I am looking into moving to Australia, to Queensland. I am a fully qualified teacher with 3 years teaching experience, however, my degree was 3 years and isn't transferable to Australia without a top up.
I have a few options:
Move to Australia and study another year to top my degree up.
Move to Australia and become a teacher aide / classroom assistant, or even work as an after school care provider. Then top my degree up if I want to.
Do another year as a student in the UK, then move to Australia to be a teacher.
Whichever way I do it, all I know is, I really want to move out to Australia and I want to continue my profession as a teacher.
HOWEVER....
What is the reality?
What are teaching hours like in schools in Queensland?
What is the curriculum like in Queensland?
What is the workload like?
How many jobs are about and in what areas of Queensland?
This is a huge step, and every options has its cost implications etc. I don't want to make the move and it have been a waste of time and money because I can't get a job. Yet equally, I don't want to not move, and in many years time regret it because it would have worked out great.
Apologies for the long post, but all advice from those in Queensland would be greatly appreciated.