This is a reflection video with a clear message which I give in the last part of this video. Hopefully, my story will inspire and encourage someone in a similar situation. Thank you for stopping by 😊
I went through similar journey - from a good university in Poland to carrying boxes in the UK warehouse. A very humbling experience that taught me about life and people. Currently, after 7 years I am a contractor with a wife and kids here so in the end it all worked out for me. My wife is African by the way and am happy that she doesn't have to go through the struggles I had to when I moved here
@@gg-cr1te when you say things worked out, does it mean you’re close to retirement? How do you quantify working out because I’m sure aspirations grow bigger and more bigger
Bless you. When I came to the UK, I started work as a supermarket cleaner from experienced teacher/headmaster primary with a degree. Its a humbling experience. I used to see the caretaker cleaning my office without even imagining that one day I would do the same job
@@Resithrive Hello madam. Do you have children that are in. Primary school stage. If you Do. Have you thought about. Trying to apply as a classroom assistant in your children’s. School . Most schools in stepping into their children’s classrooms to participate with their children and their classmates education as a parental teacher assistant you will stand a better chance due to your pass experience in Zimbabwe. All you need to do is to prove that you have the experience and the knowledge. If not cleaning in the school is a an advantage for you to gain the trust within that particular school that you clean you can also apply to be a teachers assistant in any schools that you clean as long as your CRB is clear and develop trust within that particular establishment teachers plus the headmaster of the school wound recognise you as a member of staff so therefore your application form will stand the better chance. Good luck. 🙏
Forgive me for my spelling mistakes it’s not me. It’s my faulty phone. Creating the errors. Please as a teacher. I’m sure you will understand what I have said. All the best. 🙏
I came in 2002, had a good job in a bank in Zimbabwe but when I came here it was humbling but I knew that coz those who were here told me. I cleaned hotel rooms, then care work for years. I worked hard, have 2 kids born in UK my 1st just graduated. I came here for my kids coz there is nothing in Zimbabwe for them.. You have to be a go getter, I I aways knew the cleaning/care jobs were a starting point. My qualifications were not recognized and I sorted it. I now have a very good job
Most people have a story in Europe I was also blessed from grass to grace after so many years ,there is no job I didn't do, baby sitting, cleaning houses, caring for the elderly, cleaning at swimming pools but one thing I know when God is on your side @ the end you achieve something. Sometimes God tests our faith I remember I was homeless @ some point, I picked food @ some point but God was with me. Finally I managed to build a house, extended my other house I left and even bought land for agriculture. Today if I look back this experience made me even stronger. In Europe it's each man for himself it's a few family members who can take you in when you are struggling. But you find that those same people who didn't want to know become jealous when God blesses you. It's not a bed of roses in Europe there are challenges too.
What you went through is happening to millions of immigrants from every continent and has happened in the past with the windrush generation who made it easier for people of collour to move to the UK. Its good for people to be realistic when moving to any country
First thing first you looking amazing, plus that crown(hair) you wearing there is looking gloriously on you ... We all have humble beginnings in wherever countries we have migrated..such experiences make us to be better people.
Africans, we should stop blaming the same systems Chinese, Japanese, Indians, etc, are thriving in. Why are Indians, Pakistanis, and some Africans in NHS? I hate to hear us always complaining, yet we all agree that our education standards are pretty bad. We graduate at Unis without skills, and we are also ignorant of learning by ourselves. Why are some competitive consultant firms in London hiring from all over the world? It's true that without skills you will not get any meaningful job in the UK. The UK is no place for the weak. I have friends who left Zimbabwe to be software engineers in London, some Chartered accountants, some doctors, some lecturers, etc. Imagine one doesn't code, he/she can't use computerised teaching. Also, probably one is not from a STEM subject, you have no international professional qualification, etc., how do you imagine getting in the most competitive industry outside your country? To get the best in a foreign land, you must be extremely good at your work. Gal, I think the problem is not the UK system or anyone, but this is your choice. Going forward, upgrade yourself to meet the UK sarndards, without that, it is difficuly to make it in the UK. I have friends who were teachers in Zimbabwe, teaching Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics with MSc plus teaching qualifications who migrated to Australia and the UK to teach the same subjects they were teaching back in Zimbabwe. It's about skills I think.
@@AllinOne-ny2gk I was looking for a comment like this ! Strange that people think their Zim qualifications are internationally recognized. Not only that, how do you expect English parents to allow someone to teach their kids when they have a different accent and pronunciation that is not par with the accepted standard….be realistic people.
Thank you for being honest ! Our community go back and show a different life style and cause others to try everything and it’s not always as green as it sounds
I was a teacher as well .I came here in 2017.Worked as a carer, then NHS as a Healthcare Assistant for a year then I went to University in 2021 I am finishing A Bsc Adult nursing degree.It is all about tenacity and setting objectives for your self.
