ali south

Hi
I am a special needs teacher (advisor), want to move to Sunshine Coast but QLD ed authority do not make it easy to get a job. NSW looks pretty strainght forward.
So I thought I would investigate WA.

Can any teacher share their experiences please. Is it hard to get work, I will probably only be in the classroom for a couple of years as I have been senior management here for sometime and love it.
Thank you
Tara

AliMay

I don't think it would be hard to get a job in WA. You need to register with WACOT (WA COLLEGE of teachers). Good teachers are like gold dust here.

Good luck Ali

JAJ

For every state, things might be easier if you are willing to live in a regional area.



Jeremy

ali south

thank you Jeremy,
I am taking teenagers from london, I think living in a regional area will just about finish them off, that is part of the problem!
Tara

JAJ

You are likely going to have to be flexible if you want to migrate.

Maybe look at STNI or points tested options, but if you've moved into management then your case becomes complex in terms of meeting DIMIA general skilled requirements and you'd need professional advice.

Employer nomination is likely an easier option, provided you find that employer. Which is where flexibility comes in.



Jeremy

jad n rich

Larissa is a UK teacher living in WA, she has posted about it, try a search on her posts? might be worthwhile.

I'd be very surpised if a state the size of WA did not have some way of making sure its rural and regional posts were filled (like country service) WA is huge.

If you only want to work for a couple of years, plenty of teachers have got work in queenland on supply and contract basis.

Lee Family

Hi, a friend of ours went over to Brisbane last year, she was a primary school teacher over here but went into managment (LEA) for special needs children, she only just managed to get through the skills assesment as she had been out of teaching for 10 months. She has been there since last September and is still on temporary placement at whatever school the education authority (or what ever it is over there) decides to send her to.

Jon

Pollyana

Tinaj is on the Sunshine Coast and got teaching posts fairly soon after starting to apply. Her kids love it up theretoo.
Shes not on the board very often now, but if you pm or email her I'm sure she can give you some useful info about Qld teaching.

ali south

Thanks everyone
Tara

ali south

Jeremy
thank you, we have our visa, we are now at the stage of deciding where
to settle.
Tara

NKSK

Your original question - it seems from my contacts that WA is crying out for teachers. I've heard this from 3 (unconnected) sources now. You will need to be flexible but given the huge amount of non-governmental schools there I doubt that you would have to work in remote areas.

Registering with WACOT is pre-requisite though and depending on your moving date I would start the ball rolling soon. It will cost you around £70-80 for registration plus the usual balls ache of a form filling session.

The only place I've been to which anywhere equals Australia for form filling is India. But at least there it was a hangover from the raj and kept people in menial jobs. Not sure how Australia can justify it!

JAJ

My apologies - missed your signature. If you have your visa then you still usually need to be flexible to find good work (probably not to the same degree, though).

Have you looked at the non government schools?


Jeremy

ali south

Jeremy

I have looked at the non government schools, in the Sunshine Coast there seems to be only a few (I am comparing to London).

Less schools = less job opportunities.

This is why we are perhaps looking at NSW now. My heart is telling me Sunshine Coast and my head is telling me Sydney!

My next job is to email my CV to the schools that are private.

Thank you for your reply
Tara

CAZ76

Ali,
I contacted the Queensland Education Dept. a while ago and they sent me a load of info. Have you contacted them for advice? They were helpful.
CAZ