Your essential guide for teaching and living abroad as a family.
Reliable information, guides, insights and toolkits for international teaching families and expats.
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Welcome to International Teaching Families
Whether you’re a teacher with a family considering international teaching, a spouse of an international teacher, or a current international teaching family, we’re here to help you navigate the big picture. From choosing the right international school for your family, to settling in and building a new life abroad.
Our site is based on real-world experience — created by a parent who has moved multiple times across continents with a teaching partner and kids in tow.
Discover our blog posts and resource guides designed for you to feel more informed, better prepared, and less alone on the expat journey as a family.
About International Teaching Families
As an international teaching family ourselves, we’re striving to be the leading resource for any families considering teaching abroad.
Our goal is to provide insights, tips and advice to help make navigating international schools and the entire international education sector easier.
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Real Family Stories
Hear from other families
We’ve spoken to current international teachers, spouses, and families about the challenges and rewards of expat life in the international education sector.
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Want to share your story? Get in touch! We’d love to hear from international teachers, trailing spouses, expat parents and even international kids about what it’s like teaching and living abroad!
Chat With Us
If you’re considering teaching abroad with your family, book a video chat with us!
We’re happy to answer questions you have about teaching (or moving) overseas with a family. We can offer guidance and advice to help make the process as smooth as possible.
Our chats are for teachers thinking about their first international move, families, single parents, spouses and expat families. Anyone who wants to get some guidance about moving abroad with their kids!
Our goal to provide as much up to date, relevant and helpful information for international teachers and their families so you can make the best choice for your family when moving abroad.
Founder & Editor, International Teaching Families
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Local Hire vs Overseas Hire Contracts
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International School Enrollment: Tips for Expat Families
If you’re relocating with kids, whether as a teacher to a new international school, or as an expat to a…
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Can Non-Teaching Spouses Work Overseas?
If your partner is a teacher considering moving overseas, but you don’t teach, a question that’s very likely to pop…
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Why Staying Beyond Two Years Matters for International Teaching Families
Two years is the standard teaching contract at most international schools.Two years may feel like a long commitment at the…
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University Options for Your Kids as an International Teacher
For international teachers, where you live and work can influence your children’s future education — particularly when it comes to…
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Do International Schools Offer Local Language Support for Teachers’ Kids?
For many teachers, moving overseas means considering what language support (if any), you can expect from international schools as an…