My sister you can still become a teacher in the UK right now. I want to encourage you not to give up. There is lots of sponsorship in this early education teaching area. I have seen adverts on indeed. If you have time search for them. I wish you the best.
I was working as a manager, teaching assistant, and administration, but today in the UK I've had nothing for 20 years since, sending my CV out with no chance to back to the office. I'm doing the job very far away from my skills and qualifications here in the UK. 😮
You mentioned about people on the diaspora to go back to Zim and help in the development of the country. After 40 yrs of nursing, midwife, health visitor and a Bsc hon degree in Psychology. What I wanted to do assessing children with disabilities and advising parents how to help their child reach their full potential. Ther red tape one has to go through is unbelievable. No one responds to letters/emails or phone calls. Its always 'he's out of the office at the moment". It's just unbeleavable. So how can people come home to help develop different areas especially in education? Stay blessed.
Thanks for taking the time to share this with the community. Firstly, let me say I'm inspired by your dream for Zimbabwe. I'm sorry you faced these roadblocks. I don't have the answers right now but I know that red tapes are there, they're everywhere, even here in the UK I've faced them. Our challenges as Zimbabweans may differ from other countries but sometimes it takes a person knocking on a door, not once, not twice or three times but many times until that door opens. Like I said, I don't have the answers or solutions at the moment but what I know is Zimbabwe can only be built by Zimbabweans and that is a burden we must all carry, including myself. The future of our nation depends on it. Don't give up on your country. You have already started the work just by coming up with that idea.The way you've described your plans and wish is inspiring and a testament to the love you have for your country. I hope and pray your plans come to fruition 🙏🏾
@@Resithriveyes my sister all went think about now is howmuch money there is to make ,forgetting that our careers are a calling here on earth ,to serve each other then money is just a benefit
Your story is so similar to mine.From being professional to hairdresser.cleaner and carer the harsh realities of being in a foreign land..The money was good though
Zimbabweans 🇿🇼 are the hardest working people and smartest too. I’ve worked with good Zim nurses here in UK and it always feels good to meet my brothers and sisters from the south❤❤ a
Life in the diaspora is a game of chess my sister, you have done well to assimilate & to manoeuvre through all the hurdles & still have the courage to relate your story. Why don’t you star your own cleaning business it’s big $$$ business. I have a friend here in Australia 🇦🇺 a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 he is making big bucks from that type of business By the way I admire your eloquence & you natural hair ! Umuhle dade .
Beautiful story my sis, love it❤ continue to strive and inspire many others. You are an inspiration. May our faithful and merciful GOD open many doors for you and your family 😊Ntombi South Africa.❤
She is correct with the teacher status course…its very expensive to complete the course…UKNARIC rated my degree as a higher level of education. Then you need a level 6 to complete the teacher training…too much
England is a place where you will learn that no matter how educated you are you will end up doing job which one can never imagine. I have a degree of health sociology and psychology. But l found my self working as a support worker. And with all the education and intelligence you have one is reduce to do any jobs just to pay bills. My sister came as a teacher and end up doing carers. England is a place which reduces you to nothing. And s Those from India eastern Europe middle east in England there nothing. I have also see man who have been in good position back in there countrys and when they come they are reduce to cleaning jobs. And that is when you see the depression off a man. As women sometimes they're just like l want to pay my bills still demolished as the man. But man feels like how did l come to this especially when they come to join their spouses. Look back may be l would have made difference in other countries. As you get older the passion has gone of making difference to the world. I have learned moving to England jobs one will end up is careers.. don't get me wrong l am not saying for everyone. There those who are lucky and land into their dream jobs.
Plan books, Scheme books, record books and registers, those were the teaching tools back then. And your cleaning jobs were really humbling. But such experiences always leave someone with the power to explore and find the better version who they were meant to be. And you are already doing it and being the best version of yourself.
I went through a similar journey and I live in Greece. From teacher to housekeeping at a small hotel after 7 years of unemployment and I took the job because I was holding it for someone while I collect ticket fare to South Africa my motherland, hopefully I will visit in December God willing. Thank you for the motivation
When you move from any Sub-Saharan African country to the West, your new location gives space which was not available in Africa. It is up to you to fill that space through hard work and sleepless nights in order to achieve your expectations. I landed in New York City in 1979 with only $409 and today I employ over 200 people.
Guys God has given most of the chances to be abroad on foreign countries because we did not know what to value in life .We aere so contend and looking down others back home simply because we were boses with good jobs.but when we came hear wenow value life more than anything else .in our own countries we used to value material things and gains which is wrong.Now we have an oppotunity to see those with everything but sufferi g to the least point.One tich man said in hospital I have all you can think off but if there is anyone who can give me health again I am prepared to give them all I have i as change for being whole.
