teaching overseas

Teaching in Abu Dhabi and Qatar: What It Takes To Be A Good Teacher
Teaching in Abu Dhabi and Qatar: What It Takes To Be A Good Teacher

Being a teacher is not for everyone: it takes a special sort of person to inspire children to love learning. Teaching internationally, though, in places like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), can be even tougher. With obstacles like the foreign land, the different culture and, somet...

Is Teaching English as a Second Language a Good Career?
Is Teaching English as a Second Language a Good Career?

You’ve probably heard stories about friends going abroad to teach, blogging about their wonderful adventures, meeting travellers from all over the world, and posting awe-inspiring photos Online. You might be thinking: can you actually make a career out of teaching English as...

How to Maintain Your Relationships While Teaching Abroad
How to Maintain Your Relationships While Teaching Abroad

When you first made the decision to teach abroad, chances are your first worries were more about how you’d fit your life into your suitcase, or how you’d be able to get around in a city where you didn’t yet speak the language. But the closer it g...

Find Out How to Teach in China
Find Out How to Teach in China

Teaching adults and children can be a rewarding career as you see the effects in your pupils’ daily lives. But often many teachers don’t see interesting opportunities in their own province as there can be a ton of competition, so they choose to look further afield. Oft...

5 Things That Should Be On Every International Teaching Contract
5 Things That Should Be On Every International Teaching Contract

Teaching contracts of overseas positions can be intimidating. Often more than 10 pages long, it is tempting to skim through it with the recruiter or agent who you are working with, sign and be done. But it is vital that you understand what’s in your teaching...

5 Important Things You Need to Know About International Teaching Jobs
5 Important Things You Need to Know About International Teaching Jobs

So you got your teaching degree and are looking for a job. Well, before you start looking in various school districts you might want to consider an alternative route - teaching internationally. There are extensive opportunities to teach overseas, you just need to ...

The Other Middle-Eastern Crisis: Why The UAE Needs More Teachers

International Teaching Jobs Opportunities Several middle-Eastern regions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going through a sort of crisis right now, but it may not be the one that immediately comes to mind: what they're facing right now is a shortage of teachers....

Teaching in Dubai: Three Things to Keep in Mind

With the current teacher shortage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), thousands of international educators will be lining up to fill those vacant positions. But teaching in Dubai, one of the area's major cities, or any foreign location can be tricky – there's a different cult...

Why You Should Consider Teaching In The Middle East

There are many reasons why so many people consider teaching internationally: it's a great way to travel and to see new places, not only as a tourist but as a long-term resident. The opportunity right now to teach in the Middle East, however, is full of so many more benefits than j...