Recently, I moved back to the UK and completed a PGCE after many years working in the Eikaiwa field. I’m now a fully qualified teacher and hoping to return to Japan as soon as possible.
The problem is, almost every school seems to want either more teaching experience or for applicants to already be living in Japan.
So here’s my question for those who’ve done it:
Should I stay in the UK and build up experience teaching in schools here first?
Or should I head back to Japan and apply for jobs during the busy hiring season (March/April)?
I might have to put up with a few months of crappy dispatch work, but just being physically in Japan seems to be a major hurdle I need to clear. In fact, in an interview I had yesterday with an international school the principle told me it’d be worth my while to be in Japan, and she couldn’t hire me without me having a visa already (even though their job application specified that oversees applicants were accepted).
All advice greatly appreciated!
by Guygin6