All European countries are the same but once you get your papers you can study and become whatever you want. All of us started like that but now we own houses and managed to study and got good careers
I mean, you could always return. But there’s a reason you’re here. It might not be what you expected. But complaining only makes people who have a problem with immigrants feel justified 😢. It’s definitely a privilege to be in the UK and be much safer and have less corruption.
lol 😂. You must have 3 year degree plus 1 year Pgce to teacher plus gcse or gcse equivalent to be a primary school teacher here. For secondary school you must have a degree in the relevant subject plus Pgce to be a qualified teacher in this country. 😊.
I guess the UK does not recognise most foreign qualifications. This is not often spoken of, I know a guy who had Masters from Indian but he was a clerk. It is best to work on those qualifications that are required, in Accounting a degree or Masters counts for little but likes of ACCA, CIMA are the ones to go for.
@@writingpad7142 There's racism everywhere but people move to the UK most because they have no choice back home. If home provided everything we need, then people would only travel abroad for tourism purposes.
I am Zimbabwean but right in zim they is nothing its better to do those cleaning jobs in UK. Poverty and hunger strike not good zim my sister Teachers are paid $350 which is not enough for a family
I tried but that was 24 years ago. I didn't know how to navigate things back then so I went to nursing school. I'm happy now in my job as a nurse and it's so rewarding just like teaching. Thank you so much for your suggestion xx
Whilst we have the sunshine, l am with you on getting vitamin D. Thanks for sharing your journey. Looking back, would you consider going into teaching.
but vanobatsirika se vana kana murairidzi ane nzara. dzimwe nguva tinofanira kutarisa kuti diploma racho ranga risiri remahara, pane vabereki kana hama dzaibetsera kuti mwana adzidze, now vanenge vachidawoo kubetserwa nemunhu iyeye kana azopedza. Dzimwe nguva vanhu vanogozobuda nekuti vanenge vane ma resposibility akawanda apa mari yavanenge vachiwana inenge isingakwani. Chishuvo chevazhinji kuti kana vabuda votsvaga mari "capital" vosimudzira nyika asi pamwe pacho zvinoramba.
@@pikegabaza1556 All this lady has done in this reflection is to explain the challenges of different education requirements in other countries for different jobs and what someone might encounter and have to adapt to in order to get to where you want to in life. There is nothing wrong with that, it's good life advice.
According to government figures, 0.5% of state funded Nursery and primary school teachers in England have an African background ( including UK born Africans ). That is a total of 1194 teachers. So it is not impossible to get a primary school teaching job in the UK. Total white figure for Nursery and primary schools is 92.3% or 213,116 teachers. Total Caribbean 0.9% or 2025 teachers. Total mixed white & African 0.1% or 260 teachers. Total mixed white & Caribbean 0.4% or 906 teachers. Total African teachers in Secondary schools 1.5% or 3015 teachers. But Chinese teacher figures are lower than for Africans.
@Resithrive School teaching in the UK has been a graduates-only profession since the 1990s. If you are not a graduate, you could only get a job as a teaching assistant in schools. If you have a degree, you still need to be careful about where you apply to complete your teacher training. This is because 55% of primary schools in the UK have no non-white teachers. London and Birmingham ( & possibly Manchester & Nottingham ) would be your best chance of getting a job as a primary school teacher as a black woman. My cousin ( born in the UK but both parents from Jamaica ) is a primary school headteacher in London. She's been teaching since 1980. I think she has just retired ( born 1958 ). She studied for a BEd degree in the late 1970s and then did an MA in the early 1980s. I have a Nigerian sister in law who is a biology teacher. She was born in the UK as well. Has a BSc in Human Biology and a PGCE from the University of Nottingham. She's in her 50s. Also my older cousin's son is a qualified Maths teacher. He has a BSc in Economics and a PGCE in Maths.
@Resithrive Thanks. But I am surprised you did not find out by chance that your teaching qualifications weren't valid in the UK before moving to the UK. Eg. By searching for vacancies online
@@josephhall9307 The point of this video was not to complain but to reflect on my experience, highlight the lessons learnt, talk about how my experience shaped me and to motivate. 24 years later, I'm not still wanting or hoping to become a teacher in the UK because I have a career I love now which is Nurse Practitioner and I've been doing it for years now. On this channel, I make videos giving advise and one of the pieces of advise I give is to research before relocating. I'm the best example to learn from becauseI made that mistake. That is the whole point of this video.
