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A Break from Work to Volunteer Abroad: A Case Study
Eager to escape a dead-end job, Tracy Bromfield went to South Africa on a four-month career break to volunteer with children and animals. It was a life-changing experience for her, and one that has ev...
A Break to Look After Small Children: A Case Study
Rachel Oldroyd took a career break from her job as a journalist after she got pregnant with her second child, hoping to spend more time with the children than she did as a full-time career woman....
A Career Break for Extended Honeymoon: A Case Study
Taking a career break a few months after they tied the knot meant an extended honeymoon for Pippa and Aaron Witcher, one in which they travelled and finalised business plans for the future.....
A Work Break to Study Abroad: A Case Study
Dave Richardson has always loved going on safari, so when he had the opportunity to take a career break abroad and study to become a field guide himself, he jumped at the chance......
An International Job Exchange
International job exchanges can be one answer to a lucrative, well-paid career break abroad. Once you decide where you want to go, find a partner and the world's your oyster!...
Applying to a UK Secondary School from Abroad
Getting your child into a good secondary school can seem like an insurmountable task, made even more difficult when you're on a career break abroad. But if you follow the right steps and keep calm, th...
Assisting Your Child On a New Curriculum Abroad
Adjusting to a new curriculum abroad can be difficult for children, who are already learning to adapt to a new country, new customs and perhaps a new language. Helping them make the most of their educ...
Benefits for your Employer
Going on a mini career break has obvious benefits - not only to you but to your employer as well. You'll return to work with enhanced skills, better career prospects and (hopefully) a more refreshed v...
Boosting Your Career During a Sabbatical
Sabbaticals can provide you with the time to retrain, improve your qualifications or gain a new world outlook. If you utilise the time correctly, you'll have a great career break and enhance your futu...
Budget for Your Child's Schooling Abroad
Going on a career break shouldn't break the bank. But planning for your children's education abroad should be a priority, and local schools are not always a possibility. Planning carefully in advance ...
Change Direction and Gain New Skills: A Case Study
After five years working in a corporate position, Tom Bureau wanted to return to an entrepreneurial role. He hoped a career break would allow him to do that exactly that - and he was right...
Checklist for Finding the Right School Abroad
Finding the right school abroad for your child during your career break can have a tremendous impact on them now and in future. So take the time to get it right......
Disabled and Travelled the World on a Career Break: A Case Study
Becky Mason wanted to travel the world - but a short holiday wasn't enough. So she asked her boss for a four-month career break and went to Australia, New Zealand, the USA and South Africa......
Educational Mini Career Breaks
Combining a mini career break with learning something new is a fantastic way to see the world and gain new skills. Many people are choosing to go on educational mini career breaks for just that reason...
Financing a Mini Career Break
Going on a mini career break needn't break the bank. In any case, there are loads of ways to finance your trip - you just have to know how......
Finding a Special Needs School Abroad
Parents of children with special needs may discover that finding the right school abroad is a struggle. But in the vast majority of cases, the task is not an insurmountable one. Do your homework to en...
Finding Accommodation Abroad on a Career Break
Finding accommodation abroad during a career break may seem like a dauting task. But knowing in advance exactly what you are looking for - and ways to get it - can help you find the best and most suit...
Finding the Right School Abroad
Choosing the right school for your child or children when you're abroad on a career break can be tricky, but if you decide what you want beforehand and leave adequate time to investigate all the possi...
Funding a Sabbatical
A career break can be a daunting prospect - unless you have plenty of cash to finance it. Ways of getting money to finance your trip are out there, you've just got to know how. Many tried-and-tested i...
Fund-raising Ideas to Help Finance Your Break
Hundreds of tried-and-tested fund-raising ideas to raise money for your career break are out there. Whether you decide to hold a sponsored walk, auction off your gran's antique furniture or sell cakes...
Gaining New Skills During a Sabbatical
A career break that enhances career development is never a mistake. Improving your skills and credentials is something future employers will value, and you'll have a great time while you're at it!...
Getting the Right Job During Your Career Break
If you have to work, make the most of your career break by getting the right job. Finding a position that is perfect for you, either at home or abroad, can make or break your time off work from your r...
Getting Time Off for a Mini Career Break
With a little advance planning, getting time off to go on a mini career break shouldn't be that difficult. The key is to have sound explanations of why your absence will have benefits for both you and...
Getting Your Will Up-to-Date Before a Career Break
Every adult should have a will. If you don't have one already, make sure you do before going on a career break abroad. This article gives top tips on how to write a proper will, including dying inters...
Handling Visits from Relatives and Friends
Anticipation of guests while on a career break abroad may sound exciting, but after the fourth or fifth lot of guests had trudged its way through your home, you may have second thoughts. Learn how to ...
