Many people believe that jobs at international schools are dream jobs. However, not all international schools are created equally. British Expats has a useful article about the different types of international schools. The US State Department has some good info on teaching overseas.
International school teachers get paid summer vacations and better hours than teachers working at language institutes. However, it may be a bit more stressful because you have more lesson planning, meetings, and grading. You can find lots of info on the International Schools Review's forums and article section. If you're in it for the money, you might want to take a look at what Andrew Hallam wrote about international teaching not being lucrative.
No Teaching License?
Types of Jobs
International schools needs all types of teachers, administrators, speech therapists, consultants, principals, and more. You can usually teach at international schools if you've got a valid teaching license and at least two years teaching experience at a primary or secondary school. Even without a teaching license you might be able to get a job at an international school. Take a look at this post on Dave's and ISR's article for more info.
If you're interested in teaching special education, the US Dept of State has some great resources as does the article Going International with Special Needs Children. In addition, Sterling Medical Overseas places special ed teachers in schools. The regular job fairs and recruiting events are also worth looking at.
Can't Find a Job?
There are many reasons why you might not be able to find a job. Find out what some common hindrances are to getting hired and how to fix them.
Where should you go?
What I wrote about the best countries to TEFL in also holds true to international school teachers.If money's an issue check out Schools with High Savings Potential and Best and Worst School Benefit Packages. ISR has lots of info about salaries.
No matter where you are you should be able to budget wisely and save money. The Millionaire Teacher by Andrew Hallam (a teacher at the American School in Singapore) is also worth a read. He has a lot of info about saving for retirement on his website as well.
Alternative Licensure Programmes and Getting Your Teaching License Online:
Please see this post for more information.
Licensure for American Citizens and Residents:
Please see this post for more information.
Recruiting Calendar
The following is for schools on the August / September to June school year.
- September: Register with a recruitment agency or start contacting schools directly.
- October / November: Submit references and dossier.
- December: Jobs offered
- February: Interview at the recruitment fairs or at the schools.
- March / April:Contracts are signed.
- May / June: A few more recruiting fairs open for schools to fill last minute vacancies.
- July / August: Last-minute vacancies are filled. Send your CV out.
- Chronicle
- DODEA (Department of Defense Education Activity: must be a US citizen to apply)
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Joy Jobs (fee involved)
- TES
- TESOL
- The Guardian
- TIE Online (fee involved)
Many positions are filled at recruitment fairs. International Schools Review has info on which fairs are the best, ratings for the past recruiting fairs, and this year's recruitment info. ISS is less popular as ISR and ESL Cafe have both had people say they've had issues with them.
- AASSA: Association of American Schools in South America
- CIS: Council of International Schools
- IIE (Institute of International Education)
- ISS (International Schools Services)
- Queen's University's TORF (Teachers' Overseas Recruiting Fair)
- Schools.ac
- Search Associates
- UNI (University of Northern Iowa) University Overseas Placement Service for Educators
- CfBT (not open to Americans)
- CRS
- DODEA (Department of Defense Education Activity: must be a US citizen). Apply here.
- Educators Overseas
- Education Canada
- Global Links Tutors
- Institute of International Education
- International Teachers Plus
- ISS (International Schools Services) Some people have had problems with them.
- It's Academic Educational Staffing
- NES-HK
- NET (Native English Teacher)
- Queen's University's TORF (Teachers' Overseas Recruiting Fair)
- Search Associates
- Seek Teachers
- Sterling Medical Overseas (special education)
- Teach Anywhere
- Teach Away: They also have a TEFL cert from the University of Toronto.
- Teach-Overseas.net
- TeachOverseas.org
- Teachers International Consultancy
- Triaust
- UNI (University of Northern Iowa) University Overseas Placement Service for Educators
- American International schools
- American Overseas Schools
- Association of Christian Schools International
- AASSA (Association of American Schools in South America)
- CIS (Council of International Schools)
- COBIS (Council of British International Schools (list of ALL British schools at the bottom of their page))
- CICIC (Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials: list of Canadian international schools)
- European Council of International Schools
- English Schools.org
- IBO (International Baccalaureate Organisation)
- Independent Schools of the British Isle
- Institute of International Education
- ISBI Schools (Independent, Special, Boarding, International)
- ISC Research comprehensive list of international schools worldwide
- ISR (International Schools Review)
- List of Universities
- Network of Christian Schools
- Move and Stay (search for "schools" plus the city you're interested in)
- Quality Schools International
- Round Square International
- Schools.ac
- Shell Schools
- World Class Schools
- Worldwide Education
30 Days to Move Abroad makes moving overseas a breeze. Check out these articles as well.
- Moving to another country
- Dealing with culture shock
- Living in a foreign country
- Learning the local lingo
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