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What’s it Like Teaching Abroad? An International Teacher Case Study
Thu, November 05, 2009 - 9:36 am EET
Did you know that there are over 5,000 international schools in the world? They are in virtually every single nation you can think of – what’s more, as education is a business just like any other, the number of international schools grows each and every year. If you have a teaching qualification, this fact means that there is a huge opportunity out there for you to go and live abroad, work and discover a whole new life for yourself.
In these 5,000+ international schools there are over 192,000 English-speaking teachers including 60,000 British teachers. The staff turn around at each school is far higher than it is in the UK because teachers who work abroad often want to travel, work at different schools and many only commit to being away from home for a set number of years. Therefore, whilst for the rest of us the global financial crisis means that it can be hard to find work overseas now, if you’re a teacher, you’re in a uniquely advantaged situation.
So, what’s it like teaching abroad? If you want to go and work at an international school we can imagine that you may have a million questions about what it’s really like, so thanks to the Teachers International Consultancy (TIC), we have an international teacher case study for you. Janice Ireland has taught abroad in locations as varied as Kuwait, Libya and the Netherlands, and she is typical of those who make the very most of their time overseas because she gained so much from her international teaching experience.
No Matter How Hard it Gets 85% of Expats Choose to Stay Living Abroad
Wed, November 04, 2009 - 9:04 am EET
There’s no doubt about it, the global financial crisis has taken its toll on us all. Expatriates around the world are reportedly attempting to spend less, save more towards a rainy day fund and are cutting back on luxuries and essentials in a bid to afford a rising cost of living, and to cope in the event that things get even tougher, financially speaking.
But no matter how hard it gets, according to HSBC’s Expat Explorer survey, 85% of expats choose to stay living abroad. This speaks volumes about the famed expat lifestyle and how much better off people find themselves to be when they relocate overseas.
It seems that money isn’t everything for expats when it comes to the lifestyle they lead, because even those who explained in the survey that their cost of living had gone up meaning that they cannot enjoy such a high quality of life materially speaking, were happy to remain living abroad. This is a real boost to anyone thinking currently about relocating overseas – because even though it can now be harder to move abroad because of financial pressures, it seems that the rewards are still certainly there for expats.
Where to Work Abroad to Earn More Money
Fri, October 30, 2009 - 8:20 am EET
Anyone who lives abroad or who plans to go overseas to live and work has a very unique set of reasons for so doing. Reasons might include wanting to get out of your own home country and escape its failings, see more of the world, live somewhere where there’s better weather, better prospects and a better quality of life. However, for expatriates of working age, one of the strongest driving forces sending more people overseas is career advancement.
At the present time there are uncertainties in jobs markets all over the world, and for those who are talented and ambitious, it’s unsettling…however, for those who still want to forge ahead, skill up and move up the career ladder, a sojourn living and working overseas can make a great deal of sense.
In recruitment and employment surveys employers regularly cite the fact that they find those who have experience of working in other countries bring more to their company and to a given role. Therefore, if you want to potentially advance your career and certainly see more of the world and even earn a greater salary, where should you think about working abroad if you want to earn more money and advance your skill set?
Helping Expats & Overseas Retirees Get More Out of Regular Money Transfers
Wed, October 28, 2009 - 8:38 am EET
In the current turbulent economic climate it is imperative that overseas retirees and expatriates sending funds regularly from the UK get the most out of their money transfers. With the value of the pound having plummeted, every expat now knows that there is a benefit to be potentially gained from shopping around and comparing currency exchange rates.
The purpose of this article is to explain - in simple terms - how foreign exchange specialists can offer the most competitive rates, the most flexible products and ultimately the most cost-effective solutions for receiving your state pension or other payments when you’re living abroad. At Shelter Offshore we want to help expats and overseas retirees get more out of their regular currency transfers so that they can continue to enjoy their new life abroad.
We have teamed up with www.sendmoneyhome.org once again to assist us in cutting through the industry jargon to provide an easy to read, accessible guide for those who earn a regular income in the UK and who need to transfer their hard earned money abroad.
Overcoming Pound’s Weakness to Expatriate and Live Abroad
Mon, October 26, 2009 - 8:09 am EET
‘Britain is still in recession’ screamed last week’s incredulous headlines: and yet everyone actually living in the UK is increasingly well aware that the media hype and frenzy behind the British economy is all rubbish anyway. Of course the nation is still in recession, and it’s likely to remain so for a considerably long time.
The pound has been devalued by almost a third, the government has bailed out bankrupt financial institutions and printed money, the jobless total is continuing to rise and there is absolutely no good news on the horizon that could lead any Brit to conceivably believe that their nation is anything other than financially screwed.
So many Britons are despairing about their country that a recent survey from a travel insurance company reveals 37% of Brits taking extended time away from the nation are doing so because they are “escaping gloom and doom in the UK.” If you want to follow in their footsteps and get out, this report is about overcoming the pound’s current weakness so that you can expatriate and go and live abroad…
More Than Money: Why Britons Expatriate
Thu, October 22, 2009 - 9:12 am EET
I was recently asked to comment by a journalist on why Britons expatriate, particularly focusing on why we Brits have a passion for France. The answers just rolled off the tongue as they always do, because working daily on an expat resource such as Shelter Offshore means that you have daily dealings with people planning a new life abroad.
The same reasons for leaving their old life in the UK behind are cited time and time again – and now finally we have proof in the form of a ‘quality of life’ survey that it’s so much more than money when it comes to the main reasons why Britons expatriate. Of course, we could have told you this based on what we are told daily – but it is really positive to have it in the form of a proven resource.
The uSwitch.com ‘European Quality of Life Index’ surveyed the statistics and facts behind our lifestyles in the UK and across Europe in nations such as France, Spain, Germany and Poland and discovered that whilst we in the UK earn well on average, we have the worst quality of life in the whole of Europe.
