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Money Matters and Budgeting

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Banking

Opening a bank account can difficult without proof of your UK address or any credit history in the UK. A letter from your bank and/or a sequence of recent bank statements from your home country will help and Teaching Personnel will provide registered teachers with a letter of employment that will allow them to open a bank account more easily.

Just how far can you stretch that pound?

To illustrate just how far you can stretch the pound below is a weekly budget based on the experiences of some of our registered international teachers based in London. 

This is not a definitive guide and costs will of course vary depending on your own unique lifestyle

Budget £600 per week

Rent - £100

Groceries -  £25

Commuting -  £25

Phone Calls -  £5

Household Bills -  £50

Socialising and Travel - £395

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