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Teaching in the United Kingdom

Tim Rivera, Executive Assistant to the Director British Council USA Teach Europe 18 February 2011. Teaching in the United Kingdom. What is the ??. The British Council is the UK’s international cultural relations body We work in: Education Arts Society English Language

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Teaching in the United Kingdom

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  1. Tim Rivera, Executive Assistant to the Director British Council USA Teach Europe 18 February 2011 Teaching in the United Kingdom

  2. What is the ?? • The British Council is the UK’s international cultural relations body • We work in: • Education • Arts • Society • English Language • What we do in the USA: • www.britishcouncil.org/usa

  3. Why go teach in the UK? • Quality-assured education provider • Opportunities for professional development • A different teaching environment • A dynamic multicultural society

  4. NOTE: • A new UK coalition government was elected in May 2011 • Changes still to come! • Devolution! • Differences between England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

  5. The National Curriculum • Children 5-16 must receive full-time education • Divided into stages 1-4 • By 2015, will be extended to 18 • Teens 16-18 can attend: • “Sixth Form Colleges” • Further Education Institutions • Core Subjects (not including other compulsory courses) • Math - Modern Foreign Languages • Science - Art & Design • Design and technology - Physical Education • History - Citizenship • Geography - Music

  6. Testing • GCSEs • Around 10 single-subject exams taken after 5 years of secondary education • Students may leave secondary schooling after taking • A-Levels • Taken 2 years after GSCE’s • Single-subject exams required for entry into university in UK • US equivalents – see NARIC (www.naric.org.uk)

  7. Qualifications • England & Wales: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) • Scotland: contact/register with General Teaching Council for Scotland • Northern Ireland: contact/register with Northern Ireland Department of Education • Details (including contact info) available later

  8. How to obtain qualification (England/Wales) • Undergraduate degree with QTS • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) • School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) • Overseas Trained Teacher Programme (England only) • Graduate Teacher Programme (Wales only) • These are likely most appropriate for you

  9. How to obtain qualification (Scotland & Northern Ireland) • Case-by-case basis • Contact General Teaching Council for Scotland • Contact Northern Ireland Department of Education

  10. Overseas Trained Teacher Programme (OTTP) • 4 years to achieve qualified teacher status • Find an available position first! • If you are qualified to teach in the US, you will most likely only need minimal “assessment-based training” • Training grants available • Qualifications to participate • Equivalent to a UK bachelors degree • Equivalent to GCSE grade C in math and English • (for stages 2-3, ages 7-14) Equivalent to GCSE grade C in science • See NARIC for equivalency information (www.naric.org.uk)

  11. Visas • DISCLAIMER: • The British Council is not a visa-issuing body. We are not authorized to give independent advice on visas. All of the information given today on visas is directly from the UK Border Agency and any further enquiries on visas should be directed to the UK Border Agency. • Thank you for your understanding!

  12. Visas (Part 2) • Tier 2 General Visa, Codes of Practice Section P (Education) • Shortage Occupation List • Secondary education: • Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or a combination of those • Special needs education professionals • Must be sponsored by employer! • If not on Shortage Occupation List, must meet “Resident Labour Market Test” • Employer must demonstrate that no resident worker could be found to take a job. • Details on UKBA website, www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

  13. Useful Websites • Department of Education (www.education.gov.uk) • UK Border Agency (www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk) • Teacher Development Agency (www.tda.gov.uk) • General Teaching Council for Wales (www.gtcw.org.uk) • Teach in Scotland (www.teachinscotland.com) • Northern Ireland Department of Education (www.deni.gov.uk)

  14. Questions? • Contact me at: • tim.rivera@britishcouncil.org • (202) 588 – 7682 • British Council • 3100 Massachusetts Ave. NW • Washington, DC 20008 • Check out our websites: • www.britishcouncil.org • www.britishcouncil.org/usa

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