hi aryM, like you i been a public school teacher also before i came here in the uk last 2009, when i applied for my spouse visa i included all the supporting documents that shows i'm such like payslips, service record and the likes...and i also had just taken a one year leave, didn't resigned immediately just in case i'm not going to like it in the uk or if visa will be refused..but it turns out ok, the visa was granted ..the consul didn't question my application nor i had an interview. I resigned though after a year cause i have found a job here in the uk.