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Almost a year ago, I found myself heading back to the school where my international teaching career began in Cambodia. When I left this school in June 2018, I was leaving a senior leadership post for an ed-tech role at…
If you’re an African teacher who is considering the idea of teaching abroad, I’ve gathered some valuable tips based on my own experience of studying, qualifying, and working overseas. These tips can help you navigate the process and increase your…
I’ve reviewed applications and interviewed prospective staff for over 20 years, and in that time I’ve seen some candidates excel, and others fall short for the simplest reasons. If you are applying for a teaching post in an international school,…
Recruiting the best possible international school staff is always a challenge. Once you have top international educators, you really want to make sure you keep them! In such a competitive market during international school recruitment season, it is important to…
So many teachers that attend international school recruitment fairs say that they are stressful and a pain. Others say that they are like meat markets. With many directors walking around and potentially sleeping in the next room to you, it…
Are you looking to increase learner autonomy in your English language classroom? Integrating technology, specifically ICT (Information and Communication Technology), may be the way to go. Studies have shown that when students have access to ICT in the learning environment,…
I am a big believer in bottom-up education policymaking. Despite the long work hours, the low remuneration, the lack of resources, and the innumerable other challenges teachers face worldwide, what happens in the classroom – how teachers bring policy to…
Recruitment season for international schools and for international school teachers has definitely changed over recent years (mostly because of the pandemic). Long ago, getting a teaching position at an international school almost exclusively happened at various recruitment fairs across the…
I always hope that somebody will care every year I go home, but every year most of them don’t. (Ha ha!) It is not because they really don’t care though, it is mostly because they just don’t fully understand or connect…
Many of us international school educators would ideally like to teach abroad and also have close access to nature. Escaping into a forest or a big green park can often reset our minds and bring our stress levels down to…
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