Any UKers teaching in Florida?
Dec 10th 2017, 1:14 pm
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Any UKers teaching in Florida?
I will be entering the U.S shortly via a marriage visa so will be eligible to work pretty much straight away. Our final destination is Florida.
We are both teachers (wife is US citizen and has been teaching here in Scotland since arriving and I’m the UK citizen).
I didn’t really want to continue teaching when we got to FL and have looked at maybe working as a teacher’s aide, or some other job in a school.
Looking at the salary scales and benefits, however and our likely outgoings, I might need to find a teaching job to ensure healthcare and year-round salary.
Is there anyone who is UK qualified and now teaches in Florida? I’m wondering if teaching really is my best option or if there is something else I could do with my qualifications - BA in English and a PGDE (secondary).
We are both teachers (wife is US citizen and has been teaching here in Scotland since arriving and I’m the UK citizen).
I didn’t really want to continue teaching when we got to FL and have looked at maybe working as a teacher’s aide, or some other job in a school.
Looking at the salary scales and benefits, however and our likely outgoings, I might need to find a teaching job to ensure healthcare and year-round salary.
Is there anyone who is UK qualified and now teaches in Florida? I’m wondering if teaching really is my best option or if there is something else I could do with my qualifications - BA in English and a PGDE (secondary).
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Dec 10th 2017, 1:19 pm
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Re: Any UKers teaching in Florida?
Teaching at a community college might side-step the qualification/ licensing issue of teaching in the school system.
Dec 10th 2017, 1:34 pm
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I will research the community college angle. Thanks.
Dec 10th 2017, 2:03 pm
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I teach in Florida, i am the citizen half, so i trained and qualified in the us but taught in the UK. Unless you have a masters, community college won't work. I can advise on the process if you want to get certified here.
Dec 10th 2017, 2:08 pm
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Many thanks.
Dec 10th 2017, 3:05 pm
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Thanks for the information. I figured not having a masters might prove problematic. I think I’m okay on the certification process in that I need to have transcripts notarized in the UK and then sent to Florida State to have them measured against their criteria. Does this sound like I’m on the right track?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Dec 10th 2017, 3:18 pm
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[QUOTE=Dolewhippy;12397266]You'll have to get them translated into us equivalents before they are sent, so notarizing will be a waste of time and money. So I'd do that first.[/QUOTE
Good to know. Thanks again.
Good to know. Thanks again.
Dec 10th 2017, 3:39 pm
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Re: Any UKers teaching in Florida?
The quotes, people, the quotes! 
Please make sure that when you quote someone you leave the [QUÖTE] and the [/QUÖTE] tags intact (they don't have umlauts of course) at the beginning and end of what you quoted.
Please make sure that when you quote someone you leave the [QUÖTE] and the [/QUÖTE] tags intact (they don't have umlauts of course) at the beginning and end of what you quoted.
Dec 10th 2017, 3:51 pm
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