A quarter of a million rand is the lure to get South African teachers to sign up and work in Britain.
The British department of Education is offering international relocation payments of £10 000 pounds (about R243 400) to foreign physics and language teachers. This relocation payment is to cover their visa and moving expenses.
The UK’s “The Times” newspaper said teachers from Ghana, India, Singapore, Jamaica, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and South Africa were to benefit due to historical education links with Britain.
To qualify the teacher must have a degree, a recognised teacher-training qualification and at least a year’s experience. They also need to be able to speak English to an undergraduate level. Between 300 and 400 payments are expected to be made to new teachers as they start the next academic year in September.
Source : IOL
