Leadfingers: what night is the sessiun at the MIll in Banbury? I would try to have my visit coincide with that...and which place in Oxford?

thanks smallpiper, for your offers! LOL...

re: teaching needs, yes it is true that many incentives are being offered for what we'd call "secondary" or "Primary" teachers. I teach college level and do not have certification to teach kids; then again in the UK I would probably have to undergo specific certification...I did look into this not long ago, through an agency that was interviewing in Boston, but they never answered my email. Free housing is a nice incentive all right...