Overseas Candidates

Overseas Candidates

From day one, Hourglass has focused on schools and teachers. Our role is to provide teachers with exactly what they need to relocate and thrive in the most exciting teaching opportunities in the UK.

Our consultants have developed a unique understanding of what it takes to structure successful overseas teacher recruitment in the UK.

Specialist recruiters deal with teachers all over the world and we’ve developed an in-depth knowledge of immigration rules and sponsorship applications. We’re here to help overseas teachers find their way to the teaching jobs they’re looking for in the UK. 

Every year we find hundreds of teaching jobs for overseas teachers in the UK. Our overseas candidates – teachers, other education professionals and their families – come from: Australia, Barbados, Canada, France, Ghana, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, USA and Zimbabwe.

 

Our recruitment process

Recent opportunities

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Hourglass holds face-to-face interviews in Kingston, Jamaica

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Hourglass is #Global! You can now meet us in Sydney

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