Overseas Teacher Blog

• Be Different – Don’t Live in London!

  The most popular destination for teachers relcoating to the UK is London but London isn’t for everyone!  Teaching Personnel is a nationwide agency able to offer you work from over 30 offices throughout England and Wales.  Here are a few details Read More posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:14 PM by KathyE | 1 Comments

• What is a UK CRB? Why do I need a UK Police Check?

  Criminal Clearance Checks The Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) regulations require that all overseas teachers complete a UK criminal clearance check when planning to teach in UK schools (immaterial of how long you  have been in Read More posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:11 PM by KathyE | 0 Comments

• What is an Ofsted?

  Ofsted – a valuable resource for teachers.  Check out this website to fing out more about any school you are considering working at.  Read on to find out a bit more about Ofsted. Check out the Ofsted Website www.ofsted.gov.uk The new Ofsted Read More posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:00 PM by KathyE | 0 Comments

• Overseas Trained Teachers - 4 Years Rule

  Overseas-trained teachers (OTTs) are a strong feature of schools in England, particularly schools in London, other large cities and the south-east. Most schools welcome the fresh perspectives OTTs bring to the teaching staff, their professionalism and Read More posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:29 PM by KathyE | 0 Comments

• Gems of wisdom and pearls of advice from teachers who recently moved to the UK

  This month I had the idea of providing words of advice direct from the teachers who have arrived here in the last few months.  So, here are a few gems of wisdom, pearls of advice, things that they wish they had been told when they were in your Read More posted Monday, June 04, 2007 12:12 PM by KathyE | 0 Comments

• Australian Visa Information April 2007

  In response to numerous questions from graduates on my recent trip to Australian Universities I have summarised the types of Visa's Australians can apply for.  This information is for Australian Citizens and is current as of April 2007.  Do Read More posted Monday, April 30, 2007 1:27 PM by KathyE | 0 Comments

• Don't pay twice for a UK Police Check

  New UK Department of Education (DfES) regulations require that all overseas teachers complete a UK Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check before they are able to teach immaterial of how long they have been in the UK. The check (called an 'Enhanced Read More posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:21 PM by Craig | 0 Comments

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