I'm in Watford, DebetEsse. If you want to e-mail me (profile addy is good), I probably know the school in question. Cost of living isn't that high here-- we're just on the edge of London, inside the M25 but (as SA says) an hour from the centre. Property prices are relatively high, though.

A quick glance at the ads in the local newspaper revals that £16k pa is fairly average for a local job offer. I'd say that yes, you should be able to live on that. I could find out more if you like-- my father's also a teacher, so I could ask him how it measures up.

ETA: alternatively, listen to Fay, who posted while I was typing and knows much more about teacher's ay than me.

Hey, does anyone know of a job site in the UK or Ireland that would be comparable to craigslist.org here in the States?

Happy St. David's Day to all!

Daffodils for everyone!

When I was job hunting, SA, I used fish4 a lot.

Around here in Boston, it's Find Out Which Of Your Coworkers Is A Practicing Catholic Day.

Around here in Boston, it's Find Out Which Of Your Coworkers Is A Practicing Catholic Day.

Heh, I was talking to a friend at lunch about this.

In my office, oddly, its the Episcopalians with smudgy heads.

Yeah, it's all Episcopalians and Catholics here.

Fay, the problem is that I'm qualified as Montessori teacher, which is a relatively small corner of the world. There's a line in the ad about a flat being available, but I don't know many details.

Ah, I see. Hmm. If they provide accommodation, that will make a HUGE difference - accomodation is hellishly expensive in London, even greater London. And it is do-able to live on 16k even without accommodation provided - plenty of people do it. Just be aware that it will mean careful budgeting.