Kelly Blackwell

Make the Most of Your International Teaching Job Fair Experience

When you attend an international teaching job fair you are in a completely manufactured environment. The organisers have brought together a large number of recruiters from international schools and teachers desiring to teach overseas, into what is usually... Read >

5 Reasons You Should Teach Abroad at an International School Instead of a TEFL Language School

Teachers who are looking to move their teaching career overseas have two options, teach at an international school or teach at a private language school. I've done both and I think that teaching at an international school is the best option. I'd like to s... Read >

Teaching Abroad – An Advanced Strategy for Landing the Perfect Teaching Job

If you have read any of the articles I have written prior to this, or The Complete Guide to Securing a Job at an International School, you will know I'm a proponent of spreading yourself around in order to secure a teaching position in an international sc... Read >

Don’t be fooled by a Low Salary Offer – The Cost of Living is Where It’s At

There are a number of factors to be considered when you are looking at taking a job at an international school, on the financial side there is: * salary * medical insurance * housing allowance * annual flights On the conditions ... Read >

5 More Ways for Teachers to Make a Little Extra Money

I started out writing an article called "5 Ways For Teachers To Make A Little Extra Money", but after I had written that article I realised I actually knew more than five ways for teachers to make a little extra money. So here is the sequel, "Five More Wa... Read >

Working at an International School Can Restore your Enthusiasm for Education

Imagine working at a school where you rarely have to use your disciplinary skills, the students are motivated to succeed and lead well-rounded lives by participating in sporting and creative activities. Even better, imagine a parent-teacher conference whe... Read >

Finding a Teaching Job Abroad Using the Internet as an Information Medium

The internet has one purpose, to share information with people, and it's a very powerful tool. I'm going to focus on how you can use the information that is available on the internet to secure a teaching position abroad. Searching for Vacancies Firstl... Read >

Teaching Overseas - Are you the right person for the job?

It might be tempting to skip over this article, sure you are indeed the right person for the job, however, there is key information included in this article which will help determine your employability, your motivation for beginning this quest and your pr... Read >

Teaching Overseas - Should you register at an international teaching job fair?

When you consider that there may be 100 schools represented and 400 pre-screened candidates, your chances of securing a teaching position at an international school is high. Additionally, many of the top schools will only consider interviewing candidates ... Read >

5 Ways For Teachers To Make A Little Extra Money

I think it's a worldwide problem for teachers, we just aren't well-paid. I'm sure we've all had times in our lives when we have been little short of some ready-cash. In this article I like to share with you some of the things I've done, or thought about d... Read >