Should I move overseas?

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Single mum here to 17 and a 15 yr old. Struggling financially but work full time in a good job. Had to buy a property (small) after divorcing an abusive partner and kids are with me full time. Considering moving overseas next year to find a better work life balance. Looking at maybe teaching where I can have accommodation and schooling for my then 16 year old. My 17 year old wants to go to Uni and I’m worried that I will not be able to help financially if I stay here. Anyone have any suggestions of where to live? Thought I could sell up or rent my home out. Getting really fed up of struggling so much financially in the UK.

I would start with registering with one of the international schools to see where they might have vacancies for your subject/age group and where your children (or child) can be educated rather than choosing a place and then having to look for work.

Well what do they want at 15 and 17 i would imagine they would be quite opinionated about this. If my mum had tried to move me away from my boyfriend and friends at that age I would of moved out.

CoL crisis is global - I'm in Canada and you should see my weekly grocery bill. Horrific.

Also, we moved province last year and it cost a fucking fortune to move house. If you're struggling now i;m not sure a big moving bill will help i'm afraid.

Before you commit, investigate whether your DD would be classed as an international student at uni, with higher fees, if living abroad.

They want to leave the UK too!

Hadn’t thought of that.

The kids I mean. They see how much of a struggle it is here and don’t see a good future here for themselves. I guess universities fees might be a problem but there are universities overseas with English as first language. I’m looking at Vietnam at the moment.

Have you been to Vietnam before?

Are you a trained teacher?

Your youngest would likely get international uni fees. By negotiation you may be able to claim enough uk links for some unis to offer home fees, but it's hit and miss.

Echoing a post further up - look for a job, the assess the location possibilities.

And the kids part wsy through GCSE and A level courses? So you are looking st moving summer 2027?? Please don't move half way through a GCSE or A level course.

Yes, if you can find a position abroad which can support 3 grownups' needs and 2 (private?) education placements for your teenagers.
International education is not necessarily the goldmine you hope for.

Are you a qualified teacher? What about visas and residency permissions?

What do they want to study?
A degree from Vietnam is not necessarily a good basis for getting a job in the UK.

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It's a really bad age for both children to move.

Are you a qualified teacher with QTS? You stand no chance of getting a teaching job without it.

Make sure you cost out all the extras e.g. private health insurance, flight 'home' for holidays or to look at unis. What tax will you have to pay wherever you go and possibly in the UK.

An ESOL qualification can be taken quite quickly but I don't know how much it pays, ESOL teachers tend to be young and single.