UK to recruit Indian Maths, Science language teachers by offering extra £10,000: Full Details

LONDON May 28: The UK government plans to recruit hundred of teachers for these subjects under the International Relocation Payments (IRP) scheme. The scheme is an overseas drive paying over Rs10 lakh to relocate in order to fill classroom vacancies in England.

Hundreds of math, science and language teachers will be brought to the UK from countries such as India and Nigeria this year, with plans to expand recruitment schemes to other countries and subjects, The Times newspaper said.

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In an effort to boost the number of teachers, the government has begun an overseas recruitment initiative under which teachers of math, science and language-teaching qualifications from India, Ghana, Singapore, Jamaica, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe are being recognised.

Fees and financial support for non-UK trainee teachers

Officials expect between 300 and 400 payments to be made teachers to start in the next academic year in September.

Teach in England if you trained outside the UK

Ministers are also planning to introduce new rules making it easier to recognise teaching qualifications from certain countries.

Ghana, India, Singapore, Jamaica, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe are set to benefit as they are considered to have historical education links to Britain as well as teachers interested in coming here.

Get international qualified teacher status (iQTS)

The move would give them equal footing to those with qualifications from Europe, Australia and New Zealand looking to come to Britain.

To gain a qualified teacher status they must have a degree, recognised teacher-training qualifications, at least a year’s experience and the ability to speak English to undergraduate level.

Train to teach in England as a non-UK citizen

Under current rules, teachers are granted visas to work in Britain if they have a job offer and earn a minimum salary based on their role – usually at least £27,000.

Hundreds of maths, science and language teachers are expected to be brought in through this route in the next academic year.

Ministers could also expand the scheme to include other countries and subjects if it is successful.

The Department for Education told the Times: ‘In March we launched a one-year trial offering no more than 400 of the very best teachers from around the world the opportunity to teach in our schools.

‘This is one of many options we are exploring to ensure there is an excellent teacher for every child.’

It comes as teacher numbers across the UK are beginning to fall, with fewer than half the targeted number of trainee secondary teachers due to start this autumn.

Subjects including biology, history, Classics and PE are the only ones on track to meet government targets, according the National Foundation for Educational Research.