Madam. Please 🙏 do not give up hope in Great Britain 🇬🇧. where there’s a will there’s a way. You can always apply to be a parental teachers assistant in your children’s school. Trust. Me. You can Even apply. as a toilet cleaner . All you need is a. Clear. CRB. And. Proof. To the establishment that you Have. Gained. Recognition trust. Loyalty dedication and good attendance record. For a year or 2. Then.Your children’s school or any. Primary school. Will. Take your. Application into consideration. And later. The school it self. Will put you on a. Training. Teachers. Course. Out of their own. Financial. Funds system
Why can't you teach here? Can't you upgrade your Diploma? 🤔 How about Classroom Assistant? Could you return to Teaching in Zim? To sunshine? To family? Anyway i wish you well if you decide to stay in this cold, god foresaken country. God bless you. 🙏
At the time, it was too expensive for me to convert, so I opted for nursing. But I've now fallen in love with nursing so it's a catch 22 for me now. However, I would definitely consider teaching if I were to go back to Zim. The school culture there is different and it's one with which I'm comfortable.
This is a reflection video with a clear message which I give in the last part of this video. Hopefully, my story will inspire and encourage someone in a similar situation. Thank you for stopping by 😊
I went through similar journey - from a good university in Poland to carrying boxes in the UK warehouse. A very humbling experience that taught me about life and people. Currently, after 7 years I am a contractor with a wife and kids here so in the end it all worked out for me. My wife is African by the way and am happy that she doesn't have to go through the struggles I had to when I moved here
I'm glad things worked out for you. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
@@gg-cr1te when you say things worked out, does it mean you’re close to retirement?
How do you quantify working out because I’m sure aspirations grow bigger and more bigger
Bless you. When I came to the UK, I started work as a supermarket cleaner from experienced teacher/headmaster primary with a degree. Its a humbling experience. I used to see the caretaker cleaning my office without even imagining that one day I would do the same job
Yes, me too, I never thought I would. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Very important exposure even if you go back to Zimbabwe you will be a better person
@@sanelencube1204 😃😃😃😃
@@Resithrive Hello madam. Do you have children that are in. Primary school stage. If you Do. Have you thought about. Trying to apply as a classroom assistant in your children’s. School . Most schools in stepping into their children’s classrooms to participate with their children and their classmates education as a parental teacher assistant you will stand a better chance due to your pass experience in Zimbabwe. All you need to do is to prove that you have the experience and the knowledge. If not cleaning in the school is a an advantage for you to gain the trust within that particular school that you clean you can also apply to be a teachers assistant in any schools that you clean as long as your CRB is clear and develop trust within that particular establishment teachers plus the headmaster of the school wound recognise you as a member of staff so therefore your application form will stand the better chance. Good luck. 🙏
Forgive me for my spelling mistakes it’s not me. It’s my faulty phone. Creating the errors. Please as a teacher. I’m sure you will understand what I have said. All the best. 🙏
I came in 2002, had a good job in a bank in Zimbabwe but when I came here it was humbling but I knew that coz those who were here told me. I cleaned hotel rooms, then care work for years. I worked hard, have 2 kids born in UK my 1st just graduated. I came here for my kids coz there is nothing in Zimbabwe for them.. You have to be a go getter, I I aways knew the cleaning/care jobs were a starting point. My qualifications were not recognized and I sorted it. I now have a very good job
Inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story.
Nice one. I am looking forward to doing this cos of my children. Nothing really good for them in Africa🌍
Adversity is your path to audacity
Even in south Africa teachers are now security guard s
@@JenniferVundla That's really unfortunate
Most people have a story in Europe I was also blessed from grass to grace after so many years ,there is no job I didn't do, baby sitting, cleaning houses, caring for the elderly, cleaning at swimming pools but one thing I know when God is on your side @ the end you achieve something. Sometimes God tests our faith I remember I was homeless @ some point, I picked food @ some point but God was with me. Finally I managed to build a house, extended my other house I left and even bought land for agriculture. Today if I look back this experience made me even stronger.
In Europe it's each man for himself it's a few family members who can take you in when you are struggling.
But you find that those same people who didn't want to know become jealous when God blesses you.
It's not a bed of roses in Europe there are challenges too.
Waal, you story is inspiring. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us. May God continue to bless you.
What you went through is happening to millions of immigrants from every continent and has happened in the past with the windrush generation who made it easier for people of collour to move to the UK. Its good for people to be realistic when moving to any country
Thank you so much for leaving your thoughts.
Thank you for sharing your experience, it pushed you to thrive for better. Look at you now, a nurse in the UK! Congratulations
Thank you
Your story is very believeable, its a reality for many many Zimbabweans.
Never leave your home.Home is beautiful.
First thing first you looking amazing, plus that crown(hair) you wearing there is looking gloriously on you ... We all have humble beginnings in wherever countries we have migrated..such experiences make us to be better people.
Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
You and Ruwa organic are so balanced and truthful. We need more people like you.
Thanks for saying that. Means a lot.
