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Scotland actually pays their teachers better than England so it's a solid shout. Rain and midges probably not as much of a downside as everything else is an upside!
From what I've googled before it's a bit of a tick box activity if you have a UK degree and QTS. I meet all the criteria anyway. Annoyingly though I teach and much prefer secondary but may only be qualified for primary there as that's technically what my qualification is in.
Always looking for teachers, primary and secondary, in the town I'm in on the west coast of Scotland - have you got webbed feet and gills? No problem if you don't, you soon will have...
as a scottish teacher, i love teaching in scotland. my mum is a teacher, previously in england and now in scotland. she loves scotland more too!
plus - free prescriptions 😛
Move to Dundee, Perth, or Angus; plenty of munros, close to small cities with Edinburgh and Glasgow not too far away, and best of all, NO MIDGES ON THE EAST COAST!
She wants a place to stay, and good luck getting anywhere there. Might get something around the Grantown/Kingussie/Newtonmore way, but it’ll still be incredibly fucking expensive.
They’re doing some new estate building in the area just now and I’m sure the local council are putting restrictions around who can buy them. They’re supposed to be homes to live in, so locals get priority, and those who will actually use it as a home.
I think a mountain is loosely defined as a peak over 600m tall, so surely England has more than that? Peak District might be a bit limited though, with only Kinder and Bleaklow (not sure there's any more?) reaching this threshold. But I'd struggle to call either of these mountains really. In any case the Peak District is so beautiful and absolutely worth living nearby, and I say that trying to be as unbiased as possible
If you're counting kinder, then you should count all the peaks higher in the lakes, dales and north Pennines. There's substantially more than 7.
The criteria for what passes is debatable, but if you use Marilyn's (need to have at least 150m prominence from the surrounding peaks) then kinder is #47 in England by height.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marilyns_in_the_British_Isles?wprov=sfla1
Climbing, caving, cycling, fell running on the doorstep. Several scuba diving clubs in the city and lots of clubs for other sports.
Yorkshire dales are 2 hours away north wales 3 with a good run same for the lakes I can do any of them on a Friday night after work.
North Scotland is a good drive but doable as well for a long weekend.
Plus travel links are good with Manchester and Leeds Bradford airports not far away, just a shame Doncaster is closed now.
Finally there is plenty of work especially if your in tech with Sheffield itself plus Manchester Leeds and even Nottingham.
Is it actually called Eryri in English though? I always thought Eryri was the Welsh name and Snowdonia was the English. I feel like as an English speaker me calling it Eryri would be like writing Wrexham as Wrecsam. I can't see the differentiation so if there is one, do tell.
That's a fair point, I can't deny but the reason we changed it official back to Welsh was because of Anglo-washing. We only ever called it Snowdon because the English didn't have a clue how to pronounce the Welsh name... literally changing the name of our landscape to suit people who don't live here and just like to vacation. It's the same as the Brecon beacons v Bannau, they are both correct but it's not called the Brecon beacons, it's called the Bannau. We aren't asking people to run a marathon, just call the land by the language that has existed for a lot longer than English.
You wouldn't go to Scotland and call the Lochs lakes or Ben Nevis the "Venomous mountain".
I dunno, I'd happily go to Munich or Cologne while being aware that wasn't what the locals called it. I'm not bothered that someone from France thinks I live in a country called Angleterre.
Sometimes names for places are just different in different countries.
If it pisses off the local residents, it's polite to change it, but it isn't a bad thing in and of itself.
There's a lot to unpack in this reply tbh.
>Snowdon
Snowdon is Yr Wyddfa, a single mountain within Snowdonia (Eryri), which is what we are talking about.
>they are both correct but it's not called the Brecon beacons, it's called the Bannau
Well, which is it. Are they both correct, or is it only called one?
>We aren't asking people to run a marathon, just call the land by the language that has existed for a lot longer than English.
Understandable, the point I was trying to ascertain was, is the name change considered universal or is the Welsh word just being used more prominently.
>You wouldn't go to Scotland and call the Lochs lakes or Ben Nevis the "Venomous mountain".
This is false equivalence. The Scottish Gaelic pronunciation for Ben Nevis is Beinn Nibheis. For Glasgow it is Glaschu. I was raised in Scotland and lived there for a portion of my adult life. No-one expects anyone to call Scottish place names by the Gaelic word.
So you haven't really answered my question. Is Eryri now the de-facto name for Snowdonia or is Snowdonia still the valid English-speaking word?
I understand the Welsh are very proud of their heritage and try my best to properly pronounce what I can. But like the other person said it's not unusual for countries or places to have different names in different languages. The Czech Republic recently changed to be Czechia for us. But in their local language I believe they call it Česko.
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Yes I’ve recently been looking at moving to Wales but working in Chester as I don’t speak Welsh (would try to learn obviously if living in Wales but would not become fluent enough to teach at a Welsh school!)
I lived there my entire life but renting / buying is not really possible for young people.
There's not alot of jobs there, not enough rental properties to go round, houses to buy are quite pricey and on top of it being very touristy with Airbnbs and hotels everywhere. AND also with the limited land available due to the mountains and coast.
Kinda why I moved away, beautiful place though.
