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Blogs of international school teachers: “All you need to know about teaching overseas.”

Are you inspired to start up a blog about your adventures living abroad?

Our 23rd blog that we would like to highlight is called “All you need to know about teaching overseas.”  Check out the wealth of information in the blog entries of this international school teacher who has worked at an international school in Thailand.

A few entries that we would like to highlight:

5 Things I Love About Living in Thailand

“What do you love about the place where you live? Here are 5 things about living in Thailand that I love. I couldn’t possibly choose which of these would make it as my number one favourite thing, but these are definitely the top 5!

I love having a pool
I went down to the pool in my apartment building today after work and swam for a while. When I got back to my apartment, it struck me that having my own pool (okay, I do share it with the other people in my building but I am usually in it by myself) is one of the things I love about living here in Thailand…”

It is important to sit back and think about why you took this job in the first place.  Surely there are things to celebrate about your current placement.  This blogger celebrates the housing perks that one might have like a pool, the lovely local cuisine, the wonderful shopping experience of bargaining, the coolness of your encounters with the local people,  etc.

What Your Procrastination is Costing You!

“I’m currently looking at the TES Jobs website in another window, and I’ve discovered that there are 229 international schools advertising jobs there this week.  I’ve looked at several adverts and many of these schools are advertising more than one teaching vacancy.  What are you waiting for? Check out the TES Jobs website today…”

To get a job at an international school, many times you have to be on the ball and very proactive. Checking out all the vacancy websites is just one of the many things a prospective international school teacher needs to do.  Sometimes it can get obsessive, checking those websites every day…sometimes 3-4 times a day!  The TES website is mostly great in finding jobs at British international schools.

One concern for teachers moving overseas is…

“Teachers who are looking to move overseas may be concerned about pension contributions. There are a number of solutions, and the solution will depend on your personal situation.

One thing that you can consider is an overseas teacher pension. They are available through a number of companies and most international schools will have a contact with one or two…”

Finding an international school with a pension plan is not as easy as you may think. In fact, many international schools don’t offer this benefit or if they do, it is quite complicated to join and/or keep that money when you leave. Ideally, many international school teachers would be thinking about their futures via a pension plan, the reality is sometimes your pension plan (that just basically happens automatically when you are teaching in your home country) is put on hold while you are teaching abroad.   

If you are also interested in starting your career in the international school community, feel free to check out the 1290+ international schools that are listed on International School Community here. Also, don’t forget to check out our latest submitted comments and information about these schools.  We have over 6000+ submitted comments and information as of this blog entry!

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