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Teaching In International Schools: The Basic Questions |
| by Wade Robins - 04/11/2007 |
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| "Anyone who has thought about teaching abroad as a way to see the world while both acting as an ambassador for this or her own culture and learning the culture of another country first-hand has probably considered teaching in an international school. " |
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And there are plenty of opportunities for those qualified to do just that.
Those serious about teaching in an international school have only to perform a Google search on international schools in the countries of their choice. Given that there are currently more than four thousand such schools around the globe, and that most of them are looking for competent teachers, the odds of finding a suitable one are fairly good.
Once you've determined that there are, in fact, international schools in the countries of your choice, you can move on to more specific questions.
* Can you find employment at an international school if you have children?
As long as you're not a single parent with more children than the salary and benefits you'll get for teaching at an international school can comfortably support, yes.
Many international schools, in fact, include free tuition for the children of their overseas faculty as a part of the compensation package. The tuition might be limited to two children, but that's not a given.
* Will teaching at an international school require me to get a TEFL certificate?
If you have no other teaching credential or experience, then you will almost certainly need a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate to qualify you for teaching the English as a Second Language courses which will very likely part of the curriculum at the international schools to which you have applied.
Having a TEFL certificate will also impress the international school recruiters or interviewers with your willingness to adapt to a multi-cultural environment, instead of expecting your students to do all the adapting in your classroom.
* What can you expect in the way of salary?
Your salary will to a large extent depend on the part of the world in which you want to teach. Teaching at international schools in the Middle East or Southeast Asia will be much more lucrative than teaching in Western Europe, but you might be more comfortable in the Western European environment, and enjoy the proximity to summer and winter outdoor activities.
In Western Europe you'll also be within a day of a dozen of the world's great cosmopolitan areas, so while you are teaching in an international school, you'll also have easy access to get a great education yourself!
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