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Hurrah! Mr MigratingFishSwim & I have narrowed things down considerably.
Mr MFS decided he didn't want to go further than Europe, so that helped; being an EU citizen he can get a work permit comparatively easy in any other EU country, bonus; we want warmth, so around the Med made sense...
It's now between Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar, Greece, Spain & Portugal. (We're including the Canaries, Azores, etc, in that.) Alas the south of France isn't warm enough for me and Corsica has no British-style international schools, so France had to be ruled-out, to the general chagrin of friends & family who were hoping for nice holidays in France!
Mr MFS as we speak, is ploughing through a book on teaching abroad and is compiling a criteria list to help him decide which countries he'd like to teach in. He's been recommended to take his first overseas post through a reputable agency, rather than applying directly to schools. Presumably as they only work with schools who comply with best practise.
My job this week was to find some expos to visit, to talk directly with emigration specialists, potential employers, work permit departments, etc, but I've had little luck.
There's the Place in The Sun expo in March, but that's 175 miles away in London. When we were planning on New Zealand, there seemed to be an expo in the North or Midlands every two months! There are various property shows, but that's not what we need at the moment. If any readers know of emigration expos for Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar, Greece, Spain or Portugal, please let me know.
I've found some emigration online fora, on which to ask others for their expo knowledge. These two sites have an EU and English-speaking country focus, but look like being really useful:
http://britishexpats.com/ and http://www.expatforum.com/
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