For many people the United Kingdom and educational excellence go hand-in-hand. Universities like Oxford and Cambridge or schools like Eton are renowned globally, boasting centuries … Read more
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation was founded in 1968 in Switzerland. The brainchild of teachers at the International School of Geneva, it aimed to establish … Read more
This article is the second part of our Thailand international school series. If you’d like to learn more about international schools’ tier systems, accreditation, curricula, … Read more
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to choosing an international school – fees, accreditation, location, exam results. Compared to other factors, curricula … Read more
While working on the recently released book, Working in Thailand: How to Ditch the Desk, Board the Flight, and Land the Job, one theme that … Read more
Picture the scene. You’re an office drone, and it’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon in February. You’ve just spent the last four hours reciting a scripted … Read more
This article shows you how to move to Thailand from the UK, survive the first year, and thrive in the Land of Smiles.
Let’s get one thing out of the way before we begin: this isn’t going to be one of those articles. Plenty of people come to … Read more
There’s relatively little social stigma about meeting people online in Thailand, particularly among 20- and 30-somethings. Whereas it was once looked down upon as the … Read more
Once upon a time, conventional wisdom held that you had two choices if you wanted to stay in Thailand long-term. You could don flippers and … Read more
Of all the stresses that moving to a new country generates for families, finding a good school must surely rank as one of the biggest. … Read more
So, you’ve landed at Suvharnabhumi. You’ve navigated through the Kafkaesque torment that is Immigration, and you’ve retrieved what may or may not be your suitcase. … Read more