Thursday, 2nd July 2020 — How has the start of the new term gone so far?

The virus situation - How is the Covid-19 situation affecting teachers at different schools, especially for those where the new school term started on July 1st?

Thursday, 2nd July 2020 — Why online teaching isn't for me

Online teaching - "teaching students online just doesn't do it for me" says Richard McCully. "I was so glad to see the first day of term and get back into a classroom"

Thursday, 2nd July 2020 — Teaching opportunities

Jobs galore! - lots of job vacancies around at the moment as many schools re-opened for the new term on July 1st. Kindergarten, primary, secondary, university, test prep, etc. View all the current teaching positions on the Ajarn jobs page. 

TEFL course / Training - in our July TEFL course blog, you can get all the latest news from Thailand's leading TEFL course providers. How do they plan to deliver their training programs during these uncertain times?

Friday, 26th June 2020 — What will be the 'new normal'?

Teaching in Thailand post covid-19 - Tom Tuohy looks at what changes have impacted Thailand, particularly in education, and makes some predictions about how they’ll affect Thai students and the many foreign teachers working here. 

Handling the virus - Jesse Sessoms feels far safer here in Thailand than he would back in his native USA. He's been so impressed with how the Thais have coped with the Covid-19 situation. 

Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 — Does your school have a vacancy for a teacher?

New teaching job? - This week we chat with Lynken, who has taught in Thailand for three years. He's looking for a position ideally teaching high school or university students. 

If you have some experience of working in Thailand and are looking for a new position, have a quick chat with us.

Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 — "I have a far better life here than back in America"

The cost of living - We hear from Ian, who teaches at a school in Hat Yai in south Thailand. He earns around 40K a month at a college but he has other interesting things going on. He dabbles in the Thai stock market, he plays music in bars at night and his partner is setting up a sandwich / pastry business. 

The grass isn't always greener - Peter moved back to the UK after teaching in Thailand for three years. He can't wait to get back!

Fancy teaching outside Bangkok? - we've updated our region guide to Kanchanaburi. If you are teaching in rural Thailand, could you help us update one of the guides? Many thanks!

Friday, 5th June 2020 — Why become an English teacher?

Rewarding? Challenging? - Mark Beales, author of 'Teaching English as a Second Language' asks why people decide to become English teachers and why not everyone considers English the most useful language to know.