Im currenetly training to be a biology teacher here in the UK, jobs are not an issue, but the lifestyle and culture here is shocking, and i want better for my kids.

are secondary school biology teachers something wanted down under? or should we use my partner as the lead on the visa because she is a mental health nurse??

any help would be welcome,

www.immi.gov.au is where to start to see if you're eligible for a visa. I'm a bit concerned about your lifestyle and culture being shocking comment, though. What exactly do you think Australia has that the UK doesn't?

^^ wot she said.

to OP - Just to add, first thing you need to try and find out, is if your occupation is listed, I think there was a thread recently and secondary school teachers (DIAC does not differentiate subjects AFAIK) are not on the list, so please double check. Also, before you apply for a skilled visa you need your skills assessed, and that *might* require post qualification experience, which I understand you do not have. It is not a roadblock, but it might affect your strategy.

Choose your main applicant based upon who can pass the points test and skills assessment more easily and who can come up with the best supporting evidence. Ability to find job once in Australia is not relevant.

Like the others though, very concerned about your comment son lifestyle and culture; if you cannot make a happy life for yourself in the UK then there is nothing to suggest that it will be any different in Australia.

With culture being so important to you, you need to be very careful with teaching jobs. Will the jobs be in a place, that you would actually want to live, because the culture of many towns here where they want teachers will shock you far more than anything that ever happened in the UK. ( ie places aussies wont live )

Mental health nursing, again if things like culture shock you... According to some very high up in the field here, backward, shocking and years behind UK. A search might bring up some of those posts.

thankyou all for you response, by culture and lifestyle i mean for kids, im 22 and i had a brilli8ant life, but with gangs starting to have a bigger hold on peoples life more and more here, its not something i want my kids to have to go through, also, the drug culture here is shocking. im open minded but when i see and hear about adults buyin their 9 yr olds marijuana its not fun.
i have got family living down under, and i want to make a life for us as a family

we will be using my partner as the main applicant, she seems to fit the bill more than well, and we are both looking to get more experience before we move, my missus already has 4 years experience but more doesnt hurt

Secondary School Teacher
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National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition /Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (formerly known as TA)

you right, ive looked it up on SOL, it doenst differentiate subjects, i geuss, i will make sure there is a job available for me or try to get sponsered. but my partner as no such trouble,

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
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Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

if lucky enough to be able to make the move, we are lookin towards queensland or new south wales, which do you recomend having only visited brisbane and sydney on holiday, its difficult to judge

Bigger school fees in NSW..

And you don't think those things happen here too? Of course there are gangs in Australia and drugs and adults buying 9 year olds marijuana. For heaven's sake, Australia is not some sort of utopia! It's just another western country with all the same problems as any other western country.

You should check to see if you'd have any difficulty registering as a teacher. I've heard stories that not everyone's degrees are acceptable to the registration authorities over in Australia.

Not being a teacher myself, I've never really looked into it. Hopefully someone will have more details on that (or tell me I've imagined it! )

i have heard that, its something else to look into thankyou

No problem. Good luck.

australia was classed as the richest country in the world in 2010 and 2011, not financially, but for peoples wellbeing, happiness, and lots of other factors, such as better schools for children, more activities, more places to go, and of course the much more outdoor lifestyle. im not going with my eyes closed, but i didnt know there were gangs, so thats something ive learned. Ive just heard so many good reviews, and from family saying how much better off they are, financially, emotionally and just with how much better they feel there. i know there is a flip side too, thats why i check this site for tips maybe i can be one of the lucky successful expats

By whom?