life in London

chaouach
By chaouach

I have received a job offer - teacher- in London , they give me 3000 pound as salary + housing , is any one has idea about life in London , is this offer is good or not,
I will go there with my family : husband and two kids.

By nessa134• 28 Jun 2010 20:03
Rating: 5/5
nessa134

I reckon this is a good salary for a teacher in the UK, as you will discover by checking this site or any others on the net:

http://www.tes.co.uk/salarySearch.aspx?

However, with accommodation thrown in, it sounds rather too good to be true. Many teachers earn around 2,500 per month and I would say that a salary like this would appeal to a lot of teachers living and working in London already. Unless of course you are to work in one of the more difficult schools, where let's face it, you will find the work extremely hard going or if you have some really sort after skills which are hard to find within the local pool.

All in all, life in the UK is very expensive indeed. If your partner is lucky enough to find a job, things will be much easier. Failing that, I would budget for about 80% of your salary to cover absolute essentials.

Good luck anyway and go discover the UK!

By sylwiastep• 28 Jun 2010 19:30
Rating: 5/5
sylwiastep

Let's dont exaggerate, 3000 a month is not enough for parking only. Many people have to survive on much less than that.

Check http://www.paywizard.co.uk/main

or http://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Country=United_Kingdom/Salary or best browse the net to see what teachers in Uk earn and what expenses you may have when you live there.

Good luck.

By roxi_g• 28 Jun 2010 18:56
Rating: 4/5
roxi_g

london is incredibly busy and expensive, although it has some brilliant shops and museums. Its also known for its high crime rate like most other big western city. Depends where in london the job is to be honest, but cost of living is very high in all parts.

£3000 a year? a month? a week? i would specify that.

By anonymous• 28 Jun 2010 18:42
anonymous

Teaching for who? Sounds like it coils be a fake offer. Why pay someone a salary and housing when there are qualified people locally

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