LJB Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Hi I'm looking to pick your brains for insider info! I've been a teacher in the UK for 14 years. Trained originally in secondary French and German but since then I've headed up GCSE Citizenship, R.E. and Pshe. I've taught primary Year 6 for 3 years and I've lead whole school primary French across 3 schools. I'm a bit of a Jack of all trades! I just call myself a teacher, full stop. I've just received an invitation to apply for a visa, so it's all starting to become more possible. My questions- to those of you who know the education system- are: what's demand like in the various states for French teachers; how's the secondary job market; how should I best market my talents and skills? Thanks in advance for any replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Where are you heading? I know a lot of the primary schools here in WA tend to offer Japanese as the second language, my childrens HS offered Japanese and French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 It will depend where you are heading. For example there are a few Lutheran schools in the Adelaide hills that offer German, but I don’t think it is common elsewhere. Quite a few in Adelaide offer French and some even use it as a teaching medium for other subjects. Usually the second language here is Chinese or another Asian language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thanks for your advice! We've not yet decided where to go... I'm wondering about the best way to do it: job decides location or location then a job..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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