Africans, we should stop blaming the same systems Chinese, Japanese, Indians, etc, are thriving in. Why are Indians, Pakistanis, and some Africans in NHS? I hate to hear us always complaining, yet we all agree that our education standards are pretty bad. We graduate at Unis without skills, and we are also ignorant of learning by ourselves.
Why are some competitive consultant firms in London hiring from all over the world? It's true that without skills you will not get any meaningful job in the UK. The UK is no place for the weak. I have friends who left Zimbabwe to be software engineers in London, some Chartered accountants, some doctors, some lecturers, etc. Imagine one doesn't code, he/she can't use computerised teaching.
Also, probably one is not from a STEM subject, you have no international professional qualification, etc., how do you imagine getting in the most competitive industry outside your country? To get the best in a foreign land, you must be extremely good at your work. Gal, I think the problem is not the UK system or anyone, but this is your choice. Going forward, upgrade yourself to meet the UK sarndards, without that, it is difficuly to make it in the UK. I have friends who were teachers in Zimbabwe, teaching Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics with MSc plus teaching qualifications who migrated to Australia and the UK to teach the same subjects they were teaching back in Zimbabwe. It's about skills I think.
@@AllinOne-ny2gk I was looking for a comment like this ! Strange that people think their Zim qualifications are internationally recognized. Not only that, how do you expect English parents to allow someone to teach their kids when they have a different accent and pronunciation that is not par with the accepted standard….be realistic people.
@@minniekay240 That is very true 😅.
Thank you for being honest ! Our community go back and show a different life style and cause others to try everything and it’s not always as green as it sounds
Your articulation and self-assurance is top-notch. I'm surprised you don't have many more subscribers.
Thank you so much.
My dia sister thanks for revealing the truth so that we can be awe. You are the best...
You are so welcome
I was a teacher as well .I came here in 2017.Worked as a carer, then NHS as a Healthcare Assistant for a year then I went to University in 2021 I am finishing A Bsc Adult nursing degree.It is all about tenacity and setting objectives for your self.
This lady is so smart. I am not surprised by her achievements. I have known her in Primary School. I am proud of you Bertha.
Thank you. I appreciate you.
@@Resithrive how do we contact you please.
@Chiedza-mm4dw details in the description
My sister you can still become a teacher in the UK right now. I want to encourage you not to give up. There is lots of sponsorship in this early education teaching area. I have seen adverts on indeed. If you have time search for them. I wish you the best.
Thank you so much my dear.
Thank you. I can identify with everything you’ve said and gone through… my story living in the UK is very similar, as a teacher and past cleaner here.
Thank you so much for sharing this with the community.
I was working as a manager, teaching assistant, and administration, but today in the UK I've had nothing for 20 years since, sending my CV out with no chance to back to the office. I'm doing the job very far away from my skills and qualifications here in the UK. 😮
Sorry to hear your situation and thanks for sharing
Zimbabwean here, I went to an infants school for Grade 1 & 2. Nyika yedu was really good veduwe. May those days be back
Thanks, zvakaoma mufunge. I believe those days will be back. Ngativakai nyika yedu paduku paduku.
You mentioned about people on the diaspora to go back to Zim and help in the development of the country. After 40 yrs of nursing, midwife, health visitor and a Bsc hon degree in Psychology. What I wanted to do assessing children with disabilities and advising parents how to help their child reach their full potential. Ther red tape one has to go through is unbelievable. No one responds to letters/emails or phone calls. Its always 'he's out of the office at the moment". It's just unbeleavable. So how can people come home to help develop different areas especially in education? Stay blessed.
Thanks for taking the time to share this with the community. Firstly, let me say I'm inspired by your dream for Zimbabwe. I'm sorry you faced these roadblocks. I don't have the answers right now but I know that red tapes are there, they're everywhere, even here in the UK I've faced them. Our challenges as Zimbabweans may differ from other countries but sometimes it takes a person knocking on a door, not once, not twice or three times but many times until that door opens. Like I said, I don't have the answers or solutions at the moment but what I know is Zimbabwe can only be built by Zimbabweans and that is a burden we must all carry, including myself. The future of our nation depends on it. Don't give up on your country. You have already started the work just by coming up with that idea.The way you've described your plans and wish is inspiring and a testament to the love you have for your country. I hope and pray your plans come to fruition 🙏🏾
@@Resithriveyes my sister all went think about now is howmuch money there is to make ,forgetting that our careers are a calling here on earth ,to serve each other then money is just a benefit
Thank you, when I think about my hard work from different universities. It's very sad but that's the way is my sis. 😘
All the best
Instead of doing the jobs u didn’t want to do, why did u not go back to teaching in Zimbabwe
Your story is so similar to mine.From being professional to hairdresser.cleaner and carer the harsh realities of being in a foreign land..The money was good though
Yes, the money is always the good part. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
Zimbabweans 🇿🇼 are the hardest working people and smartest too. I’ve worked with good Zim nurses here in UK and it always feels good to meet my brothers and sisters from the south❤❤ a
Thank you.
