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Teaching Abroad or in the UK - Reflection & Research


Before starting 3A3b i had my mind made up on what i wanted to do as a career after university. I had applied for teacher training in Norfolk as well as applying for Teach First Programme and going through UCAS. It seemed as though everything was planned out and that i knew exactly what i was going to do in the up coming year. This changed after one particular lecture, the lecture was highlighting fundings and opportunities for us when we leave university. They touched on organisations that look at funded travel for young artists and was mentioned that working abroad could be done through this.

The idea of travel is something i have always pursued much like many others however i have never been able to spare the time to travel for longer periods of time and to far out destinations. for the past 4 years i have been travelling on and off on my own mainly around Europe when ever i had a spare week/weekend. I had planned to spend the up coming summer travelling fir the whole summer going to some new destinations i have never done before.

The notion of being able to combine both travel and teaching made perfect sense to me. I could travel now while i have no commitments holding me back while working and doing something that would aid my future career. In my spare time, after work, i would be able to spend it travelling around and exploring new places. If i were to stay at home and complete my teacher training i would always be thinking about going away rather then settling down. I also don't know what part of the UK i want to live in. I don't particularly what to move back home but if i were to live away from home i wouldn't be earning enough money to pay for rent anywhere on my own as i would only be liable to government funding. If i do decide to teach abroad i need to check the wages against the price of housing as well as living to make sure that i am capable of living there on my own. There is a lot of things i need to research before making my mind up.

Things to research -

  • Wages
  • Price of living
  • What country to teach in
  • Requirements to teach 
  • Is funding available 
  • What organisations are out there for teaching abroad
  • What is the shortest amount of time teaching
  • Would i be paying tax and who too
  • How would i get there




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