Teaching in WA

Old Mar 20th 2004, 8:56 pm
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Hi Everyone,

I hope you don't mind me posting this question on this forum but more people seem to visit this one so I thought I would have more chance of getting a reply.

I wondered if anyone could give me some info.

I am a mature student (39) and I will be graduating in a couple of months with a BSc hons in Computing. I will be starting my SCITT PGCE in September, the block teaching practice weeks total 18 plus 3 days a week spent in a school with the remaining two days spent at uni. The qualification awarded at the end of the year is PGCE with NQT status.

My question is will my time spent in the classroom be sufficient for me to apply for PR directly after graduating or will it be necessary for me to wait until after my induction year.

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As its a 60 point jobby, I think you will need to do your NQT year to gain that important 12 months teaching experience. I'd also recommend doing it here since I doubt you will get the tailored support and mentoring in Aus; they'll expect you to be fully competent and the PGCE doesn't usually give you this, in my experience.
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As its a 60 point jobby, I think you will need to do your NQT year to gain that important 12 months teaching experience. I'd also recommend doing it here since I doubt you will get the tailored support and mentoring in Aus; they'll expect you to be fully competent and the PGCE doesn't usually give you this, in my experience.
Thanks for your reply Larissa. We will probably be going on the skilled designated area visa so I would only need to do six months.

Although the course I will be doing is school centred with 18 weeks teaching practice plus 3 days a week, I think you are right and it might be a good idea to do my induction year here.

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Hi ACE,

Definitely do your induction year here first. If you don't do it, I believe that your NQT status is not recognised. We had a newly qualifed teacher doing supply at our school, who (we are in Wales, it took me 4 years to get off supply) didn't manage to get enough supply in her first year, had no mentor etc, was told that she needed to get an induction year done within 2 years, I think it was or else she would lose her NQT status. How true this is I'm not sure, she may have been angling for more supply. Hope this helps. Best of luck.

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Hi ACE,

Definitely do your induction year here first. If you don't do it, I believe that your NQT status is not recognised. We had a newly qualifed teacher doing supply at our school, who (we are in Wales, it took me 4 years to get off supply) didn't manage to get enough supply in her first year, had no mentor etc, was told that she needed to get an induction year done within 2 years, I think it was or else she would lose her NQT status. How true this is I'm not sure, she may have been angling for more supply. Hope this helps. Best of luck.

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Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the advice, as much as I am itching to get to OZ I will definately do my induction year here. As Larissa Said it would be better to have more rather than less experience when we move over there.

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I hear the money's good too; I missed out by a year
I wouldn't go banding about to prospective employers that you're going to Aus, since they'll probably want you for longer. Good luck!
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I hear the money's good too; I missed out by a year
I wouldn't go banding about to prospective employers that you're going to Aus, since they'll probably want you for longer. Good luck!
No, I definately won't be advertising that information.

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