When it comes to job hunting there are so many options available to you that it can be hard to know which route is best. It often depends on what type of job you are looking for. If for instants you want to find a job quickly, do not mind what you will be doing and can get to a place of work with ease then you may want to look into temporary recruitment agencies. They will often find you work on a daily or weekly basis and although you have no guarantee or long term work, these agencies are often successful in finding you placements on a regular basis.

If however you have a career in mind that you want to pursue and have a level of experience or qualifications within a particular job role or industry and are looking for a more permanent placement then you need to either apply direct to the companies or use a recruitment agency that will put you forward for permanent positions. This process may take a little longer than applying for temporary work but does often mean that you know you have work on an ongoing basis.

Finding education jobs can be challenging, more so since seasoned teachers with long standing success or tenure are typically re-called to teach each school every year. This means that available teaching vacancies can be limited, & the competition for these vacancies are fierce.

Huge part of the teaching job hunt process is knowing where to search for these positions.

The below tips are designed to get rid of some of the stresses out of your job hunt by, by offering you some guidelines on the stages you can follow to ultimately find education job.

Make HR Rounds

Pay a visit to the recruitment department or Human Resource of local school systems & universities to ask about available vacant positions. In case there aren’t no current vacancies, inquire if you can leave behind your resume to stay on the file should future openings match your speciality. Have it in mind that most schools do the bulk recruiting a couple of months before new school year begins. (more…)

With many teachers leaving the industry in the first year, the UK is calling out for people to start training to work in schools as teachers. Some schools are having to rely heavily on teaching assistants to spend a significant period of time teaching the class on their own rather than actually assisting the teacher, which is not ideal.

If you fancy a change in career and are up for a challenge, then why not train to be a teacher. I think the main issue is people going in to teaching not fully aware of what it entails and the amount of hours you need to out in. Too many people comment on how teachers have it easy, finishing work at 3.30pm and with long school holidays, but don’t see the early mornings and late finishes plus weekend work that goes on behind closed doors.

If you are not sure if teaching is for you, you could volunteer to be a teaching assistant for a few weeks or months, to get more of a true picture of what you will be doing.