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Overseas recruitment is hotting up at Hourglass! Many of our client schools are already coming to us with their burning questions.

It may not be rocket science – or even GCSE physics – but deciding where to live in the UK can be a tricky decision to make.

Teachers can often find themselves in a ‘catch-22’ situation when it comes to lesson planning. Delivering high-quality lessons requires careful preparation and detailed planning especially if you’re adjusting to the curriculum. However, while managing international relocation as well as a challenging workload, teachers might find planning to be time-consuming and burdensome.

At the forefront of a classroom teacher’s mind is the need to prevent disruption and maintain good discipline to facilitate students’ education. There are rumours, though, that not everyone in the classroom shares this objective all the time…  Read on to make sure you’re in the best shape to encourage good behaviour in the children and young people around you. 

After a long year of planning lessons, teaching classes, and marking who knows how many assignments, the summer holidays have arrived and it’s time to relax.

Someone once said that if you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves

You’ve got this far, you clearly take your work as a teacher seriously, and the chances are you can’t wait to get started.

We certainly hope you enjoyed your studies, and that you’re looking forward to the next step in your career. 

It may not be rocket science – or even A-level physics – but taking the right first step in a career is crucial. The right choice builds solid career foundations, but get it wrong, and life in your first year of teaching suddenly becomes a whole lot harder.

Producing a good CV should be like answering a well-revised exam question. It’s ok – even encouraged – to show off! Believe it or not, this doesn’t come naturally to everyone…