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Bilobrkster
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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: a maths teacher in the UK or Ireland but as a foreigner |
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Hi all!
I am a maths teacher from Croatia. I have recently gotten my degree and would like to teach maths to kids. The problem is this:
As a beginner teacher here in Croatia i can get 7500� per year.
I saw on some website that in Ireland this sum is about 29000�. You see what I mean?
Is it possible to get a job teaching maths in the UK or Ireland as a foreigner and (much more important) as a NON-EU national? |
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SueH
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Location: Northern Italy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| For a shortage subject in the UK the answer is yes, but I don't have details. Certainly worth researching and take a look at the Department of Education website. Bit busy now, but I'm sure others will have links to hand. |
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Bilobrkster
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can someone tell me what happens in the UK or Ireland when a kid is falling behind with maths?
here in croatia he usually gets private classes or private lessons from a maths teacher or a student which the parrents pay for. the average price for 60minutes is 50 kuna which is about 7�. of course there is no VAT  |
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SueH
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| More like �20 an hour for tutoring in the UK. No VAT (as you'll be under the lower limit) but there is tax, and the Inland Revenue keep a very close eye on small ads and agencies (if you use one). |
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Bilobrkster
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| SueH wrote: |
| More like �20 an hour for tutoring in the UK. No VAT (as you'll be under the lower limit) but there is tax, and the Inland Revenue keep a very close eye on small ads and agencies (if you use one). |
but let's say one goes completely legit and pays all ones taxes for this type of work, what would you end up with? �10 or �15
if it's �10 can you tell me what can you buy for �10 in the UK? I know it's a stupid question but here, for the above mentioned 50 kuna I could:
- drink 5 pints of beer in a bar
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- go to a town 69 kilometers from my hometown and back by bus
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- basically survive a whole day (food wise). i could go out to some fast food place 3 times (breakfast lunch and dinner ) and get a hamburger (and it's really big here, my cousin from germany couldn't believe how big, it's like 3 big mac's) for 12 kuna each or 36 kuna total and use the remaining 14 kuna to buy 3 half-litre bottles of coca-cola
i know it's hard to compare but what's the bare minimum of money one needs to make it a month in the UK? please factor in food, board, power-water-gas bills! |
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SueH
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Hmmm, that's a "how long is a piece of string?" question.
Approximate figures: you pay no tax on the first �6000 in a year and 10% on the next �2000: after that it's (help,I've forgotten) 20% I think. [I live in Italy now!], plus National Insurance of approximately 10% but slightly different for self-employed.
Not sure you'd get a visa for self-employment, but see my comments in a previous post about state school jobs.
Beer - I would get 4, 5 or 6 pints for my money depending where I was but others might dispute that. It's perfectly possible though. Eating out is expensive for anything decent and transport costs are phenomenal. Learn to cook and get a bicycle (or motorbike)!
Accommodation is also expensive and in the big cities you'll probably be in a room in a shared house.
Have a look round the 'net for other answers, they're all there somewhere. |
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