Getting My Overseas Teaching Jobs One of the questions I get asked most often is: how do you actually get a job teaching overseas? The truth is, there’s no one-size-fits-all method—but what I can share is how I’ve done it over the years, starting all the way back in 2002. From cold visits and chance […]
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Wanting to Teach Abroad in 2026? What if I told you that the whole world feels like my home? And what if I said that every couple of years, I pack up my things and move to a different country—exploring new cultures, learning new languages, and enjoying incredible life experiences? This has been my life
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Part 1: The Journey Begins Part 2: Philippines Part 3: Singapore The China Experience Contemplating Next Moves Never in a million years did I ever think I would live in China. My goal was to teach in Asia and I had set myself the mission of getting a job in Singapore. After four years there,
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How My Personal Finance Teaching Began A few years ago, I was chatting with three students in my Grade 10 Advisory class about money and the share market. I’ve no idea how the topic came up. As the conversation progressed and the three demonstrated that they knew a little about how the share market worked,
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How It All Begins Part 1: Getting started I began my blog in early 2023. It’s still 2023 when writing this post and I’ve already written around 30 Footloose Teacher blog posts and started a completely new second blog about personal finance. That’s quite a thing for a guy who’s never written anything before. I
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I’m inspired by the work of so many people that I have come across in my life. Many of these are colleagues who live a life true to their life mission to make the world a better place. My previous school was chock a block full of them. I could name them but they would
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Why Teach Overseas? Teaching overseas at an international school can be a life-changing experience. It was for me and maybe it can be for you too. Whether you’re an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge or a recent graduate looking to start your teaching career, there are numerous advantages to teaching at
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Should you send your kids to an international school? Considering sending your kids to an international school? Or are you contemplating moving overseas and working at an international school? You might be surprised at the many different types of schools out there. International schools are becoming increasingly popular around the world as more and
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When I was teaching in Australia around the year 2000, I didn’t really know what international schools were. Sure, I’d heard of Aussie teachers working overseas, but I thought that they were either teaching in local schools (mainly in the UK, as I did briefly) or teaching English to local students in places like
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