Useful resource (jobs.tes.co.uk)

Member Name: destiny2909

Product:	jobs.tes.co.uk
Date:	20/06/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: easy to navigate

Disadvantages: jobs have a lot of competition. you are better off looking more locally.

I used both the paper version and the online version when searching for my first teaching appointment.
I studied for my PGCE in 2008/2009 and started looking for September '09 appointments from about January '09. I personally found that the newspaper version didn't give me a lot and that the website version was much more helpful. On the website you can set it up to email you certain jobs in certain areas of the country. And of course, you can also go onto the website itself to search. I applied for about 10 jobs that I found via the TES site. However, none of these came to an appointment, although I did get a couple of interviews.
I ended up getting a job through the West Berkshire 'Green Sheets' which wasn't advertised in the TES.

Thinking more generally about the TES site, I found it to be very useful. Particularly the forums. When I was first thinking about teaching I spent time on the "prospective student teachers" forum. Once I got a teacher training place I moved to the "student teachers" forum and once I qualified I moved onto the "NQT" forum. It has been kind of fun to see my progression through the ranks!
Of course, the forums are stuffed full of useful information. Worth a visit.

Summary: Well worth using.