board of studies.

 

I am guessing it will be provisional registration initially. I had to do lots of paperwork with examples of how I met the teacher standards to change my provisional into a full registration, but NSW may be different.

 

All the best, but be aware there are many more teachers than jobs in many places at the moment ......

Thanks Dorset.

Sounds like we may need to do some more digging about the WA process. I know TRBWA is mandatory (similar to NSW Board of Studies). Still uncertain about AITSL.

Bump - Can anyone help with the below? Or suggest who to contact?

(First post. If not the right place, I can repost elsewhere!)

 

My partner has applied for a partner visa with the intention of moving to Perth to live and work.

 

 

She has almost 8 years work experience in teaching (3 years as a qualified teacher). She has a PGCE and has studied for circa 5 years (although 4 years at university level). All qualification attained in the UK.

 

NVQ3 Children's Care > Foundation Degree Early Years > BA Education Early Years > PGCE > MA Education

 

 

 

We essentially wanted to know what things we should do to register ahead of arriving in Australia.

 

From what I can gather:

 

1) Register with Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRB WA) (registration takes approx 12 weeks).

What level of registration are we eligible for - Full Registration / Provisional Registration / Non-Practising Registration / Limited Registration?

 

2) Register with Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)

Is this required? Or is only the TRB required?

When should this be applied for?

 

3) Register for jobs via the various online job sites (and cross fingers!).

 

Apologies if these have been answered already. Still reading through the forum.

 

 

 

(First post. If not the right place, I can repost elsewhere!)

My partner has applied for a partner visa with the intention of moving to Perth to live and work.

She has almost 8 years work experience in teaching (3 years as a qualified teacher). She has a PGCE and has studied for circa 5 years (although 4 years at university level). All qualification attained in the UK.

NVQ3 Children's Care > Foundation Degree Early Years > BA Education Early Years > PGCE > MA Education

We essentially wanted to know what things we should do to register ahead of arriving in Australia.

From what I can gather:

1) Register with Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRB WA) (registration takes approx 12 weeks).

What level of registration are we eligible for - Full Registration / Provisional Registration / Non-Practising Registration / Limited Registration?

2) Register with Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)

Is this required? Or is only the TRB required?

When should this be applied for?

3) Register for jobs via the various online job sites (and cross fingers!).

Apologies if these have been answered already. Still reading through the forum.

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