Lookingforthesun1

My wife and I are currently teaching in Europe making use of the EU whilst we can but we would love to get stateside what are the chances of getting a teaching job in America with a British PGCE in Primary?

Thanks

tom169

Are either of you US citizens or have a direct relative that is?

Lookingforthesun1

Nope! Both U.K. born currently Spanish citizens

tom169

OK - Look at this link. It will explain the different routes.

Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki

A public school in the USA won't be sponsoring you. Maybe a private would consider it.

morpeth

If you get around the visa issue, a public school may hire people as substitute/supply teachers, and public school do have in some cases temporary licenses they grant- one option might be to apply for a study program leading towards a teaching certificate or degree ( and get such a vis) and go from there.
each state has different rules- can be very bureaucratic and non-sensical as teacher's have a kind of racket to protect their income, but careful reading of the rules and sometimes ways to get around it. Private schools easier. What subject do you teach ?

If you speak Spanish and have anything that would support you could teach Spanish, there are quite often exceptions made for foreign language teaching vs qualifications in particular in private schools. I believe the Cervantes institute you may wish to look at. Good luck !

Nutmegger

Is that your only qualification? No BA or MA?

tom169

Sorry, I changed "hiring" to "sponsoring".

scrubbedexpat099

I was also thinking you have a much better chance due to being bilingual than most you see on here, remember reading the DC for example are particularly short of teachers.

ubernathan

An international school located in the USA might also be a route.

morpeth

Good point, a big difference.

Wintersong

The majority of teachers in the US have a master's degree. While, if you were living legally in the US already, you may well be able to find jobs, I'm afraid I find it highly unlikely that with just PGCEs you're going to be desirable enough for schools to go through the expensive process of sponsoring your visas. Sorry

You might also want to look into credentialing requirements (they vary by state) - not applicable for private schools, but thought it was worth mentioning: https://www.privateschoolreview.com/...o-be-certified

carcajou

There was another poster a while back who had some leads on Kansas and Nebraska, worth going through the threads and seeing how he traveled.

As others said the chances are low, and most American teachers now are trained to a Master's level.

Private schools hold a very different place in the American psyche than they do in the European one, and even the super-rich don't always send their kids private.

Pulaski

And a lot of middle income families do send their children to private schools, of which are are a bewildering large number, .... but often with rather low standards.

I suspect that a lot of the relatively wealthy who send their children to state-owned schools is exactly because they don't place a lot of value on education and prefer to spend their money on a huge house, fancy cars, a holiday home on the lake or in the mountains, etc.

Lookingforthesun1

I have a BA hons in English Language and History