This is really heartbreaking but there's light at the end of the tunnel. There's surely a reason for your journey. It shall be well.
Thank you so much. I made a follow-up video to give the full story of what happened after this. All is well :)
Just subscribed. I want to learn more from people who have experience of being in the UK before making any moves😊
Awesome! Thank you!
Life in the diaspora is a game of chess my sister, you have done well to assimilate & to manoeuvre through all the hurdles & still have the courage to relate your story. Why don’t you star your own cleaning business it’s big $$$ business. I have a friend here in Australia 🇦🇺 a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 he is making big bucks from that type of business By the way I admire your eloquence & you natural hair ! Umuhle dade .
Stay safe from the anti immigrant riots 🙏
Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
You are a really beautiful woman, hardworking and a goal getter , I don't know what brought your video to my page, you just earned a follower.
Thank you so much.
Beautiful story my sis, love it❤ continue to strive and inspire many others. You are an inspiration. May our faithful and merciful GOD open many doors for you and your family 😊Ntombi South Africa.❤
Thank you so much, sis. I appreciate you. God bless you and your family, too.
💖💖We should go back home.........
People who expect to come to a different country and expect to be exalted right away like in their own country over native people are just delusional
💯
What can we do God can change our life yes home is the best❤
Thank you.
She is correct with the teacher status course…its very expensive to complete the course…UKNARIC rated my degree as a higher level of education. Then you need a level 6 to complete the teacher training…too much
Your voice is very calming and relaxing. You should create an ASMR channel also
Thank you so much. I probably will.
England is a place where you will learn that no matter how educated you are you will end up doing job which one can never imagine. I have a degree of health sociology and psychology. But l found my self working as a support worker. And with all the education and intelligence you have one is reduce to do any jobs just to pay bills. My sister came as a teacher and end up doing carers. England is a place which reduces you to nothing. And s Those from India eastern Europe middle east in England there nothing. I have also see man who have been in good position back in there countrys and when they come they are reduce to cleaning jobs. And that is when you see the depression off a man. As women sometimes they're just like l want to pay my bills still demolished as the man. But man feels like how did l come to this especially when they come to join their spouses. Look back may be l would have made difference in other countries. As you get older the passion has gone of making difference to the world. I have learned moving to England jobs one will end up is careers.. don't get me wrong l am not saying for everyone. There those who are lucky and land into their dream jobs.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the community. I appreciate you.
Yes dear love❤God is Good to as
Thank you my sister God bless you.
You are so welcome
Beautiful story
Thank you.
Plan books, Scheme books, record books and registers, those were the teaching tools back then. And your cleaning jobs were really humbling. But such experiences always leave someone with the power to explore and find the better version who they were meant to be. And you are already doing it and being the best version of yourself.
Thank you so much.
@@makelifeholistic don't forget G&C schemes kkkkk
You did well for yourself sister weldone
Thank you.
I was blessed to have 4 offers in my line of work before i left Africa. My degree was recognized by the board.
That's good news
Thank you! Motivating👌inspiring🔥👌
Thank you so much.
@@Resithrive It so happens that I'm watching this vedeo taking my daily dose of vitamin D. !!!!!
Good. You gotta get that vitamin D!
Very true everything you've said is spot on ❤
Thank you.
your story is very relatable. Mine isn't exactly the same but the struggle is mutual
Thank you.
Its rough at home sometimes..but thes no place like home
True
Self esteem is one thing we don’t embrace.
You go girl!
Thank you 😊
I went through a similar journey and I live in Greece. From teacher to housekeeping at a small hotel after 7 years of unemployment and I took the job because I was holding it for someone while I collect ticket fare to South Africa my motherland, hopefully I will visit in December God willing. Thank you for the motivation
Thank you for sharing your experience. I wish you the best in your endeavours.
When you move from any Sub-Saharan African country to the West, your new location gives space which was not available in Africa. It is up to you to fill that space through hard work and sleepless nights in order to achieve your expectations. I landed in New York City in 1979 with only $409 and today I employ over 200 people.
Thank you.
Really
Guys God has given most of the chances to be abroad on foreign countries because we did not know what to value in life .We aere so contend and looking down others back home simply because we were boses with good jobs.but when we came hear wenow value life more than anything else .in our own countries we used to value material things and gains which is wrong.Now we have an oppotunity to see those with everything but sufferi g to the least point.One tich man said in hospital I have all you can think off but if there is anyone who can give me health again I am prepared to give them all I have i as change for being whole.
Sorry dear hugs to you❤❤ ❤
Thank you 😊. Life is good now 🙏🏾 🙌🏾
All European countries are the same but once you get your papers you can study and become whatever you want. All of us started like that but now we own houses and managed to study and got good careers
True. Thank you.
