Career & Job Search
8 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.