East London school embarks on AFL Program
When a kid comes home and says “Mum, can I play AFL footy after school?” you’d expect it to hear in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne, Perth or Adelaide, not in the Eastern Suburbs of London. But...
View ArticleCampaign to get Brit students down under
The Australian state most famous for its wineries and beautiful churches is planning an aggressive campaign to coax British students to study at the southern state. The Government of South Australia...
View ArticleCapita Education Resourcing can help Australian teachers
Antipodeans do not find it difficult to transfer their teaching skills to UK schools; the curriculum is very similar and most teachers hit the ground running when they attend their first assignment....
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Secret diary of an expat teacher – Week 1
Miss Cazbar is the pen name of a real Aussie teacher who is currently working in London. Her’s and some other people’s names are changed in order to protect their true identities. “Your worst-behaved...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 2
Miss Cazbar is the pen name of a real Aussie teacher who is currently working in London. Her’s and some other people’s names are changed in order to protect their true identities. After a big ANZAC...
View ArticleTeaching jobs under threat
This week’s UK General Election poses tough choice for the UK electorate, which includes many Australians. The key issue of this election is undoubtedly the need, for whoever holds the keys to Number...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 3
Miss Cazbar is the pen name of a real Aussie teacher who is currently working in London. Her’s and some other people’s names are changed in order to protect their true identities. After experiencing...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 4
Miss Cazbar is the pen name of a real Aussie teacher who is currently working in London. Her’s and some other people’s names are changed in order to protect their true identities. This week was all...
View ArticleJustin Ng – Photographer
Hometown in Australia South Penrith; home of the mighty Panthers. Home in the UK West Hampstead/Kilburn Experience past and present Since we stumbled upon Justin at Westminster Abbey, snapping Kevin...
View ArticleVivienne Hill – Assistant News Editor
Home town in Australia The Gold Coast: surfing capital of Australia, but also, the “Essex” of Australia. Home in the UK Clapham Common Past and present experience Previously a contributor for music...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 5
Miss Cazbar is the pen name of a real Aussie teacher who is currently working in London. Her’s and some other people’s names are changed in order to protect their true identities. Each week at my...
View ArticleCarmen Allan
Home town in Australia Perth, Western Australia (aka: Dullsville) Home in the UK Tooting Past and present experience Jounrnalist for Community Newspaper Group in Australia, Journalist for online...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 6
The sunshine didn’t bring out the bright side of the students, however. My room remained cool, but these kids verified the stereotype that poms are the world’s worst whingers. My classroom is on the...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 7
Predictably, the students didn’t return as eager to learn, and it was another frustrating day of endless repetition of instructions and detention threats. By the end of that first day I was eager to...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 8
It certainly hasn’t escaped my students’ attention. My Year 10s were analysing the Brazil versus North Korea match they had watched the night before in such depth that I wondered whether we should...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 9
The Year 7s are studying Shakespeare and I got really excited about the prospect of taking the students to The Globe Theatre for the day. Let’s not get into the fact that going to a theatre makes me...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 10
My mother always told me not to wish the time away. We have precious little of it, so we should savour every moment. I usually take that advice on board. But, since I’ve been teaching in London, I’ve...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 11
Of course, I just had the ‘reproduction’ song from Grease 2 in my head all day, which was quite distracting as I taught other year levels! I got to supervise as a school nurse talked about Sexually...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 12
I love Sports Day at schools. It gives the students who aren’t academic but are athletic a chance to shine. House systems provide camaraderie between year levels, regardless of sporting ability. Most...
View ArticleSecret diary of an expat teacher – Week 13
This is the end. My last entry after thirteen weeks of blood, sweat and tears at a government school on the outskirts of London. The number thirteen has long been associated with bad luck. I wouldn’t...
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