Looking for a new job in a new country can be challenging. It forces you to take risks and step out of your comfort zone, especially if you’re considering moving up into a higher position of school leadership.  When your limbic brain believes you are in danger or there is a potential threat, messages are… Read more »

I started my teaching career in an economically-deprived area of North London, at a school which had just achieved the third worst GCSE results in the UK. Students weren’t being given the same chances as the vast majority of their peers, and I spent three years thinking about why that was, and what I could… Read more »

Back in 2016 I wrote a blog post weighing up the pros and cons of attending in-person job fairs. Since I am a busy teacher with small people to look after, I have firmly landed on the side of the cons: surely in this post-COVID age of Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams, there must be… Read more »

In the UAE, the international community is represented by nearly 200 nationalities, according to the government portal fact sheet, and the Expat population equals almost 89% of the total population of the country: 8.92 million.  In Dubai, the Emirate with the largest population, the number of children in private and government schools is nearly 321,000…. Read more »

Working abroad is a wonderful opportunity for both personal and professional growth because it’s an avenue to learn innovative learning styles, educational materials, and curricula. Furthermore, a survey on teacher recruitment reported that 59% of teachers cited travel, cultural exploration, and challenges as the primary motivating factors to work abroad. However, the same report also… Read more »

“What a privilege it is to live now, at just this moment, and to be able to go anywhere….” ― Anna Godbersen We all know how important it is to plan for the future, especially when we face so many uncertainties: climate change, political instability, the possibility of another pandemic. As a teacher anywhere, it… Read more »

Recently, we reached out to newly-placed international school leaders who found their positions through our platform to ask them if they would like to write a guest blog for us. Here Teresa Fry, Primary Principal at Sekolah Buin Batu in Indonesia, gives her advice for how to make a successful start as a new leader…. Read more »

In March last year we wrote about how to get IB experience. In the article we addressed the challenge faced by teachers who want to work in an IB school but can’t because they haven’t done so before. These teachers are justifiably frustrated, but there are ways to forge a path in this direction without… Read more »

Women are far from a minority in international school settings. In fact, according to a report published by the Council of International Schools, at 61% a firm majority of teachers are women. It’s surprising then (or at least it should be surprising) to see how hard things skew back towards men when looking at positions… Read more »

In Reception, for the past two years, we have continually developed our ideas around provision, interactions and resourcing. Upon entering the unit, I recognised that the children had a good level of involvement in their tasks, which has increased over time.  The secret that has enabled the children to move toward high levels of involvement… Read more »