Bicester is a beautiful town with an expanding opportunity to teachers seeking opportunities to travel and teach. The steady demand for native English speakers means that any confident applicant with basic teaching skills can secure employment without difficulties. Jobs are also available all year round which means you can travel at the time of your convenience to either Bicester or any of the other big cities to teach.

Everyone does love and appreciate teachers for all that they do for students. This is why it is indeed a very rewarding and excellent kind of career to have. It is something that a person must have a true passion and defined talent to do each and every way. Teaching is not something that is for everyone.

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If a full-time teaching role is not for you, you might find being a supply teacher advantageous. Your work will be flexible and you will get a chance to work in a wide variety of schools, which will really improve your teaching skills. You’ll spend more time actually in the classroom teaching and less on the admin and meetings aspect of the job. You can also use the opportunity to work part time and pursue another career or interests.

There are many supply teacher jobs in Bletchley and all over the UK, it’s simply a matter of gaining an advantage over the other teachers who will be competing for the same opportunities. Here are some tips for getting the best supply teacher jobs. Continue reading →

Following on from the recession, where may people found themselves made redundant and unable to get another job, decided to start up their own business. This is a huge step to take if you have been used to being employed for most of your working career. There are pros and cons to being both employed and self employed that you carefully consider before making your decision.

The main downside for being self employed or owning your own business is that there is often little income security to start with and this can be enough to stop people following this route.

You need to work out what money you need to live on and therefore how much business you require each month to stay afloat. You may have managed to save some money to see you through the first few months without having to take much of a wage, but this is only a short term solution.

There are also set up costs of the business that will need to be covered, if you can start your business without having to invest thousands in to it to start with then this can eliminate a lot of the risks involved and mean that there is not really going to be many implications if the business does not succeed. If in doubt you could always talk to a business mentor that should be able to talk through your options with you in greater details.

If you’re fed up of getting rejection letters from potential employers, then you might consider going freelance, especially if you’re extremely confident in your own skills and you ability. With freelance work you have to be relentless in every aspect. Freelance work can apply to a range of sectors, such as writing, photography and design among many other areas.

With freelance you have to market yourself, and think of yourself as a business. You need to get your message across and tell individuals exactly what you can deliver. You may find attracting a client even harder than finding an employer and this is certainly a big drawback to freelance work. When you become freelance you are taking on a big risk, and this is because you can find yourself struggling if you’re not finding the work you need.

There is also the chance that you do get off to a good start, and with work lined up you can begin to make more money than you would in a job, because you get the profit and not the business you’re working for. Going freelance is a bold decision, and it should not be taken lightly. It’s important to know that you’ll have to be active, relentless and persuasive if you want to get the work you need, and you essentially have to become an almost entrepreneur.