Quick Assessment – Apply For Teaching Roles in Queensland, Australia

Trust and expertise. Most schools in England recruit international teachers through an agency because they need support to navigate international hiring. We are experts in matching teachers with the most suitable schools. We’ll guide you through the entire process and help your application stand out from the crowd.

Point to Point Education are experts in teacher recruitment and our service is completely free for teachers. You’ll be guided by expert recruitment consultants and supported by the Point to Point family long after you arrive in England. We’ll secure you a teaching job that suits your lifestyle, location preferences and current level of experience. Our expert consultants will offer you ongoing support, from CV writing to interview coaching and all things in between. We’ll even come and visit you at your new British school! One of the most rewarding parts of our job is seeing you well settled in yours.

Point To Point offers a completely FREE service for teachers.

Positions are available year-round and commonly commence at the beginning of each term.

The British academic year runs from September to July and is split into three terms, with a one- or two-week holiday in the middle of each.

Autumn Term: Starts early September and finishes one week before Christmas. Christmas holidays are two weeks.

Spring Term: Starts in the second week in January and finishes early April. Easter holidays are two weeks.

Summer Term: Starts two weeks after Easter and finishes mid-July. Summer holidays are six weeks over July/August.

Your consultant will go through the school’s website, location, job description and OFSTED report with you. They will give you some insight into the school environment based on their previous visits to the school and their long-standing relationships with the Principals and School Leaders. They will also conduct a practice interview with you beforehand, so you’ll go into your interview feeling as prepared as possible.

Check out some useful tips for interviews here.

Our dedicated Compliance Manager will make sure you have ticked all the right boxes and have met the compliance standards for teaching in England.

Before your interview, you will need to provide us copies of:

• Completed Point to Point Registration Form
• CV
• Provide details of two teaching references

Once you accept your new job, you will need to provide us certified copies of:

• Teaching Qualifications (QTS or ENIC if applicable)
• National Police Check
• x2 Proof of Address
• Passport and Visa
• List 99 and or DBS as required (certified)

We love keeping in touch with our teachers. We will make visits to your classroom in your first term. We also hope to see you at our regular social nights and networking events. You will also have access to our closed Facebook group, The Point to Point Posse, to connect with other teachers doing the same thing as you in England.

Point to Point work placing teachers in schools all over England. Your Consultant will connect you with our other teachers prior to your departure and after you arrive.

We host regular social nights and networking events, which all our teachers are invited to.

We also encourage teachers to take advantage of our exclusive travel deals with our travel partners (STA Travel, Koda Sail, Travel Talk, and Ever Thought of Trying) and meet other adventurous people who are exploring England and Europe too.

When you first arrive you will have to apply for a National Insurance Number. This will need to be provided to the school for tax purposes.

To apply, you will need to call Jobcentre plus on:

• Telephone: 0345 600 0643
• Monday to Friday (8:30 am to 5 pm)

Jobcentre Plus may ask you to undertake an interview. You will be asked about your circumstances and why you need a National Insurance number. You will also need to bring documents to prove your identity, such as:

• Passport/identity card
• Residence permit
• Birth/adoption certificate
• Marriage/civil partnership certificate
• Drivers licence

If you hold a Skilled Worker visa, you are exempt from the above process as your National Insurance Number will be printed on your Biometric Residency Permit (BRP).

Our Instant Assessment Form is a list of details that asks for details about yourself and your teaching experience. The Instant Assessment Form is very valuable, as it will enable you to instantly see whether you are ready and able to start your Point To Point overseas teaching journey with us.

We are looking at a variety of different aspects when seeing which candidates are best suited to one of the available positions in our serviced regions. We are looking at:

When you completed your teaching degree: We want to know when you finished your teaching degree or even if you are still completing it!

• Experience: Let us know how many years of teaching experience you have under your belt. Is it 1 year? 2? Even if you have only just graduated, just let us know.
• Citizenship Status: Your citizenship status is a very important piece of information for us to assist you in the process of starting your teaching journey in one of our various overseas teaching locations.
• Specialist Teaching Area: If you teach primary, tell us whether its early years, middle years or special needs. If you teach secondary, we want to know which subject you teach.
• Your Details: A pretty standard section so we can know your name, email, phone number and which country you currently live in.

After you have filled out our Instant Assessment Form we will get in touch with you will give you an assessment of your application within 24 hours of submitting your application. If your application is saying all the right things, we start the process of matching you up with the teaching positions best suited to you! There are a variety of interview processes such as face-to-face or Skype interviews with your potential employer. All the while, we will be coaching you and supporting you throughout the process!

When we say support throughout the entire process, we mean it! We will assist you in getting your CV ready for your potential employer and walk you through the interview process. Whether that be a face-to-face or Skype interview, we can make sure that you are best prepared through our interview coaching.

We try to make the process as streamlined and efficient as possible. We also only want to set you up in a situation that suits your personal needs and desires, so this process is really very dependant on the applicant and available positions at the time. Making sure that you are supported and finding the perfect fit for you is our priority, so getting the process right the first time is vital.