#9 [Interview] Securing international work independently from Pakistan, upskilling, career pivots & the CELTA - with teacher Sabahat Farooq

#11 | Shaking the apricot tree: 3 quotes to help get back after a hiatus, (or when you've just been in the thick of it)

Today the Well Teachers Teach Well podcast returns — complete with a brand-new jingle and some music to set the tone. This reboot provides a moment of reflection, reconnection, and renewal. In this episode, @Sumbella shares three quotes that have carried her through uncertainty, loss, and reinvention. They are: ✨ “Have the courage of your talent” — which is a call to trust in the value you offer ✨ “Speak what you seek until you see what you saw” — a reminder to keep naming our hopes ✨ “The moral arc is long but bends toward justice” — grounding us in long-term purpose and hope 🌱 At the end, don’t miss updates from The Well, our summer Mandarin Hobby Course for teachers, and how a goat, a Springer Spaniel, and grief have all reshaped the pace and purpose of our work at Well Teachers. 🔗 Listen in and reconnect at 💬 And let us know: what words have helped you hold steady lately? #WellTeachers #TeacherWellbeing #PodcastReboot #EducationalLeadership #GriefAndGrowth #TheWell #Teachwell

#10 | 'Well, Teachers' | 3 areas I'm investing into this year, and they all begin with 'P': People, Places, and Property

In this episode I share 3 areas I'm investing into this year: Property, People, And Places. This is a 3x3 episode, in which I share 3 things about each of the 3 things :) (Facilitation hack: I also find this 3x3 a great way to structure presentations when there is just too much to cover). Heh. And there's a bonus P that I'm investing to that's obvious, but I only realised now: Pakistan! Lol. I hope you enjoy. Any questions just reach out to me, whether on LinkedIn, Insta, or at sumbella@wellteachers.org, or over in our platform at wellteachers.mn.co.

#9 [Interview] Securing international work independently from Pakistan, upskilling, career pivots & the CELTA - with teacher Sabahat Farooq

1️⃣Developing skills and profitable qualifications for international work 💡-how she pivoted into teaching from law to pursue a career that felt more meaningful and fulfilling for her 💡-the qualifications she pursued in order to become a tutor for international students (of course, it's the CELTA!) 💡-how she overcomes any challenges with teaching English when it is not her first language 2️⃣Securing and retaining remote, paid international work 💡-the challenges and details of how she secures payments internationally from Pakistan 💡-how she got her first paying student and secures new ones (without using social media at all) 3️⃣Wellbeing and taking care as a teacher 💡-her philosophy on wellbeing and what she does to keep well amidst her workload (both life and tutoring) 💡-how bearing witness to and resisting the atrocities taking place in occupied Palestine, Lebanon and across the Middle East and Africa has had a bearing on her work and lifestyle choices this year. Sabahat is someone who is very much walking the talk - quietly building a budding teaching career on her own terms. And I specially wanted to talk to her about these topics because they are so pertinent for teachers who wish to pivot out of full time school teaching and build a career with more flexibility over time, earnings, and energy.

#8 [#wellbeing] 4 things that kept me up at night working in education, and 4 things that would have helped

In this episode we explore four things that kept me up at night as a teacher, namely: safeguarding issues, burnout, politics, and the 'unreachables'. What would have helped? Nudges, systems, containers & tools - in this episode I explain each of these. At the start of the new academic year for many of us, this episode contains questions with each one to prompt you to consider how these four things can be put in place for your own wellbeing too - whether you're a teacher or you are helping to manage wellbeing in a school setting.

#7 [#training] My 5-point filter for sussing out a quality professional development experience

Well, teachers: the next episode of the podcast is up - and in it, you will hear aaaaaall about 5 filters I use to suss out whether a workshop is worth investing my time and energy. The 5-point filter I use to suss a good PD out is as follows: Attendees? Facilitator? Goals? Flow? Sales? In the podcast I go into each of these.