Career & Job Search
13 guides — CRT work, school sectors, job applications, ATS systems, and interview preparation.
Your first year of CRT: a practical survival guide
Everything nobody tells you about casual relief teaching: agencies, day-one expectations, behaviour management in unfamiliar schools, and how to turn casual work into a permanent role.
Teaching in government schools: what you actually need to know
A neutral, practical overview of pay, conditions, hiring, culture, and career progression in Australian government schools; for pre-service teachers deciding which sector to pursue.
Teaching in Catholic schools: what you actually need to know
A practical overview of employment process, RE requirements, pay, and sector culture in Australian Catholic schools; for pre-service teachers weighing their sector options.
Teaching in independent schools: what you actually need to know
A neutral overview of the independent school sector's wide variation in culture, pay, conditions, and hiring practices; for pre-service teachers weighing their options.
How to write a teacher resume that gets an interview
NSW government applications don't want a resume — they want selection criteria responses. This guide explains the exact format for every sector, with examples for graduates and career changers.
Teacher Job Interviews: What Principals Actually Ask (and How to Answer)
The 15 most common Australian teacher interview questions, sector-by-sector process differences, the STAR method explained with worked examples, and a teaching demonstration lesson guide.
How to write a teacher cover letter (with examples by sector)
The three-paragraph structure that gets shortlisted, how to research a school, and worked examples for government, Catholic, and independent school applications.
Government vs Catholic vs Independent: Which Pays More?
Side-by-side 2026 comparison of teacher salaries across Australia's three school sectors. In NSW, Catholic and government scales are identical — independent is the variable.
From CRT to permanent: how to turn casual relief work into a full-time role
How to move from CRT to a permanent teaching role in Australia: what principals observe, government panels vs direct hiring, and resume framing.
ATS for teachers: how application screening works
ATS screens teacher applications before humans see them. APST keywords, format rules per employer, and mistakes that get qualified teachers rejected.
Teacher burnout in Australia: recognise it, manage it, decide what to do next
How to tell if you have teacher burnout (not just a bad week), what your leave entitlements are, and how to protect your registration while you recover.
Which teaching subjects have the most jobs in Australia?
Which teaching subjects give you the best job prospects in Australia? Ranked by shortage, permanency, and state incentives, with data.
Which teaching subjects give you the best chance of a permanent role?
How to choose your method subjects for the best job prospects: the high-demand areas, the competitive ones, primary vs secondary, and why a strong second method matters most.