Each year one of our long-term teachers posts a regular blog about their experience living and teaching in their city. Stay up to date with our bloggers here, or head over to the Teacher Interviews page to find out more about participants from our other programmes.
Nicole Comer: My First Month in China
By Nicole Comer, Primary School TEFL Training teacher, Beijing 2018/19 My name is Nicole Comer, and I am a primary [...]
What 3 Months Living in China has Taught me
By Erin Nyland, Teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 I have been living in China for 3 months now, which means that [...]
Erin Nyland: From Maidenhead to the Middle Kingdom
Hello everyone! My name is Erin Nyland, I am a 2018 graduate, and I am going to be an English [...]
Getting to know your Colleagues in China
One of the things that scared me the most about moving to China was not travelling or teaching related at [...]
Getting to Know Your Students
The best thing about working in a private school is undoubtedly the chance to get to know your students really [...]
How Is a Private School Structured?
By Sheree Hooker, private school teacher in Wuhan The branch of the organisation I worked for was one of the bigger [...]
Owen Littlehales: Hosting an English Festival
Hello everyone, A couple of weeks ago I was asked to host the English festival for the Primary School. This [...]
Private School Accommodation: What’s it Like?
By Sheree Hooker, private school teacher in Wuhan My flight into Wuhan landed in the early hours of the morning [...]
Owen Littlehales: Settling into Shanghai
你们好! Life in China has been great so far, and fairly random at times. For example, I’ve enjoyed a lot [...]
Owen Littlehales: Teaching, Travelling, and a Taste of the West
你们好! The past couple of weeks have been a mixed bag in regards to teaching. Some groups have been a [...]
Owen Littlehales: Getting to Grips with Teaching
Finally getting around to writing this – the past few days have been hectic! Since the last post, I’ve found [...]
Owen Littlehales: Moving to China
Hello everyone! I’m one of the teachers who’ll be starting the placement at the end of February. I’ll be based [...]