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Published on:
April 19, 2017

by: Guest

As an English Teacher, how much tax will I pay?

Income Tax for English Teachers in China Paying taxes as a teacher in China is easy; it is a lot like back at home where your employer would calculate the tax and take it out of your salary without you having to see it. You’ll be pleased to learn that tax in China is [...]

Published on:
March 29, 2017

by: Will Perrins

Opportunity China’s UK University Tour: Common concerns about living and working in China

Opportunity China’s Partnerships and Recruitment Manager and former English Teacher in China, Will Perrins, has been travelling up and down the country, to speak with students across the UK about living and teaching in China. Find out more about the Teach China Graduate Programme here. Packing my Opportunity China banner, flyers and fortune cookies, I set [...]

Published on:
February 22, 2017

by: Stephanie

8 benefits of teaching in China from our teachers

What better way to learn more about the benefits of teaching in China than straight from the people that have lived it! Here, we’ve collated some of the most useful quotes directly from our teachers to help potential candidates looking to make that same leap: 1. It’s easier than you’d think to get started! “At first I […]

Published on:
December 8, 2016

by: Guest

The benefits of international work experience

Teach China Graduate Programme

So when it comes teaching abroad, what are the benefits of international work experience? What the institutions say vs. The realities of working internationally and the experience gained. This week we spoke to Mike F.: an OC ambassador and former teacher in China. He has just returned from 6 months teaching and working at the […]

Published on:
December 2, 2016

by: Guest

Guest blog: My First Three Months

Beiijng China

Our guest blog this week is written by Sorcha Smith, a teacher at Aihua English in Beijing! Find out what’s it’s really like to live and teach in China… When I arrived in Beijing, I was one of the last of the teachers to arrive. We quickly delved into everything that needed to be done; bank account […]

Published on:
June 3, 2015

by: Stephanie

Public Schools vs Private Language Schools – the lowdown!

Teach China Public School Programme

2. Working days and holidays Public schools’ timetable is in line with national academic terms. So you work from Monday to Friday, and rest on weekends. Every working day, you work 8 hours and normally have 4 lessons per day on average. Some schools require teachers to be on campus for their office hours, others […]