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 »

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 »

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 »

Each year we partner with an organisation whose work we’ve seen making an incredible difference to the people they serve. This year, we’re delighted to announce that this year we’ll be working with SOS Africa Children’s Charity to help further their amazing work.  So, what do they do? An education augmented For many children across… Read more »

Guest blog by: Brian Dawson Back in the now rather obscure and vaguely-remembered distant youth, I never planned to travel widely, and certainly was never going to sign up as a teacher. I was going to be a lawyer, drive a Mercedes Benz, and live in a big white house next to the beach. But… Read more »

At Teacher Horizons, we love success stories, and none more so than when excellent teachers find work in excellent schools. But we know this is not always an easy task for those with teaching certificates from places other than North America, the UK, and Oceania. There is no doubt that as schools strive to help… Read more »

According to ISC Research, in the past 20 years the international school market has exploded from around 2500 international schools, aimed at children of expatriate families working for embassies or global companies, to more than 10,000 international schools dominated by mostly local students. The biggest growth has been in China and Southeast Asia, fuelled by… Read more »

I used to assess potential teachers for Teach First. We looked for evidence of resilience by asking interviewees to describe situations in which they had overcome challenges. Often, the most convincing were the ones who had this sort of experience ready-made, off-pat, flowing mellifluously off their tongues: ‘I completed the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award’,… Read more »