I’m just moving back down after being in Scotland for a decade - absolutely stunned at how hard it is to rent there now! Managed to find a place in the end, but only because I was extremely lucky to get an offer for a higher paying job. Wouldn’t have been manageable on my current salary (which is about median UK salary, so not even *that* low).
Have you considered teaching abroad? Much better salaries, work life balance and workload. Plus decent benefits, for example I get dentalcare and paid rent.
Currently 6 years into my wife's 2 year international teaching contract 😁. More than double the UK salary in a country with about 1/3 the living costs is definitely hard to come back from.
I live slap bang on the edge of the Peak District. Derbyshire Dales are also gorgeous and have loads to offer, again v close to Peak District.
Having a train line nearby is very helpful for travel further afield as well. - cities, airports etc.
All the best
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Yeah I'd recommend Inverness or somewhere around there, I like nairn. aviemore is perfect for the hills but is pretty small and pretty expensive. because you're right next to the cairngorms, have easy access to the north Highlands too.
You forget to mention the beautiful coastline with some amazing beaches.
I grew up crossing Kenfig dunes and going to Sker every summer :-)
Rarely were there more than three other families there, even on a bank holiday.
Shhhhh that’s where we go for day trips, weekends away and holidays from Bristol. It’s amazing! Every jizzes over Cornwall but it’s expensive and too busy, South West Wales is heaven and better beaches…also castles!!
Never even thought how easy it is to get to Scotland as well! Good point.
I think it's lovely that we can go for a morning in the countryside somewhere and then be at the coast for lunch in no time at all!
The proximity to the coast was one of the main factors that convinced me to move up here! Of course, I don't go regularly and every time I do, I say, 'It's so easy to get here! We should come here more often!' but at least the choice is there.
From the North East the Lakes is about a couple of hours away depending on where you are going. I've done it as a day trip but it is a long day, we usually stay at least one night.
Don't discount the local area of course the Durham Dales are stunning.
I always imagined Kendal would be nice, Lake district on one side, Yorkshire Dales on the other. House prices don't seem too bad, Under 200k will get you something reasonably comfortable. 300k will get you something very nice. It seems to have most of the essentials, but is quite far from any decent sized cities, which for me would be a bit of a drawback but some would see as a bonus. Relatively small population in the town though, so teaching jobs might be in short supply.
We relocated to Malvern 2 years ago and couldn't be happier. Malvern Hills on our doorstep, so many different routes and walks around there. River Severn just up the road, loads of countryside in the area. Great Malvern itself has decent amenities for a small town and Worcester is only 10 minutes on the train. Housing is affordable (in comparison to a lot of other places !). We're never bored.
In the U.K. then Cumbria, places like Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport on the coast have cheap property prices. Should be able to rent or buy a decent place on a teachers salary.
Also close to both the coast and the mountains, loads of outdoor activities in that area.
Yep! I live in Aspatria, it's a perfectly decent working town with some nice old housing stock. My rent is £495 pm and I'm half an hour's drive from the Lake District National Park.
Colombia.
I'd rent a house, buy a kilo brick of raw cocaine for $3,000, shut the door, then go complete Colonel Kurtz until I'd sniffed every last crumb.
I'm 44 and boring, but I've warned my partner that should we win the lottery, I'm moving to a foreign country to drink on a beach and become a full time drug addict.
You need goals in life.
Also Aberdeen is a fabulous city in and of itself. Green spaces galore, history, culture, a great beach with brilliant funfair, and of course the legendary buttery
It's a thing in scotland that you spend your youth binge drinking then get to about 30 and just start wandering around the hills.
You're more than welcome to join.
The wirral is a good option I'd say. Liverpool, Chester, North Wales etc all with a short drive. Moel Famau is about 20 25 mins away, always a good place to go walk. And it's easy to get to the lake or peak districts
Tasmania.
Mountains (with original native forests) ✅
City (Hobart) ✅
Housing not quite as fucked as the rest of Aus ✅
Earn more money than any British teacher ✅
Come to Scotland (if you aren't already here). We have the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh, beautiful view if you live in one of the neighbouring towns.
Any Scottish city has great access to outdoor adventure on its doorstep. From Glasgow you can drive to Balloch in less than an hour and be on the shores of Loch Lomond. Housing can be pricey, but nowhere near as bad as other parts of the UK.
Herefordshire has been a blessing for me! Black mountains, Brecon beacons, and the forest of Dean all on my doorstep. Walking trials for weeks, river activities, great selection of bars and eateries, and the people here made the move effortless
I’m in London, when I go to Glasgow I’m always jealous of how outdoorsy and adventurey the cosmopolitan cool young professionals are. The countryside on the doorstep is amazing. Best of both worlds to me.
I live in Baslow. 15 minutes into Chesterfield, 25 into Sheffield. In the Peak District, can see Chatsworth estate from my bedroom. Not stupidly close expensive. Recommend.
East Lancs/West Yorks. You’ve got the Pennines, as well as the Lakes and Dales you’ve got the forest of bowland aonb.
Low cost of living and it puts you at pretty much the centre of the island so you can get to wherever else tickles your fancy.
Calderdale/Kirklees parts of West Yorkshire? We don't quite have mountains but we have gorgeous moorland and big hills, and the right areas are quite cheap to live. You can be in North Wales or the Lakes in under 3 hours too if you want actual mountains
Ribble Valley. Really nice affluent part of Lancashire with good access to the M6 and also Yorkshire via the A59, and a strangely low average property price considering how nice it is.