Help Your Child Make Friends in a New Location
Parents may find going on a career break the fulfillment of a life-long dream. But their children may find leaving a familiar home and school behind and being forced to make new friendships an incredi...
Help Your Children Adjust to a New School Abroad
Adjusting to a new school abroad may be the biggest hurdle faced by children who accompany their parents on a career break. Parental support can help make the transition a lot easier, so follow these ...
Helping Children Adjust to Life Back Home
Going away on a extended career break is a great adventure for the whole family, and most children find it easy to adjust. However, fitting in back home can be a bit more problematic......
Helping Your Child Learn a Language Abroad
Immersion in a foreign language is almost always the best way to gain competence speaking, reading and writing. You can help your children feel comfortable speaking another language by helping to prep...
House-swapping for a Sabbatical
Saving money isn't the only advantage of participating in a house swap during a career break. Not only could your wallet feel a lot fuller but you could also be able to exchange vehicles and household...
How a Career Break Can Affect the Self-Employed
Many people believe that career breaks are only for those who work for other people. But more and more self-employed entrepreneurs are discovering the benefits of taking time off from their workaday e...
How to Ask your Employer for a Career Break
The thought of asking your employer for permission to go on a career break might send shivers down your spine, but you've got to do it. We tell you how to do it right....
How to Keep in Touch with Friends or Family
Keeping in touch with friends and family while on a career break, especially when abroad, has never been easier. Whether you choose to send a weekly group e-mail, keep up an on-line blog or make a ser...
How to Plan Your Sabbatical
You don't have to give up your regular job to have a career break. Sabbaticals are a fantastic way to leave your job for a designated period of time, knowing it'll be waiting for you when you come bac...
How Will Time Abroad Affect Your Child's Schooling?
Finding and helping your child adjust to a new school abroad can be crucial to making your career break as successful as it should be. Doing your homework in advance and keeping your family's prioriti...
I Took a Career Break From My Stressful Job: A Case Study
After a decade spent working in a stressful job as a senior HR professional, Wendy Harper needed some time off. So what better than to spend a career break helping save lemurs in Madagascar?...
Improving Your Qualifications on a Career Break
Going on a career break needn't set you back as far as work is concerned. Improving your qualifications while on a break is one way to enhance your career development, and ultimately have your employe...
Insurance During Your Career Break
Comprehensive travel insurance is an absolute must for anyone travelling abroad on a career break or sabbatical. You'll need the right cover to not only protect yourself from injuries or ill health, b...
Keeping Up Your Pension During a Career Break
The financial implications of going on a career break or sabbatical can be far-reaching. Keeping up-to-date with your pension while you're away can be an important consideration, especially as more an...
Living Abroad: Handling Marital Stress
Living abroad in an unfamiliar environment while on a career break can be a stressful time - and one that makes relationships suffer. But you can learn how to handle marital stress, and give yourself ...
Mini Career Break vs a Short Holiday
Why not turn your next holiday into something more meaningful than simply three weeks lying on a beach? A mini career break can give you the chance to make a real difference in other people's lives......
My Mini Career Break: A Case Study
Going on a mini career break was a real eye-opener for media and communications executive Heather Carswell, who got to see central America, a part of the world she's always wanted to see......
Organising a Mini Career Break
Organising a mini career break shouldn't be a very time-consuming process. Decide where you want to go and what you want to do, then talk it over with your boss. Finally, iron out all the practicaliti...
Paying off Your Mortgage When You're On a Career Break
Keeping up with your mortgage payments whilst on a career break can be an enormous worry for some. Few people realise, however, that there are ways to minimise the pain, including renting out your pro...
Pregnant After Career Break: What Are My Maternity Rights?
What if you become pregnant during your career break? Will your rights be affected, and will you still qualify for maternity pay?...
Questionnaire: Should You Leave Your Job?
Should you stay or should you go? That's the question many people face when they return to their former place of employment following a career break. Take this quiz to help you decide on the best plan...
Quiz: Are You Ready for a Career Break?
Going in a career break can be a wrench, especially if you are leaving for a significant period of time. So how emotionally ready are you to make the break?...
Quiz: Will Your Relationships Survive a Career Break?
Going on a career break for a month or a year can profoundly change you, which is why it's so important to keep up your relationships back home. But will they survive while you're away?...
Renewing Friendships at Home After Time Away
Coming back after a career break can be a time of extreme transition. Renewing friendships at home with old acquaintances can be difficult, but it's worth making the effort. we show you how......
Renting Out Your Home Short Term
Renting your home independently whilst on a career break is the cheapest option and one way to ensure you get tenants who are right for you. If you intend to be away for an extended period of time, th...
Researching a Mini Career Break
Researching what you want to do on a mini career break can be difficult - you're literally spoilt for choice. Narrow down your options based on the activities you wish to pursue, your chosen locale an...
