I’m a prospective teacher who wants to complete Sunderland’s PGCE program. I have a bachelor’s degree (in another profession) and am wanting to enter a primary school with TEFL exclusively. I have four or five years of experience teaching, most of it in kindergartens. Which nations are the best right now to take this into account in terms of expat quality of life and cost of living?
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Not just the nation but also the quality of education will have an impact on wages, working conditions, and, ultimately, standard of living.
Get QTS by completing the PGCE in your nation of origin. Get two years of experience after graduation. You will then be seen as a more desirable applicant by overseas recruiters and educational institutions.
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@Candy It makes no sense for me to return home or pursue more education in my native South Africa, where the quality of education has declined to the point where some nations no longer accept our degrees. Additionally, I’m done with SA because I’m weary of living without power and running water.
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@Blair Teachers from many African nations, including South Africa, are permitted to reside and work in the UK under a treaty.
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@Amelia 
Is there a webpage or link I may click on? The only obstacle I see is my race, which is white. Do you believe that would present a challenge?
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Though there are still many new foreign teachers moving there each year, all of the South African teachers I worked with in Moscow, Russia, were quite content there, so it might be something to think about for the future or right now, depending on your degree of risk. They claimed that the pay, lifestyle quality, and safety (such as nighttime strolling areas in the city) were excellent, and none of them had any imminent plans to go back to South Africa. There are a number of excellent international schools there, and from what I’ve heard, many Western (mostly British and North American) teachers have gone, leaving positions vacant for instructors from other nations who were offering competitive relocation packages. There, private teaching is also highly compensated, and demand for tutors is consistently high.
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@Danielle That’s quite fascinating . Would they employ educators with just a TEFL certificate and a degree?
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@Blair A degree plus some sort of qualification is, in my opinion, the minimal requirement for a teaching visa, however it would depend on the school. There are several distinct foreign schools there, and even more alternatives exist if you’re ready to work with young children in preschools. Investigate it, and if you decide to take that path with younger children, let me know so I can offer some suggestions. During my few years there, I worked closely with the 3-6 age group.
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@Blair
Indeed, racism is not practiced in the UK. Would that be a problem? Give the teacher and the boer a kiss. We are a 98% white town, so if you’re a racist, come live here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teach-in-england-if-you-qualified-outside-of-the-uk
The website appears to have been removed, but the policy is still in place; all you have to do is click through the links on that page to access the appropriate information.
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