Hi All

My partner and I are both qualified teachers from the UK. We are both desperate to get out of the UK, and teach abroad. This would be a long-term move for both of us with no intention of returning home anytime soon. My partner has more than 3 years experience working at varies secondary schools in the UK as an unqualified teacher. He also has experience working abroad in America. We both obtained our PGCE last year, and my partner is
currently doing this NQT year (started in January) at a very tough specialist school and he hates it. The stress is killing him, and is affecting his mental health. The reason he is staying there is because he is a Maths and Science lead, and this job could open doors internationally. I agree - but still believe that if we manage to get over there, we will be able to network and we'll find work regardless.

I haven't been able to secure an NQT post, but have experience working in Asia teaching ESL, and would be happy to do that for a year or so.

I have heard that schools are only hiring from within their home countries at the moment due to COVID. A teacher told me that a top tier school in Thailand had to hire an unqualified teacher because it was impossible to hire from overseas. Not sure how true that is. Anyone know? What do you think my partner's chances are to secure a job at an international school if we managed to get over there when restrictions are lifted in May? Will his 3 years experiences count prior to his PGCE?

Also, we have a nine year old child. I understand that some schools might not provide a free school place, but we are happy to place her in an international school ourselves. Is this possible to do on a dependent visa? We have 50K saved to cover those expenses until we receive a better package after building up our careers.

Sorry for all the questions. Any advice on our current situation would be appreciated.