Returning to Work After a Career Break or Sabbatical
It's not always easy to return to work following a career break or sabbatical. You may feel out of the loop, especially following a protracted absence, but don't forget that you've no doubt learned pr...
Returning to your Old Job After a Break
It's not always smooth sailing when you return to work following a career break or sabbatical, especially if you've been away for an extended period of time. But there are coping methods to help you m...
Safety Advice While You're Away
The importance of knowing how to keep both you and your family safe while on a career break cannot be under-estimated. Preparation is the key to having a safe and secure trip, so follow our top tips o...
Setting up Your Own Business Abroad
A career break can be the perfect time to set up your own business abroad. Whether you want to test the waters for a more long-term venture or just make some money while you're away, if you do it righ...
Starting a New Career
Returning home following a career break for many means being given a new lease on life and starting a new career is just one of the many exciting decisions they need to embark upon....
Staying at Home During a Career Break
Taking a career break is not always about jetting off somewhere exotic to bask on a beach or volunteering in a developing country. Often, it's a time to recharge one's batteries, relax and re-evaluate...
Staying Up to Date With Your Job While Away
Most people who go on career breaks have to return to the real world eventually. You can make it a lot easier to return to your old job - or even a new one - by knowing what has transpired both in you...
Storing Possessions When Away from Home
Making sure your wordly possessions are kept safe when you're away on a career break is easier than you might think. Getting a secure storage unit - and the right insurance - is key...
Surviving With No Extended Family
Surviving with no extended family while on a career break abroad can be extremely frustrating, especially if you have children and/or rely on close relatives for practical and emotional issues. But wi...
Taking a Career Break for Family Reasons
People take career breaks for many family reasons, to bring up small children, look after aging relatives or travel around the world with teenagers. One thing is certain, spending more time with your ...
Taking Care of Taxing Matters During a Career Break
Going on a career break is supposed to be all about freedom, so don't let taxing matters prey on your mind. Take care of all your personal tax issues before you go, and life will be a lot easier when ...
Taking UK Exams Whilst Abroad
For many parents, helping their child take UK exams whilst abroad is a minefield. We show you how to navigate the maze and make things a bit easier on your children - and yourself....
Teacher Exchanges Whilst on a Career Break
Teaching is one of the oldest professions in the world, and teachers are always in demand worldwide. A teacher exchange, either abroad or at home, can be the perfect way to have an educational and inf...
Took Baby on a Caribbean Career Break: A Case Study
Going on a career break can be challenging for even the hardiest of souls, but what's it like taking a small baby along?...
Travel Health During a Career Break
Your health is important, so before travelling abroad on a career break make sure you take necessary precautions such as immunizations are and aware of potential hazards. Don't let a serious illness o...
Travelling During a Career Break: A Case Study
A difficult time in her personal life was all the impetus Jane Fordham needed to take a career break to see the world. Best of all, she came back to her old job - and a new position - re-energised and...
Using a Rental Agency During a Career Break
Renting out your home during a career break can work extremely well if you used an independent rental agency. It may cost more than renting out independently but the peace of mind is worth it....
Visas and Permission to Work Abroad on a Career Break
Going abroad on a career break can throw up a maze of legal issues, the least of which is getting a visa and/or work permit. Obtaining permission to work and live abroad isn't difficult, but it can be...
Volunteering During Your Career Break
Fancy fulfilling a dream - and helping others at the same time? Volunteering during a career break is a great way to enrich yourself as a person whilst improving your career prospects at the same time...
We Travelled as a Couple on a Career Break: A Case Study
Having the chance to switch off from work completely when you're self-employed is a rare opportunity, so John and Jan Lees made the most of it when they went on a recent career break to New Zealand, A...
What Can I Do During a Career Break?
Once you've decided to go on a career break, the world is your oyster. Think long and hard about what you want to do as so many options are available. From volunteering at a refugee camp in South Afri...
What to Do on a Mini Career Break
Mini career breaks can provide the freedom to test new waters, gain new skills or have once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Whether you choose to work or volunteer abroad, travel or gain new skills, if you...
What to Take - and Leave Behind on a Career Break
Preparing to go on a career break requires lots of research, thought and organisation. Knowing what to take with you can be as important as knowing what not to take. This guide can help you make sense...
Why a Mini Career Break?
Always fancied taking some time off work, but never been able to afford it long-term? Well, with a mini career break you can travel, volunteer or work either at home or abroad for up to one month, doi...
Working During a Mini Career Break
Working during a mini career break can open up a world of opportunities - and may help you finance your trip at the same time!...
Working on a Kibbutz During a Career Break
Volunteering on a kibbutz during a career break is a unique way to see another country and culture. If you fancy heading to Israel for a few weeks or a few months, then working in a kibbutz could be t...