Tier 2 police record check questions

[joceobrien]

Hello!

Straight to the point, here are the facts:

I have recently been hired by a school who has the capacity to sponsor and has applied to do so for myself. Approval has not come through as of yet.

My tier 5 visa expires Jan 12. I am returning to Canada Jan 11.

I am a Canadian citizen but also a permanent resident of Australia and lived there for 4 years before moving directly to the UK in 2016.

Here are my questions:

Am I right in thinking that once the school gets the approval to sponsor me, I will then be able to apply for the visa myself? In order to apply for this, I see that I need police checks from any country I have lived in over the past 10 years. I obtained police record checks from Australia and Canada when I moved to the UK 2 years ago, do I need to obtain these again even though I have not lived anywhere else since? Do I need fingerprints as well? Will I need a check from the UK?

I just want to ensure I can avoid any delays in this process as the school wants me to begin as soon as possible.

Is there any other aspect of this process I should be weary of?

Thank you so much for any help or guidance you can provide

[Wanderer]

What about RLMT?