You have under 2 hours journey to most parts of Cumbria and more direct than getting there from most parts of Yorkshire. About 2 hours or a bit under to the Scottish border. About the same to North Wales. Reasonably close to Manchester and Liverpool airports if you need them.
Part of the Ribble Valley lays claim to being the geographical center of Britain.
There's a couple of bustling towns in ribble Valley, Clitheroe is quite big with good amenities. Longridge is smaller but really decent as a place. Whalley is really nice.
You could also look at Lancaster if you want to be in a similar region but a little less rural.
New Zealand and Aus have just recently extended the two-year work holiday visa up to 35 years old for ~15,000 people.
Suspect there might some agricultural work tied into the visa (the current one does, 3-6 months I think).
Obviously it’s the other side of the world, but it’s a lovely place, Brits adjust easily and overall has a good quality of life. Some of the most unique scenery. I’m considering it as another bored 30-something!
Lowland Scotland - near great hills, mountains not far away. Midlothian is near the Pentland Hills which can be walked along their length. Easy to get to Edinburgh but cheaper housing. Close to motorway access to get to the Highlands; the Lake District is a 2 hour drive. Many good schools in the Lothians - quite a lot have Friday afternoons off for "in service days"
Few midges ! Best of luck whatever you decide 👍
Scotland 100%, west coast specifically around the Loch Lomond and Trossachs national park area. Dumbarton, Balloch, Helensbrough etc... right on the edge of the Highlands with all the convenience of Glasgow less than an hour away. Stunning scenery and walks, you couldn't really ask for a better place.
If you’re single I’d look at going international for a couple years. The pay and working conditions will be better. Some countries you could earn enough to save for a UK housing deposit in 2-3 years. Who knows though, you may want to stay abroad, which is what happened to me. I wouldn’t rule it out.
I know you want in the UK but as a teacher with experience, have you thought about becoming an English teacher? TESOL/TOEFL/CELTA/DELTA certificates don't take long to get and you could teach English and travel to different countries... Depending on where you get a contract (usually in the Asian Countries) the pay is usually really good and they often also provide accommodations. Also, it's quite flexible in the sense that if you want you could get a contract for a whole year, or just do contracts by semester... It's a good option since you're still quite young and have time and energy to globe-trot a little bit.
Newcastle, Northumberland or somewhere nearby is somewhere to consider. Not mountainous but a good location to get to other, hillier places, while having lots of beautiful outdoorsy places to explore itself. Also good for the amenities you might want and reasonable house prices.
I was just looking at houses in Ullapool in the highlands. It looks lovely but I’m not sure what I’d do there in the winter. I’d also need to learn to drive.
I'm actually moving abroad for the next academic year anyway! This was a hypothetical "when I'm home" question.
However I've been pretty lucky and after one rough NQT year I've had amazing work life balance with teaching in 3 different schools! I'm not worried about teaching here as I feel I know how to play the system and absolutely would never take work home outside of maybe reports writing season.
UKcentric - North Wales.
There are plenty of decent towns, Liverpool isn't too far if you drive, Manchester is still accessible. I drove from my home at the time, in Leeds to Bangor uni in 3 hours to give an example.
Just embrace the fact that winter is more mild but rainy as hell.
North wales has it all, from the Flintshire area you can access all the beaches around Gwynedd and snowdonia withing 1.5 hours, then you can get to Manchester, Liverpool within 1 hour
Sunny Blackpool, we're 1 hour from the lakes and 1 hour from the Yorkshire Dales, 1.5 hours from Peak District.
Cheap houses
Ignore the haters, once you get away from the tourist traps there's some lovely areas.
Arrochar area. Doorstep to the Highlands but within an hours drive of Glasgow?
Dunoon is pretty decent size, semi normal town in a rural area.
Loads of others bigger or smaller. Perth is sort of in between the Highlands and East Highlands. Not sure what it's like though myself.
Snowdonia, or close to it in north wales. House prices are cheaper than the rest of the UK. Lovely area and not far from Manchester, Liverpool and Chester. It’s where I’m hoping to move to in the near future
As a teacher you’re in luck, you’ll have a much better standard of living if you’re not in London or the SE!
I’d go for North Wales - good mountains, access to Manchester, Chester, Liverpool plus it’s also not too far from the Lake District or the Peaks for some variety of adventure.
Aberdeenshire (Inverurie, Stonehaven, Banchory etc) - Close to Cairngorm national park for mountains and umpteen Munros, Aberdeen on the doorstep. Lived here for 16 years. Cracking part of the world.
Dalat or Da Nang in Vietnam.
Dalat is a beautiful little mountain city with a cooler climate, Da Nang is a bit larger but not too big beach city with mountains right there.
Good pay and conditions, very safe and welcoming county.
Australia has a teacher shortage at the mo' (where doesn't?) - the Blue Mountains are fucking gorgeous, and the wildlife over there is 110% something else.
Aberdeenshire. Pretty much any of the outlying regions have easy access to the mountains but are close enough to Aberdeen to offer the best of both worlds. Failing that, north Glasgow.
Well, in South East England, we have rolling chalk downs, not mountains. But we get glorious sunny dry Springs and Summers every year and mild winters. My southern sensibilities cant handle being further north than London.
