Who is being hired in the UK?

[AnthonyB]

Why do you want to move to the UK?

[susan42]

Originally Posted by snickersmuffin

I'm certified in New York for teaching, and I have my B.A. in English with 41 credits in Secondary Ed.

The reason I am asking is I know of a teacher who came from the US to Uk and her qualifications weren't equivalent to the UK teaching requirements.

They will need to review your BA and see if it equates to a UK Bachelors and they will also review your teaching certificate before they'll grant Qualified teacher status.
I assume you'll need that before you apply for teaching posts.

This might help
http://www.aff.org.uk/linkedfiles/aff/aff_publications/affeas_teachingintheuk.pdf (broken link)

According to the UK visas website teaching (that relates to compulsory education ie general education from age 4 to 16), is on the list of shortage occupations.

Maybe that tells you something!

Good Luck.

[Brontosaurus]

Snickersmuffin, I probably should have explained the significance of the list I pointed to in my earlier post. If you are qualified to do something on that list, you have a reasonable chance of getting a tier 2 (sponsored) work visa which is your most likely route to working in the UK. See UK Border Agency | Working in the UK

[snickersmuffin]

I'll look at all of these links. Thank you for the information!!