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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nYou can start by asking these 5 questions to help you on your way to teaching in a top notch school international school in no time!<\/p>\n
Ask yourself what you are looking for. \u00a0What are your values?\u00a0You can then adjust accordingly.\u00a0For example, would you prefer to work in a non-profit or for-profit school? For-profit schools are run more like a business. While there isn\u2019t necessarily anything wrong with that, the school may be mainly\u00a0accountable to parents and shareholders. Non-profit schools are more likely to care about the wellbeing of teachers and students. If this is something that is dear to you and your motivations, you might be happier here in the long run.<\/p>\n
Finding accreditation means that others have done the research and vetted the places, giving you added confidence in your choices. Good schools\u00a0are accredited (or in the process of being accredited) by external organizations such as\u00a0Council of International Schools<\/a>(CIS), the North Eastern Association of Schools and Colleges<\/a> (NEASC), the\u00a0Western Association of Schools\u00a0and Colleges<\/a>\u00a0(WASC),\u00a0Council of British International Schools<\/a>\u00a0(COBIS).\u00a0IB \u201cWorld Schools\u201d\u00a0are held to the same rigorous standards worldwide so you can be sure they offer a consistent quality of organization and education. We display a school\u2019s accreditations on its profile page. This information is usually freely available on the school\u2019s own website as well.<\/p>\n Stories from the source itself are always the best way to find out how things really are. Listen to feedback from teachers, did the school live up to their expectations? Where their expectations realistic or similar to yours? You can also\u00a0find out about teachers\u2019 perspectives on a school using sites such as\u00a0International Schools Review<\/a>. Do be aware of bias though, and try and weigh it up with your own logic.<\/p>\n You can also try and chat with headteachers. If you don’t manage to connect directly with the headteacher of a school that you are interested in, Teacher Horizons conduct an in-depth Skype call with each headteacher to find out about their vision for the school and their requirements for candidates. We also check out the headteacher\u2019s background \u2013 what is his or her educational background and experience? A good school will have a well-qualified headteacher with plenty of experience and a good track record.<\/p>\n Thinking about safety in international school teaching is vital. While the romanticism of jetting off to a far-flung destination can be alluring the reality is that some countries are unsafe to travel to; others have just a few unsafe regions. We check current\u00a0FCO advice<\/a>\u00a0for the locations of our schools, and would not place a candidate in an area that\u2019s unsafe (for example, parts of Iraq, Afghanistan and all of Syria).<\/p>\n What do you want from your professional development? Align this when looking for work. Reputable schools help their teachers to develop professionally. At Teacher Horizons we look for schools which offer great support and training to their teachers. \u00a0If a school isn\u2019t prepared to invest in its staff, the quality of education will suffer, and teachers will feel undervalued.<\/p>\n On our blog posts, we occasionally share information on our school visits, but these are a fraction of the amount that we visit! Teacher Horizons visit as many schools as possible\u00a0\u2013 our number of visits keeps on growing. \u00a0You can also be assured that through Teacher Horizons we research and display as much information as possible on our school profile pages, relieving you of arduous research tasks. \u00a0When you see the \u201cApproved by Teacher Horizons\u201d symbol on a\u00a0school profile<\/a>, it means we\u2019re confident that the school offers world-class job opportunities.<\/p>\n Last week we suggested 5 questions to ask yourself in September. This week we cast the net a little wider, asking us what to consider when we consider teaching in international schools. 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Browse our international school job vacancies<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about the schools we work with. If you already work in an international school, tell us your experiences so we can share it with others and build this community even more. Write to us at Editor@teacherhorizons.com<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"