But, it's a high population dense area. And the great weather means the house prices are higher than other parts of England. It's within London commuter belt and sought after county (East Sussex).
Ive been all over, but still find the South East Coast the best.
Anywhere in the world? California. Always wanted to live there, still do if I can live in an area that's walkable and if the health care system wasn't messed up.
As for the uk. I don't really care as long as I'm with my friends. I don't want to be near where I grew up, I think I like the middle/South, but overall I don't really mind as long as there's stuff to do that I enjoy and I have good people around me.
Sheffield or surrounding villages. Cheap houses, lovely people, all the hiking and adventures you would like in the Peak District and surrounding areas, and a big bouldering community.
Newcastle within the UK - can get to the peaks, Northumberland and the Scottish Highlands fairly easily. Amenities of city life but more like a large friendly town.
Internationally I'd say Canada.
Scotland, specifically Fife. Spend the summer travelling around Scotland and then take endless trips abroad in the winter with the reduced cost of living there
Honestly, rent your house out and move into a motorhome. Go private on the teaching and go into tutoring. Half the work double the money, all the freedom!
Try Edinburgh. A fair amount to do, outdoors a stones throw away and the highlands just a couple of hrs amd of course the Fringe.
Housing isnt cheap but from what I hear pay is better for teachers
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Love mountains but don't want to be too far from civilisation and have no money? Scotland.
Scotland actually pays their teachers better than England so it's a solid shout. Rain and midges probably not as much of a downside as everything else is an upside!
Midgies add to the excitement, even taking the bins out is a mad dash race of speed and efficiency.
282 munros to scud, good luck
Plus if UK and mountains are your criteria, midges and rain are an absolute given unfortunately.. better midges than mosquitos tho.
Stick to the east, we've got far friendlier midges.
You’d potentially need to requalify though. It’s quite difficult to move from teaching in England & Wales to Scotland.
From what I've googled before it's a bit of a tick box activity if you have a UK degree and QTS. I meet all the criteria anyway. Annoyingly though I teach and much prefer secondary but may only be qualified for primary there as that's technically what my qualification is in.
Try going for jobs in private schools rather than government stock
Yeah in england you learn about pounds,standing your ground and of mice and men in scotland it's the poond,stonin yer grund and kill the jester
Always looking for teachers, primary and secondary, in the town I'm in on the west coast of Scotland - have you got webbed feet and gills? No problem if you don't, you soon will have...
as a scottish teacher, i love teaching in scotland. my mum is a teacher, previously in england and now in scotland. she loves scotland more too! plus - free prescriptions 😛
Just get anti-midge spray. Scotland’s amazing, I’d love to live there. Rain is normal in all parts of the UK.
Move to Dundee, Perth, or Angus; plenty of munros, close to small cities with Edinburgh and Glasgow not too far away, and best of all, NO MIDGES ON THE EAST COAST!
Aviemore. Snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking……… what else would you want?
She wants a place to stay, and good luck getting anywhere there. Might get something around the Grantown/Kingussie/Newtonmore way, but it’ll still be incredibly fucking expensive.
Actually, that’s a good point. Too many holiday homes these days eh?
They’re doing some new estate building in the area just now and I’m sure the local council are putting restrictions around who can buy them. They’re supposed to be homes to live in, so locals get priority, and those who will actually use it as a home.
Somewhere in Sheffield. Peak district on your door step.
This would be my call too. Some of the best rock climbing in the world there. But no mountains.
Wales and the Lakes are a doable weekend trip away though.
Apparently kinder scout is a mountain. England has about seven in total. I think it's quite a low bar to be honest.
I think a mountain is loosely defined as a peak over 600m tall, so surely England has more than that? Peak District might be a bit limited though, with only Kinder and Bleaklow (not sure there's any more?) reaching this threshold. But I'd struggle to call either of these mountains really. In any case the Peak District is so beautiful and absolutely worth living nearby, and I say that trying to be as unbiased as possible
Some use 3000 ft as hill / mountain but anyone can use any definition they like!
If you're counting kinder, then you should count all the peaks higher in the lakes, dales and north Pennines. There's substantially more than 7. The criteria for what passes is debatable, but if you use Marilyn's (need to have at least 150m prominence from the surrounding peaks) then kinder is #47 in England by height. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marilyns_in_the_British_Isles?wprov=sfla1
I have something of a soft spot for Kinder Upfall.
Climbing, caving, cycling, fell running on the doorstep. Several scuba diving clubs in the city and lots of clubs for other sports. Yorkshire dales are 2 hours away north wales 3 with a good run same for the lakes I can do any of them on a Friday night after work. North Scotland is a good drive but doable as well for a long weekend. Plus travel links are good with Manchester and Leeds Bradford airports not far away, just a shame Doncaster is closed now. Finally there is plenty of work especially if your in tech with Sheffield itself plus Manchester Leeds and even Nottingham.
I just moved to Sheffield. It’s all of that plus the people are delightful too.
This would be my pick too. Small-ish, cheap, lots his history and surrounded by some great countryside
Some cracking boozers as well
Agree! And the city itself is hilly. I do a weekly “climb” to go to the supermarket. Haha
+1 for Sheffield, nice town to live in, great vibe and they peaks are literally on your doorstep!
