South Australia’s Department for Education held an early-morning UK-time webinar on 27 October 2025 to woo qualified teachers amid nationwide shortages. Part of the broader ‘Move to South Australia’ campaign, the session outlined employer sponsorship under the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) visa and highlighted new regional-experience bonus points in the state nomination programme.
Recruiters emphasised a streamlined skills-assessment process with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and promised on-arrival support ranging from temporary accommodation to spouse job-matching services. Attendees also heard that the Core Skills Income Threshold will rise to AUD 76,515 on 1 July 2025, so contracts signed before that date could lock in lower salary obligations.
The roadshow follows similar in-person events in Manchester, Birmingham and London earlier in October that attracted over 1,200 registrants. Education Minister Blair Boyer said South Australia aims to fill 650 teaching vacancies in 2026, especially in STEM and special-needs roles across regional towns such as Port Augusta and Mount Gambier.
For would-be migrants, the pitch included lifestyle perks—short commutes and affordable housing—plus a state government payment of up to AUD 5,000 to offset relocation costs. Schools are offering retention bonuses after two years’ service, a policy borne out of lessons from early-pandemic attrition.
Migration agents expect British applicants to benefit most given English-language exemptions, but officials stressed the programme is open to all nationalities who can join the UK-based webinars.
Recruiters emphasised a streamlined skills-assessment process with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and promised on-arrival support ranging from temporary accommodation to spouse job-matching services. Attendees also heard that the Core Skills Income Threshold will rise to AUD 76,515 on 1 July 2025, so contracts signed before that date could lock in lower salary obligations.
The roadshow follows similar in-person events in Manchester, Birmingham and London earlier in October that attracted over 1,200 registrants. Education Minister Blair Boyer said South Australia aims to fill 650 teaching vacancies in 2026, especially in STEM and special-needs roles across regional towns such as Port Augusta and Mount Gambier.
For would-be migrants, the pitch included lifestyle perks—short commutes and affordable housing—plus a state government payment of up to AUD 5,000 to offset relocation costs. Schools are offering retention bonuses after two years’ service, a policy borne out of lessons from early-pandemic attrition.
Migration agents expect British applicants to benefit most given English-language exemptions, but officials stressed the programme is open to all nationalities who can join the UK-based webinars.
