The Hidden Truth About Teaching Abroad After Graduating
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 On August 11th, I left my home town Maidenhead, a small market town [...]
A School Trip to the Amusement Park
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 I’m sure if you ask anyone about their most memorable moments of primary [...]
Chinese National Holidays (aka days off)
The Chinese workplace is notorious for offering workers an astonishingly low number of annual leave days. Fortunately, this isn’t the [...]
Setting off on my Chinese adventure
Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 - 2020 The day had finally come when I was to leave for China [...]
How to Deal with Cultural Differences in China
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 Although moving to another country is fun, exciting and exhilarating, the lifestyle transformation [...]
How to get off to a good start teaching in China
It’s that time of year again! Our TEFL Training teachers are well underway with the summer camp in Beijing, where [...]
Why Going to the Gym was the Best Thing I did in China
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 They say everything happens for a reason: everything you do in life will [...]
My Impression of Cultural Differences in China
By Amy Penny, Teacher in Suzhou, 2019-Present One of the biggest things you hear about China is just how different it [...]
A Guide to China’s Different School Types
China is home to one of the largest, most competitive education systems in the world. With a population of 1.3 [...]
Leaving Suzhou: Farewells & Reflections
By Natasha Lock, State school teacher in Suzhou, 2019 Everyone says time flies when you’re having fun; never has this felt more true. [...]
Going Crazy Over Rubbish: Shanghai’s New Waste Rules
Rubbish. That’s the word on everyone’s lips at the moment in Shanghai, where a new waste management scheme has been [...]
Things to do in and around Suzhou
By Amy Penny, Teacher in Suzhou, 2019-Present With my mum coming to visit next week for ten days, I’ve been thinking [...]