AndyandSandra2Oz

Hi, just joined this forum today to find out more about opportunities in Australia.
I am 38, teach science in the UK (Secondary) as well as music/keyboards. I'd be really grateful for any info on finding work as a teacher especially Queensland area.
My wife is totally convinced and we have two young children (3 & 6). At the moment my points add up to 105 (require 120) but I understand that teachers are in demand and there may be other ways of qualifying (e.g. employee sponsorship)

Thanks in advance for all replies
Andy & Sandra

Coppock

Hi, my name's Jenny. I don't know much about teaching in aus, but have just got a part time job as a teaching assistant at college, and thought i'd hop on board this post. Was wondering if i got trained up to teach FE would I be classed as a teacher or lecturer?

Good luck to you, sorry for hoppin on your post!
Jen

TheBaillies

Hi,
My husband is a maths teacher (secondary) in Scotland and he only put a post on last week about finding work as a teacher in Brisbane. I think he got some informative replies so you could search for his post in the barbie forum.

Eileen x

AndyandSandra2Oz

Thanks for the replies. Phil & Eileen, did you meet the points criteria or another method? By the way, East Kilbride eh! I spent most of the summer working at M&S there with a team installing new escalators!!! No offence, but I can imagine why you would want to move away from EK. Best wishes & thanks for any further info you can send my way!
Andy

Australia_bound?

If you have someone to sponsor you! A relative then that would get you the required extra points, think you'll struggle to get an employer to sponsor you!

There's quite a few posts on this issue kicking about on the site

Good luck!

Swerv-o

Quite a few points off there. What does your wife do? Does she have any formal training or qualifications?

Alternatively, have a look at Victoria. They were offering state sponsorship for teachers last year. If so, then you could well be able to gain an STNI nomination for moving to Victoria as a teacher. It would mean that you were tied into living in Vic for a couple of years however.

I'm not sure if QLD are offering STNI nominations for teaching.

Each state will have its own immigration department, and they will have a list of what STNI occupations they are looking for.

S

JAJ

What kind of teaching qualifications have you got? Not all UK teaching qualifications are recognised in Australia.

foxall22

Hi,

Iam a UK teacher moved to WA last November.

WA will give teachers a job in a remote area of the state, and if they work for 2 years the deal is that they sponsor you for permanent residency.

Look at their website - remote means remote! ie could be hours from the nearest shop. Not to be taken lightly!

Gemma

bezzanbob

Gemma,

Read the bit on the website about perm. position after 2 years but not about the Perm. Residency.

Do you have a link to the specific page?

Bezza

hereshoping

Victoria will sponser physics teachers for STNI, but not biology or chemistry. And i think you need 110 points for this visa, so see if you can find another 5 somewhere. What does your wife do, could she get some points?

I've never heard of an individual school sponsering anyone, sorry.

For WA- check the points requirments before you go for this, they will sponser you after 2 years, but only if at that point you have the required points. If not then you can stay for up to 4 years on a temp visa but then have to go home.