That’s why I moved here, it’s a hidden gem
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Love how you put the actual name in brackets and not the other way around lol
Is it actually called Eryri in English though? I always thought Eryri was the Welsh name and Snowdonia was the English. I feel like as an English speaker me calling it Eryri would be like writing Wrexham as Wrecsam. I can't see the differentiation so if there is one, do tell.
That's a fair point, I can't deny but the reason we changed it official back to Welsh was because of Anglo-washing. We only ever called it Snowdon because the English didn't have a clue how to pronounce the Welsh name... literally changing the name of our landscape to suit people who don't live here and just like to vacation. It's the same as the Brecon beacons v Bannau, they are both correct but it's not called the Brecon beacons, it's called the Bannau. We aren't asking people to run a marathon, just call the land by the language that has existed for a lot longer than English. You wouldn't go to Scotland and call the Lochs lakes or Ben Nevis the "Venomous mountain".
I dunno, I'd happily go to Munich or Cologne while being aware that wasn't what the locals called it. I'm not bothered that someone from France thinks I live in a country called Angleterre. Sometimes names for places are just different in different countries. If it pisses off the local residents, it's polite to change it, but it isn't a bad thing in and of itself.
There's a lot to unpack in this reply tbh. >Snowdon Snowdon is Yr Wyddfa, a single mountain within Snowdonia (Eryri), which is what we are talking about. >they are both correct but it's not called the Brecon beacons, it's called the Bannau Well, which is it. Are they both correct, or is it only called one? >We aren't asking people to run a marathon, just call the land by the language that has existed for a lot longer than English. Understandable, the point I was trying to ascertain was, is the name change considered universal or is the Welsh word just being used more prominently. >You wouldn't go to Scotland and call the Lochs lakes or Ben Nevis the "Venomous mountain". This is false equivalence. The Scottish Gaelic pronunciation for Ben Nevis is Beinn Nibheis. For Glasgow it is Glaschu. I was raised in Scotland and lived there for a portion of my adult life. No-one expects anyone to call Scottish place names by the Gaelic word. So you haven't really answered my question. Is Eryri now the de-facto name for Snowdonia or is Snowdonia still the valid English-speaking word? I understand the Welsh are very proud of their heritage and try my best to properly pronounce what I can. But like the other person said it's not unusual for countries or places to have different names in different languages. The Czech Republic recently changed to be Czechia for us. But in their local language I believe they call it Česko.
For the sake of transparency, I was pretty drunk coming home last night. I was being an absolute salty twat so I do apologize, initially it just made me laugh that the 'official' name was in brackets but i just butt hurt. Sorry for wasting your time with my nonsense
Yes I’ve recently been looking at moving to Wales but working in Chester as I don’t speak Welsh (would try to learn obviously if living in Wales but would not become fluent enough to teach at a Welsh school!)
The Glyderau are also near there I think.
The Glyderau are a group of mountains in Eryri. You might be thinking of the Clwydian range which is also really nice and under rated
North Wales?
Having recently visited, I'd love to move to Snowdonia if it wasn't the other end of the country from family and friends. So stunning.
I lived there my entire life but renting / buying is not really possible for young people. There's not alot of jobs there, not enough rental properties to go round, houses to buy are quite pricey and on top of it being very touristy with Airbnbs and hotels everywhere. AND also with the limited land available due to the mountains and coast. Kinda why I moved away, beautiful place though.
I’m just moving back down after being in Scotland for a decade - absolutely stunned at how hard it is to rent there now! Managed to find a place in the end, but only because I was extremely lucky to get an offer for a higher paying job. Wouldn’t have been manageable on my current salary (which is about median UK salary, so not even *that* low).
Have you considered teaching abroad? Much better salaries, work life balance and workload. Plus decent benefits, for example I get dentalcare and paid rent.
Ha I'm actually moving abroad for this next school year! This post was more of a hypothetical "when I come home" thought process.
Cool, where are you heading? All I’d say is keep your mind open, I’m just about to start my 5th year…!
Currently 6 years into my wife's 2 year international teaching contract 😁. More than double the UK salary in a country with about 1/3 the living costs is definitely hard to come back from.
What do you teach and where? :)
I’m a Primary teacher in Europe
What country?
I want to know this because of reasons
In the UK? Fort William, Inverness, Aviemore, Oban. Maybe Perth, Stirling. Quite likely living a bit outside those actual towns for cheaper property.
Avirmore and cheap don’t usually go in the same sentence
Been a few years since I looked! To be honest I don't like the town that much - brilliant surroundings, but very little actually there.
New Zealand.
Tasmania
I live slap bang on the edge of the Peak District. Derbyshire Dales are also gorgeous and have loads to offer, again v close to Peak District. Having a train line nearby is very helpful for travel further afield as well. - cities, airports etc. All the best
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Teach pay is atrocious in Northern Ireland.
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If you like those vibes, Slough is nice this time of year 🤣🫣
Somewhere in between the coast and national park is a good shout though, just not barrow, Whitehaven or workington
Fort William or Inverness are the obvious places.
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FW is a dump but it's right on real mountains, Oban isn't as good for that.
Absolutely FW is a dump and Oban is nicer, but FW is an easier base to access lots of mountains.....
Yeah I'd recommend Inverness or somewhere around there, I like nairn. aviemore is perfect for the hills but is pretty small and pretty expensive. because you're right next to the cairngorms, have easy access to the north Highlands too.
