I don't have a job lined up, have just signed on with a recruitment agency that will look for work for me. Most probably just doing supply work but hopefully it will lead to something long term during the two years. If all goes to plan I'm hoping for at least a year and half of experience.

Rhysboy how would you go about finding out information and employment from these third tier schools?

Greetings :D

I've posted on here before but I'm seeking further clarification about what my options may be. I will keep this plain and basic so I can receive honest and basic feedback.

I'm Australian. 30 Y.O. Single. No major responsibilities. Recently obtained my Bach of Ed (Primary). No teaching experience (except for the professional experiences I did thru university). Planning on heading to UK soon on a Working Visa for two years to teach over there through a recruitment company. The beginning of my teaching career.

The working visa has a duration of two years. HOPEFULLY, in those two years I would have gained at least a solid year of teaching experience. Not much, but there's nothing I can do about that.

I don't want to return to Australia (personal reasons) but want to continue to teach primary in an international school somewhere. I would love to teach in the European region but I'm keeping my options open, so I'm prepared to go almost anywhere as long as the school brings the best out of me and the salary is comfortable enough to live on.

My questions:
What countries would be willing to hire a NQT with limited experience?
Would attending a job fair assist me with that limited experience?

Thanks Sid and Yan - much is appreciated.

Hopefully all will go well after doing a stint in the UK. From what I've read having at least 2+ years experience is a must. When I was studying I was constantly looking at websites of numerous international schools and noticed each school would have an after school care program of some sort. I got into after school care and coaching throughout my days of study so I had that experience on the resume. Basically, I thought having that experience and international experience, I could sign up for a job fair or a program and find opportunities there. Also with reaching out to schools independently.

Thank-you for your replies.

I'm not familiar with the acronyms. Do you mind telling me what PYP & IB means?

Sid - The working/holiday visa for Australian's is only available to you if you are under 30. I'm 30 now so I just scraped through. If I didn't take the chance to go over to the UK now then I wouldn't have gone anywhere and stayed home. I'm fairly confident I would land a position in the UK after doing some supply teaching for a couple of months. Assuming I find a full time position in the UK for two years, what would my opportunities be to find work in Europe?

Hello everyone :-)

Just joined the forum and I'm hoping to find out some information or stories from Non-EU citizens finding teaching positions in Europe. I'm Australian and have recently graduated from my Bachelor of Education (Primary). I'm moving to the UK in August under a working holiday Visa. I'm going to really try and put the hard yards in for the duration of the Visa (two years) to gain that experience under a British curriculum, which I think will look excellent on my resume.

According to the teaching agencies in the UK I've been communicating with, finding work in the UK doing supply teaching is quite frequent and the possibility of a school keeping you on is likely (if they like you!) However after the two years I cannot renew the Visa unless I end up getting hitched with a UK girl! Or a school is willing to sponsor your Visa which I hear is unlikely because I am a Non-EU citizen.

My goal is to be a Physical Education teacher to the primary years. I have years of experience doing before/after school care. I have experience also visiting childcare centres and primary schools here in Australia as an instructor of fitness and self defence, as well as experience as being a coach for numerous sporting programs for after school care. I have trained in Martial Arts which still continues on to this day. Would two years teaching in the UK and my previous experience on the P.E side give me a good chance of landing a job within Europe?

I would love to hear some stories from non-eu citizens who have successfully been taken on by a school through visa sponsorship. I travelled throughout Europe a couple of years back and I am quite determined to set up shop there. I'm not really fussed where the location would be (I'm very resilient :-) as long as the school is reputable.

Cheers.