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Forum: Teaching
Nov 27th 2011, 1:46 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,325
Posted By chequer

Re: Sight reading Any Primary teachers here Aus

No, this style of teaching seems to be common in reading over here. People tell me I'm a bit obsessed because I harp on and on about phonics in the primary school I teach at. Come the next academic...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2010, 8:02 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,663
Posted By chequer

Re: Moved to Melbourne - looking for friends!

I recognise the sentiments of your posts very well.

We've been here just 11 months and as a couple around 40 with two young children, it has been far more difficult to make friends than we had...
Forum: Teaching
Jul 7th 2010, 9:30 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,269
Posted By chequer

Re: Confusion -3 year trained UK teacher, is sponsorship still an option?

Teach Australia is now called something else (via that weblink). You would, as I understand, still need a 'for migration' assessment just as in the old system.

I noticed that all three types of...
Forum: Teaching
Jul 7th 2010, 8:33 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,269
Posted By chequer

Re: Confusion -3 year trained UK teacher, is sponsorship still an option?

I'm not sure here. When I applied for teacher registration 2 years ago (aside from immigration) in the state of Victoria, they stipulated 4 years which I managed with my BA + PGCE.

I'm not sure...
Forum: Australia
May 12th 2010, 11:49 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,904
Posted By chequer

Re: Family tax benefit

We applied for FTB and Rent Assistance within the first couple of weeks of arriving in Australia when only one of us was working. We ended up with about $500 a fortnight.

We rang and asked them...
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2010, 1:17 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,219
Posted By chequer

Re: Travelling to OZ on different passport than visa grant

It was simply an admin error. Three of the four visas were correctly logged to our passports. They just overlooked him. It took 20mins for it to be corrected at the airport.

I was interested...
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2010, 1:07 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,219
Posted By chequer

Re: Travelling to OZ on different passport than visa grant

You don't need your visa letter to enter Australia as the visa is attached to your passport number.

We entered without a visa sticker in our passports but ended up getting one when we arrived as...
Forum: Teaching
Feb 14th 2010, 12:58 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,247
Posted By chequer

Re: Which company did you use to help?

We arrived on our 175 visa back in August last year and we did the whole thing ourselves from filling the forms to sending qualifications off for verification.

It was surprisingly straightforward...
Forum: Teaching
Feb 14th 2010, 12:44 am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,683
Posted By chequer

Re: Teaching in Oz

I'm afraid I think it would be very unlikely you would get a permanent 175 visa as a teacher. I ran your details through the visa checker and couldn't get anywhere near 120.

Might it be worth...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 11th 2009, 9:41 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 734
Posted By chequer

Re: Do you need your visa evidenced in your passport? Answer: Yes

Hi Nicky

I'm primary and I think Victoria is a bit more enlightened about their job adverts in that they are all listed on a Education website and you can apply online. I don't remember QLD being...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 9th 2009, 7:25 am
Replies: 2
Views: 734
Posted By chequer

Do you need your visa evidenced in your passport? Answer: Yes

We've just passed our second week in Australia and I thought I'd pass on one aspect of our experience so far to ease other people along.

When we got our visa, we read the advice that said we did...
Forum: Australia
Feb 27th 2009, 3:00 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 489
Posted By chequer

Good reports of moving-to-melbourne.com?

I've been looking for temporary accommodation when we arrive in Melbourne.

Has anyone had any dealings with moving-to-melbourne.com?

It looks like a great business and they seem to have a lot...
Forum: Teaching
Feb 4th 2009, 2:26 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 18,403
Posted By chequer

Re: A teacher new to OZ - My experience so far

If I were you, I'd try and work out how the visas are running for your type. Use the beupdate.co.uk site. We submitted in March 08 but didn't get a case officer until November. For us it was 8...
Forum: Teaching
Feb 4th 2009, 12:10 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 18,403
Posted By chequer

Re: A teacher new to OZ - My experience so far

I hope you don't have a long wait for your visa then. When your visa does come through, you'll only have a year from the date of your meds to activate your visa! We were lucky that our pccs, when...
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2009, 2:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By chequer

Re: Male Infant Teachers in Victoria

Big LOL. I don't disagree with you at all on that point!
Forum: Teaching
Jan 31st 2009, 7:33 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 18,403
Posted By chequer

Re: A teacher new to OZ - My experience so far

I'm 41 and too old to get my own visa. I sent my six-years-younger nurse wife off to do the IELTS and get us our visa with 125 points.

I have held off my registration application (as I wasn't...
Forum: Teaching
Jan 31st 2009, 7:19 am
Replies: 70
Views: 18,403
Posted By chequer

Re: A teacher new to OZ - My experience so far

Hi Halshaw

When we started the visa process, I was worried about getting transcripts from 20 years ago too. After a couple of phonecalls to University Registrars, they couldn't have been more...
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2009, 5:45 am
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By chequer

Re: Male Infant Teachers in Victoria

Infant in the UK is the first 3 years of formal school. I've been teaching 6-7 year olds for the last 10 years.

I agree wholeheartedly about the role model aspect of men teaching younger...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2009, 5:20 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By chequer

Male Infant Teachers in Victoria

Hi all

Having just received our PR visa, the reality of having to think about getting a full time job is beginning to bite. At the moment, my wife, who is a nurse, will have no problems getting a...
Forum: Teaching
Jan 26th 2009, 6:09 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 589
Posted By chequer

Male Infant Teachers in Australia

Hi all

Having just received our PR visa, the reality of having to think about getting a full time job is beginning to bite. At the moment, my wife, who is a nurse, will have no problems getting a...
Forum: Teaching
Jan 25th 2009, 9:51 am
Replies: 70
Views: 18,403
Posted By chequer

Re: A teacher new to OZ - My experience so far

After having posted on this thread back in March 2007, we finally got around to submitting our visa application in March 2008 and received our visa the day before yesterday! Woohoo!

I'm about to...
Forum: Teaching
Jan 25th 2009, 9:41 am
Replies: 6
Views: 819
Posted By chequer

Re: what will my salary be in VIC?

Our visa arrived on Friday and so it's now certain that we'll be in Victoria by the end of August. My wife will have a job before we go (she's a nurse) so we know money will be coming in.

I'm...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 23rd 2009, 3:32 pm
Replies: 1,147
Views: 67,256
Posted By chequer

Re: March 2008 Applicants

At last, the e-mail I never thought would come arrived during the night. I've got into the habit of checking every morning as my alarm goes off at 6.30 but was beginning to get bored of seeing 0 in...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 4th 2009, 1:38 pm
Replies: 569
Views: 24,794
Posted By chequer

Re: Sept 07 - March 08 applicants check in thread

Just keep an eye on the www.beupdate.co.uk website for more information. You might be able to find HR applications there too. That said, there aren't many of us paper-based applications listed in...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 4th 2009, 1:29 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 844
Posted By chequer

Re: how long from CO receiving Meds and PCC are decisions given?

We're in the same boat. Applied Mar 08, called for meds and pcc on 14 Nov. Sent pccs about 2 weeks later, meds the full week before Christmas. We're hoping the CO gets to our paperwork soon.
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