Returning to teach in the UK and no luck finding a job - any advice?
I am a French and Spanish teacher who trained in the UK. I spent three years teaching in London before taking a job in at a British school in Muscat, Oman. I am coming to the end of my two year contract in Oman and am returning to the UK to be near family again. However, I am really struggling to find a job. I have applied to 10+ jobs and nothing - not even an interview. I was rejected again today for a job I really wanted. My questions are:
Has anyone else been through this and successfully found a job?
Am I not even getting interviews because schools are put off by the fact that I'm abroad and therefore cannot attend interviews in-person?
Or is the job market just... bad this year?
It is worth noting that my current school in Oman offers iGCSE and A-Level, so it's not like I've moved to a different curriculum.
Starting to feel very demoralised. The two years abroad have been far from easy and I was really hoping for a break.