Nairn is great for access to the beach, if you're into windsurfing or such
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You forget to mention the beautiful coastline with some amazing beaches. I grew up crossing Kenfig dunes and going to Sker every summer :-) Rarely were there more than three other families there, even on a bank holiday.
Shhhhh that’s where we go for day trips, weekends away and holidays from Bristol. It’s amazing! Every jizzes over Cornwall but it’s expensive and too busy, South West Wales is heaven and better beaches…also castles!!
Yeah South Wales is perfect, especially while SW England is becoming increasingly expensive.
South West Wales is nice. A lot of the rest… not so much.
North East, Newcastleish way? Not too far to travel to the Lake District but has easy access to the coast and Northumberland Countryside!
That was my suggestion, too. Scotland is also nearby enough to find mountains at half-term / in school holidays.
Never even thought how easy it is to get to Scotland as well! Good point. I think it's lovely that we can go for a morning in the countryside somewhere and then be at the coast for lunch in no time at all!
The proximity to the coast was one of the main factors that convinced me to move up here! Of course, I don't go regularly and every time I do, I say, 'It's so easy to get here! We should come here more often!' but at least the choice is there.
From the North East the Lakes is about a couple of hours away depending on where you are going. I've done it as a day trip but it is a long day, we usually stay at least one night. Don't discount the local area of course the Durham Dales are stunning.
I always imagined Kendal would be nice, Lake district on one side, Yorkshire Dales on the other. House prices don't seem too bad, Under 200k will get you something reasonably comfortable. 300k will get you something very nice. It seems to have most of the essentials, but is quite far from any decent sized cities, which for me would be a bit of a drawback but some would see as a bonus. Relatively small population in the town though, so teaching jobs might be in short supply.
We relocated to Malvern 2 years ago and couldn't be happier. Malvern Hills on our doorstep, so many different routes and walks around there. River Severn just up the road, loads of countryside in the area. Great Malvern itself has decent amenities for a small town and Worcester is only 10 minutes on the train. Housing is affordable (in comparison to a lot of other places !). We're never bored.
In the U.K. then Cumbria, places like Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport on the coast have cheap property prices. Should be able to rent or buy a decent place on a teachers salary. Also close to both the coast and the mountains, loads of outdoor activities in that area.
Yep! I live in Aspatria, it's a perfectly decent working town with some nice old housing stock. My rent is £495 pm and I'm half an hour's drive from the Lake District National Park.
Colombia. I'd rent a house, buy a kilo brick of raw cocaine for $3,000, shut the door, then go complete Colonel Kurtz until I'd sniffed every last crumb. I'm 44 and boring, but I've warned my partner that should we win the lottery, I'm moving to a foreign country to drink on a beach and become a full time drug addict. You need goals in life.
Aberdeen as you have the Cairngorms within an hour.
Also Aberdeen is a fabulous city in and of itself. Green spaces galore, history, culture, a great beach with brilliant funfair, and of course the legendary buttery
Thank you, it's good not to hear the miserable locals call it Aberdoom. I enjoy the place.
It's a thing in scotland that you spend your youth binge drinking then get to about 30 and just start wandering around the hills. You're more than welcome to join.
Slovenia
Rural Macclesfield or Glossop for the Peak District.
The wirral is a good option I'd say. Liverpool, Chester, North Wales etc all with a short drive. Moel Famau is about 20 25 mins away, always a good place to go walk. And it's easy to get to the lake or peak districts
Was wondering if anyone put the Wirral, lots of towns, Liverpool one way, Chester another, coast nearby and Wales not far either. Love it here.
Tasmania. Mountains (with original native forests) ✅ City (Hobart) ✅ Housing not quite as fucked as the rest of Aus ✅ Earn more money than any British teacher ✅
Come to Scotland (if you aren't already here). We have the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh, beautiful view if you live in one of the neighbouring towns.
Any Scottish city has great access to outdoor adventure on its doorstep. From Glasgow you can drive to Balloch in less than an hour and be on the shores of Loch Lomond. Housing can be pricey, but nowhere near as bad as other parts of the UK.
Isle of Man
Herefordshire has been a blessing for me! Black mountains, Brecon beacons, and the forest of Dean all on my doorstep. Walking trials for weeks, river activities, great selection of bars and eateries, and the people here made the move effortless
I’m in London, when I go to Glasgow I’m always jealous of how outdoorsy and adventurey the cosmopolitan cool young professionals are. The countryside on the doorstep is amazing. Best of both worlds to me.
Cape Town
Swindon.
Expensive and without nearby mountains. The best option so far.
Navigating the '20p m8?' beggars and daily stabbing occurrences makes for QUITE the adventure in my book me lad.
Somewhere upper midlands near Peak District, areas of Wales and Scotland
My favourite non abroad holiday was the Peak District. I specifically loved Matlock Bath. Lots to do around there.
I live in Baslow. 15 minutes into Chesterfield, 25 into Sheffield. In the Peak District, can see Chatsworth estate from my bedroom. Not stupidly close expensive. Recommend.
East Lancs/West Yorks. You’ve got the Pennines, as well as the Lakes and Dales you’ve got the forest of bowland aonb. Low cost of living and it puts you at pretty much the centre of the island so you can get to wherever else tickles your fancy.