All the best, i liked your eloquence
Thank you so much.
Takk!
Thank you so much.
I mean, you could always return. But there’s a reason you’re here. It might not be what you expected. But complaining only makes people who have a problem with immigrants feel justified 😢. It’s definitely a privilege to be in the UK and be much safer and have less corruption.
This was a reflection video and please watch the full video. It will help
One thing I have learned is that people are never satisfied with what they have.
lol 😂. You must have 3 year degree plus 1 year Pgce to teacher plus gcse or gcse equivalent to be a primary school teacher here. For secondary school you must have a degree in the relevant subject plus Pgce to be a qualified teacher in this country. 😊.
Life is life
Indeed!
I guess the UK does not recognise most foreign qualifications. This is not often spoken of, I know a guy who had Masters from Indian but he was a clerk. It is best to work on those qualifications that are required, in Accounting a degree or Masters counts for little but likes of ACCA, CIMA are the ones to go for.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Teachers in UK are always university graduates even to teach primary.
Thanks for sharing the information.
I like your dress ❤️ 😍 love
Thank you 😊
Hard worker you should fixed Zimbabwe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Muri rhudhu hantika henyu
I don't know what that means, but don't get destructed by malice, you are better than that❤❤❤ You are doing great🎉
@@ntombinyembe3009 thanks, sis.
I would not advise any1 to move to the UK. I just had to quit my job because of racism and bullying. It is tough here
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. May God open a new door for you.
@@writingpad7142 respectfully, why do you stay then? It’s really not cool to be in a country but complaining about it. I wish you well 🙏🙂
@@writingpad7142 There's racism everywhere but people move to the UK most because they have no choice back home. If home provided everything we need, then people would only travel abroad for tourism purposes.
Take home: turn adversities to opportunities. Thank you Ma'am.
You got it 💯. Thank you.
Thanks for the vid. Hope you're unhurt during this recent riots in UK; is it still tense or calm?
Things are much calmer now, thanks for asking and for watching.
I am Zimbabwean but right in zim they is nothing its better to do those cleaning jobs in UK. Poverty and hunger strike not good zim my sister Teachers are paid $350 which is not enough for a family
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
@@ShelonceFrancis it's time we go back home and work together to build our country noone is coming to serve us or do things for us
@wendylinemuvhevhi9622 💓💓
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Thank you.
Beautiful
Thank you
They need teachers in UK. Did you try to get a teaching job?
I tried but that was 24 years ago. I didn't know how to navigate things back then so I went to nursing school. I'm happy now in my job as a nurse and it's so rewarding just like teaching. Thank you so much for your suggestion xx
Whilst we have the sunshine, l am with you on getting vitamin D.
Thanks for sharing your journey. Looking back, would you consider going into teaching.
I would be happy with a teaching job that combines a bit of nursing because I'm now in love with nursing as well.
Ndino kufarirai vahanzvadzi, musabatikane zvandichataura.
Imi ndimi vanhu vano ita kuti nyika dzedu dzirambe dziri dzeshure. Mutikuitei kuno, munoziva here kuti makaregerera vana vakawanda vamai fanira kuyambutsa.
Mune pfungwa dzinodadisa nemaitiro ano rwadza. Ndimi vanhu musinga fanire kubuda munyika kunyangwe zvikaita sei.
I agree with you 100% and zvinondirwadzawo kana neni.
but vanobatsirika se vana kana murairidzi ane nzara. dzimwe nguva tinofanira kutarisa kuti diploma racho ranga risiri remahara, pane vabereki kana hama dzaibetsera kuti mwana adzidze, now vanenge vachidawoo kubetserwa nemunhu iyeye kana azopedza. Dzimwe nguva vanhu vanogozobuda nekuti vanenge vane ma resposibility akawanda apa mari yavanenge vachiwana inenge isingakwani. Chishuvo chevazhinji kuti kana vabuda votsvaga mari "capital" vosimudzira nyika asi pamwe pacho zvinoramba.
@@STEMResources200 hamureve nhema. Ichokwadi.
@@STEMResources200 Idama ramataura, asi pane vanhu vatinoti ma assets enyika, vaye vanoitwa brain drain nema Europeans.
Pavanofa vanonzi nevanhu "she was here, she did" vano chemwa vanosiya mbiri/legacy. Zvino nhasi hapana anovaziva vangove munhu asina achayeuka. Ndagara mdichivafarira vahanzvadzi ava, ndaiziva kuti pane chiri pavari chikuru. Chiremba haatize chipatara. MaDoctor eku Gaza arikuramba kubuda achisiya varwere. Vanoti zviri nani tife panekugara uchiziva kuti wakaregerera vanhu vako.
