Guide for Teachers Moving Abroad

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Moving abroad can be exciting; a new experience but it comes with a lot of changes! You can never be fully prepared for everything, you discover things as you go along. However, these important tips will make your process easy and prepare you for something you may have never thought of.   1. Research Everything… Read more »

10 reasons to Teach Overseas

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Want to teach abroad in your desired destination? Want to experience a change in your life? Teaching abroad in international schools is the best way to maximise your professional career while enjoying living abroad. There’s so much to learn, experience and develop.   1.Experience teaching in International schools via GIPHY You can never get enough… Read more »

Job Interview? 10 Tips to Know Before You Go

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Job interviews can be nerve-wracking, especially if it’s your first time but don’t worry, you’re at the right place! These 10 Tips will ensure you are fully prepared before your interview and pass for your dream teaching job!  1.   Research the School   via GIPHY The most important step for any job interview, you need to… Read more »

Why We Should Be Encouraging More Partnerships with Young People in the ‘Real World’ of Science

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  By Naomi Webb If there’s one complaint you’ll hear from school children time and time again, it’s the classic ‘but when will we ever use what we’re learning in the real world?’.   That’s what teachers are up against when they’re trying to persuade pupils to concentrate in lessons. Science teachers go to the… Read more »

10 Crucial Mistakes of Novice Authors

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Looking for writing courses? Look no further! SeekTeachers has partnered with the Australian Writers Centre to deliver some of the best writing courses online! Click Here   By Lucy Adams I bet you enjoy ratings that are so popular today. Well, another one here is just for you! Not knowing the pitfalls, novice writers sometimes… Read more »

Is flexible seating serious or are we spoiling our kids?

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  Should we be flexible towards our students or should our students learn the virtue of flexibility? The old traditional method of sitting is rows has been frowned upon for the last few years as more and more teachers acquire modern seating arrangements and are praised for providing flexible seating for students in the class…. Read more »

Topics to Avoid When Teaching in the Middle East

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  Special thanks to our partner schools in the MENA region for their input in constructing this list. When teaching overseas it is imperative that we prepare culturally and become aware of the taboos that exist in different parts of the world. What may seem like a natural, open and acceptable discussion in one part… Read more »

What is Waldorf Steiner Education?

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The aim of Waldorf schooling is to educate the whole child, “head, heart and hands” Waldorf Steiner education was introduced by Rudolf Steiner (1861 – 1925) who was an innovative Austrian academic whose ideas founded the basis of Anthroposophy. The insights promoted in the Waldorf Steiner Education espouse and promote universal human values, educational pluralism… Read more »

Poverty and Education- Is there a link?

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  For decades, education researchers have documented the disproportionately low academic performance of poor children and teenagers living in poverty compared to their wealthier counterparts. It turns out the link is more biological than sociological. Recent studies have pointed towards “working memory” as the key psychological factor linking poverty and education. What is a working… Read more »