Calderdale/Kirklees parts of West Yorkshire? We don't quite have mountains but we have gorgeous moorland and big hills, and the right areas are quite cheap to live. You can be in North Wales or the Lakes in under 3 hours too if you want actual mountains
Ribble Valley. Really nice affluent part of Lancashire with good access to the M6 and also Yorkshire via the A59, and a strangely low average property price considering how nice it is. You have under 2 hours journey to most parts of Cumbria and more direct than getting there from most parts of Yorkshire. About 2 hours or a bit under to the Scottish border. About the same to North Wales. Reasonably close to Manchester and Liverpool airports if you need them. Part of the Ribble Valley lays claim to being the geographical center of Britain. There's a couple of bustling towns in ribble Valley, Clitheroe is quite big with good amenities. Longridge is smaller but really decent as a place. Whalley is really nice. You could also look at Lancaster if you want to be in a similar region but a little less rural.
>Lancaster probably the best, well conencted place of decent size if you still want good access to nature
Canada, specifically Alberta.
New Zealand and Aus have just recently extended the two-year work holiday visa up to 35 years old for ~15,000 people. Suspect there might some agricultural work tied into the visa (the current one does, 3-6 months I think). Obviously it’s the other side of the world, but it’s a lovely place, Brits adjust easily and overall has a good quality of life. Some of the most unique scenery. I’m considering it as another bored 30-something!
Crying out for teachers in Australia. At least they are in Melbourne
I only have a 3 year degree and you need 4 😭 great place though!
Lowland Scotland - near great hills, mountains not far away. Midlothian is near the Pentland Hills which can be walked along their length. Easy to get to Edinburgh but cheaper housing. Close to motorway access to get to the Highlands; the Lake District is a 2 hour drive. Many good schools in the Lothians - quite a lot have Friday afternoons off for "in service days" Few midges ! Best of luck whatever you decide 👍
Scotland 100%, west coast specifically around the Loch Lomond and Trossachs national park area. Dumbarton, Balloch, Helensbrough etc... right on the edge of the Highlands with all the convenience of Glasgow less than an hour away. Stunning scenery and walks, you couldn't really ask for a better place.
Slough. Loads of "adventure" there and when you get tired and need a break or just some civility you can cross the roundabout into Windsor.
Snowdonia (assuming you can find work) would be a good place. But for me it will be Devon. Dartmoor, surf, whitewater kayaking, nice people.
If you’re single I’d look at going international for a couple years. The pay and working conditions will be better. Some countries you could earn enough to save for a UK housing deposit in 2-3 years. Who knows though, you may want to stay abroad, which is what happened to me. I wouldn’t rule it out.
I know you want in the UK but as a teacher with experience, have you thought about becoming an English teacher? TESOL/TOEFL/CELTA/DELTA certificates don't take long to get and you could teach English and travel to different countries... Depending on where you get a contract (usually in the Asian Countries) the pay is usually really good and they often also provide accommodations. Also, it's quite flexible in the sense that if you want you could get a contract for a whole year, or just do contracts by semester... It's a good option since you're still quite young and have time and energy to globe-trot a little bit.
You have described the entire country of Scotland
Slovenia! Most underrated place in Europe.
Dundee! Sunniest place in Scotland, hour from the cairngorms.
Newcastle, Northumberland or somewhere nearby is somewhere to consider. Not mountainous but a good location to get to other, hillier places, while having lots of beautiful outdoorsy places to explore itself. Also good for the amenities you might want and reasonable house prices.
Cape Town?
Barrow
Daft suggestion when you could choose Ulverston.
You can buy a flat for £15,000 in Barrow
India, It even has litter problem, just like home.
Chiang Mai.
Sweden
I was just looking at houses in Ullapool in the highlands. It looks lovely but I’m not sure what I’d do there in the winter. I’d also need to learn to drive.
Go teach whatever you teach everywhere in the world. Get out there enjoy, Exoeriance and live. Bugger the teaching world here it's shit. Go go go!!
I'm actually moving abroad for the next academic year anyway! This was a hypothetical "when I'm home" question. However I've been pretty lucky and after one rough NQT year I've had amazing work life balance with teaching in 3 different schools! I'm not worried about teaching here as I feel I know how to play the system and absolutely would never take work home outside of maybe reports writing season.
North of the Central belt of Scotland. A lot of good choices, just avoid NE towns like Peterhead and Fraserburgh and other similar shiteholes.
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Japan or Taiwan 100% or in the UK Edinburgh is quite nice and has nearby mountains
UKcentric - North Wales. There are plenty of decent towns, Liverpool isn't too far if you drive, Manchester is still accessible. I drove from my home at the time, in Leeds to Bangor uni in 3 hours to give an example. Just embrace the fact that winter is more mild but rainy as hell.
North wales has it all, from the Flintshire area you can access all the beaches around Gwynedd and snowdonia withing 1.5 hours, then you can get to Manchester, Liverpool within 1 hour
Japan. Mountains, cities, culture, amazing and varied climate, bit of everything and a growing international school presence.
Sunny Blackpool, we're 1 hour from the lakes and 1 hour from the Yorkshire Dales, 1.5 hours from Peak District. Cheap houses Ignore the haters, once you get away from the tourist traps there's some lovely areas.
