Quentinb

Hi All,

This is my second post, the first one was in the wrong place and this will definitely not my last.
We are planning on moving to the UK from South-Africa. I am pretty sorted with work, but my wife will have to do something. I hold a British passport but my wife does not.
She is a South-African 3 year degree qualified teacher with 20 years experience and currently teaching 6 year old kids(pre-primary) at a private school.

Will she be able to teach in the UK or is there some sort of course or something she first has to do to be recognised as a teacher in the UK and will her qualifications be recognised?
Also, with her qualifications what Scale/Spine Point will be starting on?

Thanks

BritInParis

She can teach at a private school but her qualifications won't be recognised in the state sector. For this she will need to attend an accredited training programme in order to be given QTS (Qualified Teacher Status). In the private sector her salary scale will depend on the individual school.

Quentinb

Thanks for the link, I suppose she will then be seen as a new qualified teacher in the state sector and I suppose one cannot do the accredited training programme online before we arrive? I will do some reading on the provided link and contact them directly with more questions. Starting from the bottom again might not be worth it for her.

Thank You

BritInParis

That I'm not sure about. If she teaches in the private sector now then it might make sense to stay in the private sector, at least initially.

scot47

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