GSL EDUCATION - jobs in the UK for overseas trained teachers

The UK offers tremendous opportunities for experienced and effective overseas trained teachers. Some of the essential criteria to be able to work as a teacher in the UK are:

A recognised qualification (BEd, MEd, etc) that has been verified by NARIC (the National Recognition Information Centre for the UK) as being equivalent to a UK teaching qualification
A work visa and/or a work permit
A police check from country of origin
Very high level of proficiency in English. Teachers from English-speaking countries have an advantage in this respect.

Overseas trained teachers must go through the same registration process as other candidates, and provide us with the same documents, references and information.

If you're interested in moving to the UK to teach please either register with us online or contact us by phone or email. Once you have registered your interest with GSL, a consultant will contact you to guide you through the rest of the process. In some cases we can provide advice and assistance for visas, work permits and accommodation.

From time to time we run recruitment drives in various countries. To date we have travelled to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India to find good teachers, with great success. Look out for us in local papers and web advertisements.

For more information about our registration process, visit the How we work page.

Teachers Living and Working in the UK

Academic Year

There are 195 teaching days in an academic year. The year is divided into three terms; Autumn is the first term of the academic year.

Autumn term: First week in September to third week in December followed by the Christmas holidays.
Spring term: First week in January to the first week in April followed by the Easter holidays.
Summer term: Third week in April to the third week in July followed by the summer holidays.

There is always a one week holiday in the middle of each term.

Qualifications

You must have at least some experience of teaching and must be fluent in both conversational and written English. You must possess a teaching qualification such as a BEd, MEd, Post Graduate Certificate, or a Graduate Diploma in Education.