• Getting a Teaching Job
• Jobs
• Induction and professional development
• Unions
• Teaching overseas as a qualified teacher
• Alternatives to Teaching

Getting a Teaching Job - Annual AGCAS Publication

AGCAS's Getting a Teaching Job is a brilliant guide. It is available on the Prospects website as both web pages and a pdf file: www.prospects.ac.uk/links/teachingjob. It includes detailed advice on writing personal statements, a variety of teacher CV examples and everything you need to know about interviews.

Jobs

Prospects Teaching Pages

Prospects teaching pages are really useful: www.prospects.ac.uk/education. They include details of every LEA in the UK - either navigate from the above link or go directly to the LEA pages at: www.prospects.ac.uk/links/authorities.

Local Education Authorities
National lists for LEAs are included on the Prospects link mentioned above (www.prospects.ac.uk/links/authorities) and most websites have sections for NQTs. The local links are:

West Sussex: http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/teachnow/

East Sussex (shortened url): www.eastsussex.gov.uk (NQTs); http://poweredby.jobsgopublic.com/ (advertised vacancies, shortened url)

Hampshire: www.teach.hampshire.gov.uk/

Brighton and Hove (shortened url): www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Surrey: www.surreyschools.com

Schools in England and Wales are listed at http://edubase.gov.uk/home.xhtml

Independent Schools
Independent Schools Council represents the sector: www.isc.co.uk
Information about teaching in independent schools and induction is at: www.isc.co.uk/TeachingZone_WelcometotheTeachingZone.htm

Advertised Vacancies

The LEA information above will be useful but additional links are:

www.tesjobs.co.uk Times Education Supplement with huge numbers of jobs.
www.eteach.com Eteach - a web based vacancy system used by many LEAs. Eteach produce an NQTs vacancy bulletin that is updated weekly - access it from the personal announcements section on Portia (you may need to scroll down the announcements)

www.telegraph.co.uk Telegraph jobs listing (for work in private schools).
http://www.perecruitment.co.uk/ Site specifically aimed at recruiting PE, sports and dance teachers

Agencies / Recruitment Companies

In the absence of a permanent teaching post it is well worth exploring the option of finding work through employment agencies. Many of the specialist teaching agencies are sensitive to the issues and needs of NQTs. More importantly, the opportunity to work in schools and to build on your existing expertise and experience can greatly help your job-search. Supply teachers often find the experience useful to build contacts and also gain greater insights into the kinds of schools and roles that suit them best.  

We have listed some agencies below but you can quickly find many more either through a Google search or through www.yell.com (recruitment consultants).

www.alderwoodeducation.com offers supply teaching opportunities and temporary contract work.

www.randstad.com search under teaching jobs, to find positions in the local area and nationwide.
www.firebird-education.co.uk a local supply agency.
www.supplydesk.co.uk Supply Desk is a teaching recruitment company with a local office in Fareham.
www.teachingpersonnel.com Teaching Personnel is a recruitment company with local branches in Southampton and Brighton.

www.servocaeducation.com the only Portsmouth based specialist supply teaching agency and LEA preferred supplier to over 70% of Portsmouth’s schools.
www.classcover.com supply teachers to schools all over West Sussex and Surrey.
www.stepteachers.co.uk supply teacher and teacher recruitment services, based in London.
www.futuresrs.co.uk Futures Recruitment Services, based in Chichester. Recruit supply teachers for schools in West Sussex and Hampshire

www.perecruitment.co.uk with ex-PE Teachers and recruitment professionals on their staff, they are keen to help newly qualified PE Teachers find their first jobs. 

 

Careers Database

Any teaching vacancies we are made aware of are advertised on our jobs database under 'jobs after graduating'

Further afield...

For information about teaching in Scotland see www.teachinginscotland.co.uk.

The Teaching Council in Ireland: www.teachingcouncil.ie/home/default.asp?NCID=1.

(Teaching overseas is covered below).

Induction and professional development

Induction
Information and resources for induction are available at: www.tta.gov.uk/induction and on the teaching unions' pages (links below).

Supply teaching can count towards induction. NQTs must be employed for at least one term and the school needs to be able to provide the required support. In England you can only work as a supply teacher for four terms before having to start induction.

Professional development
Teachernet is a brilliant site for professional and career development: www.teachernet.gov.uk.

Article from the TES about switching from secondary to primary teaching: www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2378313

Unions

These have some excellent pages for students and NQTs with careers information and advice as well as useful guidance on your induction year:

NASUWT: www.nasuwt.org.uk

NUT: www.teachers.org.uk
ATL: www.atl.org.uk

Association for Physical Education (afPE): www.afpe.org.uk - the only professional association for qualified PE teachers. The open web site is a rich source of information and the section for members has job vacancies and other invaluable information.

Teaching Overseas as a Qualified Teacher

If you want to teach overseas you will need to research the requirements and procedures for each country and area you are interested in. Requirements can be different within countries as well as between them so thorough research is essential. The teaching professional body for the country as well as local education departments should be good sources of information.

Generally requirements will favour fully qualified and experienced teachers.

The links below are specific to teaching overseas. More general information is available in our work and study abroad section - it covers country specific information and things to think about when moving overseas.

www.teachernet.gov.uk/professionaldevelopment/tipd/otheropports/ information from Teacher Net about International opportunities for teachers who are based in Britain.

http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/t/252359.aspx TES Teaching Overseas Forum, links to articles such as: essential advice for teaching abroad: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6000153. The TES also advertises international jobs.

www.vifprogram.com another option is cultural exchange. The Visiting International Faculty (VIF) program places UK teachers in America for up to three years.

(For information about working as an EFL teacher or being a volunteer teacher overseas see the working abroad / time out section).

Alternatives to Teaching

Education: Alternatives to Teaching (2009, pdf) is a useful resource for those who want to be involved in learning but not necessarily in mainstream education. Roles covered include therapy specialisms, outdoor education, playwork, health education and TEFL.

Teaching Fair 2011

The University of Chichester Teaching Fair was held at Bognor Regis Campus on Friday 28th October. The fair was aimed at all PGCE and final year teaching students.

Here is a list of exhibitors who attended:

Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
Class Cover
Eteach
Hampshire LEA

Hays Recruitment

London Diocesan Board for Schools

Matchtech

National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT)
National Union of Teachers (NUT)
Portsmouth City Council

Scott Dunn

Servoca Education
Supply Desk

Surrey LEA

Teaching Building Society
West Sussex LEA

Below are the slides from the First Appointment Lecture, held by Barry Hancock First Appointment Lecture 2011.