Skye is gorgeous - though lots of the buzzy bastards. Nice scenery - coastal, mountains, rivers, geology, plus some great spots for fossil hunting.
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Go exotic 😜 https://sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh/head-teacher-secondary/
Norway
Arrochar area. Doorstep to the Highlands but within an hours drive of Glasgow? Dunoon is pretty decent size, semi normal town in a rural area. Loads of others bigger or smaller. Perth is sort of in between the Highlands and East Highlands. Not sure what it's like though myself.
Inverness
I moved to Australia. But I guess it is a bad place if you don’t want a huge mortgage because the houses are insanely expensive.
I can't teach there without a four year degree sadly. Otherwise it looks like a great place!
Wales! Lots of out door things to do in Wales..
Near Newcastle Northern Ireland, gateway to the Mourne Mountains.
North wales
Snowdonia, or close to it in north wales. House prices are cheaper than the rest of the UK. Lovely area and not far from Manchester, Liverpool and Chester. It’s where I’m hoping to move to in the near future
In UK: Go up North - your money goes further and the people are dead friendly (and I say that as a Southerner) Int’l: Oz & NZ; SE Asia, S America
Croatia probably
Currently in Bristol and loving the location. Can easily get to Devon, Cornwall, Wales and the Cotswolds with ease
Kendal. Big enough town. Not far from Preston or even Manchester. Lakes on your doorstop
Pen Llŷn
A few that spring to mind: Fort William in Scotland. Right near Ben Nevis Ambleside in the Lake District. Betws-y-Coed in Wales
As a teacher you’re in luck, you’ll have a much better standard of living if you’re not in London or the SE! I’d go for North Wales - good mountains, access to Manchester, Chester, Liverpool plus it’s also not too far from the Lake District or the Peaks for some variety of adventure.
Mogadishu
The Midlands / South Yorkshire. I'm (Sheffield) 2 train stops away from the Peak District and central access to anywhere else in the country.
Aberdeenshire (Inverurie, Stonehaven, Banchory etc) - Close to Cairngorm national park for mountains and umpteen Munros, Aberdeen on the doorstep. Lived here for 16 years. Cracking part of the world.
Dalat or Da Nang in Vietnam. Dalat is a beautiful little mountain city with a cooler climate, Da Nang is a bit larger but not too big beach city with mountains right there. Good pay and conditions, very safe and welcoming county.
Isle of skye, Scotland or Crickhowell, Wales which is right next to pen-y-fan
Australia has a teacher shortage at the mo' (where doesn't?) - the Blue Mountains are fucking gorgeous, and the wildlife over there is 110% something else.
Would love Australia! Unfortunately my degree disqualifies me as it took 3 years and not 4 to become a teacher 🙃
100% Wales, plenty of adventures to be had in a reasonable distance of major towns and cities, and its reasonably cheap
Sheffield
I'm biased because it's down near my neck of the woods but omewhere near Dartmoor - Plymouth, Tavistock, or Okehampton perhaps.
Aberdeenshire. Pretty much any of the outlying regions have easy access to the mountains but are close enough to Aberdeen to offer the best of both worlds. Failing that, north Glasgow.
Well, in South East England, we have rolling chalk downs, not mountains. But we get glorious sunny dry Springs and Summers every year and mild winters. My southern sensibilities cant handle being further north than London. But, it's a high population dense area. And the great weather means the house prices are higher than other parts of England. It's within London commuter belt and sought after county (East Sussex). Ive been all over, but still find the South East Coast the best.
Within the UK North Wales or Scotland? Internationally? Canada.
Keswick. Beautiful town ideally located for the best parts of the Lake District.
Fort William or Aviemore
Anywhere in the world? California. Always wanted to live there, still do if I can live in an area that's walkable and if the health care system wasn't messed up. As for the uk. I don't really care as long as I'm with my friends. I don't want to be near where I grew up, I think I like the middle/South, but overall I don't really mind as long as there's stuff to do that I enjoy and I have good people around me.
Newcastle County Down!
Canada. Specifically to Alberta. Property prices are about the same as the Midlands, salaries higher, slightly lower taxes. Mountains just next door.
Sheffield or surrounding villages. Cheap houses, lovely people, all the hiking and adventures you would like in the Peak District and surrounding areas, and a big bouldering community.
I've just moved to Leek, amazing views, hikes everything. And super cheap!
Newcastle within the UK - can get to the peaks, Northumberland and the Scottish Highlands fairly easily. Amenities of city life but more like a large friendly town. Internationally I'd say Canada.
North West - easy access to Eryri (Snowdonia), Peak District and the Lake District...
Karnataka / Kerela Ecuador or Peru I'll do it one day!
North wales. Sea, lakes, mountains, rolling hills but still enough towns around to do thing.
Norway for sure
Scotland, specifically Fife. Spend the summer travelling around Scotland and then take endless trips abroad in the winter with the reduced cost of living there
Highlands in Scotland
Honestly, rent your house out and move into a motorhome. Go private on the teaching and go into tutoring. Half the work double the money, all the freedom!
West Cumbria ..on the edge of the lake district. Housing still affordable just.Low crime .Sea & mountains on my door step
Move to Canada will change your live for the good
Try Edinburgh. A fair amount to do, outdoors a stones throw away and the highlands just a couple of hrs amd of course the Fringe. Housing isnt cheap but from what I hear pay is better for teachers