Search Associates Application Form Terminology
The Search Associates website uses mostly American English because the majority of the Senior Associates in the Search Associates partnership are based in North America. These notes are meant to help those who are not familiar with some of this terminology.
| Year Groups and ages at the start of each school year | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | British Nursery / Reception i.e. 2-4 year-olds |
| Kindergarten / Reception | American usage of "Reception" i.e. 5 year-olds, matching Year One in the UK |
| Elementary School 1-3 | American grades 1-3 / UK Years 2-4; Ages 6-8 |
| Elementary 4-6 | American grades 4-6 / UK Years 5-7; Ages 9-11 |
| Middle School | American grades 7-8 / UK Years 8-9; Ages 12-13 Grade 6 often also included |
| High School | American grades 9-12 / UK 10-13; Ages 14-18/19 |
(On the Search Associates application form, any adjacent pair, or more, of the above might be given equal priority, thus indicating your particular breadth of interest. For example, UK secondary teachers may wish to give High School & Middle School equal "First Priority")
ADMIN - indicates Senior Management / Deputy / Head / etc., targets.
INTERN - is American English for a newly qualified graduate, with or without a teaching qualification. The INTERN/Art, INTERN/Math, etc., positions are NOT for experienced teachers.
For teachers who have a British PGCE qualification: please write your PGCE qualification along with your other degrees in the "EDUCATION" section of the Application Form. And in the boxes:
'Fields of Certification' - please write the subject(s) and/or age range your PGCE prepared you to teach.
'Teaching Certification/Qualification awarded by' - please write "DES/DfES [Ministry of Education] England and Wales" or the equivalent for Scotland or N. Ireland, or elsewhere. In the USA, 'certification' means your licence to teach as distinct from your degree in education.