I am also an ex-teacher. Same experience as you. Applied to other ministries and stat boards and there's no news at all. Some of the more popular and prestigious ones rejected me within a week.

Went for a few interviews in the private sector (education related) and they all tried to give me entry level pay based on the argument that teaching experience is unrelated to the industry and therefore cannot be counted as having experience.

There is a 3 year bond for all beginning teachers. For those of you who are not sure about staying on as a teacher, don't apply because after 3 years, it is difficult to get another job elsewhere without suffering a pay cut, especially if you are a general degree holder without specific specialisation like engineering and IT for instance. I thought I wanted to "save souls" and realised too late that only God can do that and in the process lost my own.

Also, postgrad qualifications are not recognised. I have a Masters and 2 years of prior work experience but both not recognised and not remunerated.