http://www.teachingabroad.net speed up your search for overseas teaching jobs Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:21:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en International schools come in many different shapes and sizes. There are American schools, British schools, IB schools, Department of Defence schools, privately run schools and non-profit schools, to name a few. One distinction teachers looking for a job overseas should be aware of is that of locally run versus foreign run ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=180 You need to teach overseas! Pick a country, any country, and there will be at least one international school there. International Schools offer private education for expatriate’s children worldwide. And, while most of the parents have to pay school fees, one of the conditions nearly always included in the contracts ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=178 There are a number of factors to be considered when you are looking at taking a job at an international school, on the financial side there is: * salary * medical insurance * housing allowance * annual flights On the conditions side there is: * class size * facilities * contact hours * teaching days in a school year Most ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=141 If you have read any of the articles I have written prior to this, you will know I’m a proponent of spreading yourself around in order to secure a teaching position in an international school. This is the approach that I have used successfully and I still believe it is ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=139 When you consider that there may be 100 schools represented and 400 pre-screened candidates, your chances of securing a teaching position at an international school is high. Additionally, many of the top schools will only consider interviewing candidates who are pre-screened by a recruiting agency. Whether or not you decide to ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=137 When you attend an international teaching job fair you are in a completely manufactured environment. The organisers have brought together a large number of recruiters from international schools and teachers desiring to teach overseas, into what is usually a confined indoor space like a hotel, and the participants’ sole objective ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=135 There are as many contract conditions as there are international schools, almost. International schools are sometimes caught in a difficult situation. They need to comply with the regulations of the country they are operating in, ensure their conditions and salaries are competitive with other international schools and balance this all with ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=132 Ever since I wrote my book The Complete Guide to Securing a Job at an International School I’ve been inundated with questions about teaching overseas. I’ve selected the most frequently asked ones to answer for you here… Where can I teach in an international school? How can I find out? There are ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=130 The internet has one purpose, to share information with people, and it’s a very powerful tool. I’m going to focus on how you can use the information that is available on the internet to secure a teaching position abroad. Searching for Vacancies Firstly you need to identify where you would like to ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=128 Police clearance certificates are as important to international teachers as their passports. Why? Without a police clearance certificate many countries will not allow teachers to work with children. The clearance certificate goes by many different names; what you’re looking for is an official document that records any convictions on your criminal ... http://www.teachingabroad.net/?p=126