Ndivo ava, ndiamai vemusha vano mira mira kunyangwe zvikawoma sei. Amai vanozvinyima kuti vana vasimikire. Pamberi nana amai vedu
Muve nerakanaka👍
@@TN-nw9sf Chokwadi chinorwadza. Zvese zvamataura ndave kuzvifunga ndosaka ndichitaura mashoko andinotaura. Meso anenge avekutanga kuvhurika mufunge. Ndatenda chose.
Maybe you are the one who went to the UK and in the process YOU are the One who did it to yourself.
Yes, you're right, I'm the one who went and I'm reflecting on the lessons learnt.
Good answer
@pikegabaza1556 If you have nothing good to say, it would be better to keep quiet than to spew poison and hurt other people
@@pikegabaza1556 All this lady has done in this reflection is to explain the challenges of different education requirements in other countries for different jobs and what someone might encounter and have to adapt to in order to get to where you want to in life. There is nothing wrong with that, it's good life advice.
Incontinence pads for adults not nappies .
OK, thanks.
According to government figures, 0.5% of state funded Nursery and primary school teachers in England have an African background ( including UK born Africans ). That is a total of 1194 teachers. So it is not impossible to get a primary school teaching job in the UK. Total white figure for Nursery and primary schools is 92.3% or 213,116 teachers. Total Caribbean 0.9% or 2025 teachers. Total mixed white & African 0.1% or 260 teachers. Total mixed white & Caribbean 0.4% or 906 teachers.
Total African teachers in Secondary schools 1.5% or 3015 teachers.
But Chinese teacher figures are lower than for Africans.
Thank you for sharing this information.
@Resithrive School teaching in the UK has been a graduates-only profession since the 1990s. If you are not a graduate, you could only get a job as a teaching assistant in schools.
If you have a degree, you still need to be careful about where you apply to complete your teacher training. This is because 55% of primary schools in the UK have no non-white teachers. London and Birmingham ( & possibly Manchester & Nottingham ) would be your best chance of getting a job as a primary school teacher as a black woman.
My cousin ( born in the UK but both parents from Jamaica ) is a primary school headteacher in London. She's been teaching since 1980. I think she has just retired ( born 1958 ). She studied for a BEd degree in the late 1970s and then did an MA in the early 1980s. I have a Nigerian sister in law who is a biology teacher. She was born in the UK as well. Has a BSc in Human Biology and a PGCE from the University of Nottingham. She's in her 50s. Also my older cousin's son is a qualified Maths teacher. He has a BSc in Economics and a PGCE in Maths.
@@josephhall9307 Thank you so much for sharing this information.
@Resithrive Thanks. But I am surprised you did not find out by chance that your teaching qualifications weren't valid in the UK before moving to the UK. Eg. By searching for vacancies online
@@josephhall9307 The point of this video was not to complain but to reflect on my experience, highlight the lessons learnt, talk about how my experience shaped me and to motivate. 24 years later, I'm not still wanting or hoping to become a teacher in the UK because I have a career I love now which is Nurse Practitioner and I've been doing it for years now. On this channel, I make videos giving advise and one of the pieces of advise I give is to research before relocating. I'm the best example to learn from becauseI made that mistake. That is the whole point of this video.
Madam. Please 🙏 do not give up hope in Great Britain 🇬🇧. where there’s a will there’s a way. You can always apply to be a parental teachers assistant in your children’s school. Trust. Me. You can Even apply. as a toilet cleaner . All you need is a. Clear. CRB. And. Proof. To the establishment that you Have. Gained. Recognition trust. Loyalty dedication and good attendance record. For a year or 2. Then.Your children’s school or any. Primary school. Will. Take your. Application into consideration. And later. The school it self. Will put you on a. Training. Teachers. Course. Out of their own. Financial. Funds system
Why can't you teach here? Can't you upgrade your Diploma? 🤔 How about Classroom Assistant?
Could you return to Teaching in Zim? To sunshine? To family? Anyway i wish you well if you decide to stay in this cold, god foresaken country. God bless you. 🙏
At the time, it was too expensive for me to convert, so I opted for nursing. But I've now fallen in love with nursing so it's a catch 22 for me now. However, I would definitely consider teaching if I were to go back to Zim. The school culture there is different and it's one with which I'm comfortable.
The problem isn't uk. The problem is our country. If we learn to follow good principles, no one will be here.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with the community.
Its not a new thing to clean toilet you dint clean your own to 4:30 ilet in your home
I hope you watched the full video
Why did you leave Zimbabwe your home? You were a teacher to do menial tasks in the UK. What a waste of your education.
It wasn't a waste. I learned resilience and hard work and that is why I'm now a Registered Nurse Practitioner.
@@Resithrive, you could have learned resilience and hard work at home?