Don't know much about the school but Chiang Mai is a great place to live. I always felt very safe there, even when walking by myself at night. Very family friendly and cheap. You can eat out for £1 / $2 each at local Thai places but there are also lots of restaurants and shops catering for expats and tourists. Gorgeous countryside all around, easy to get to Bangkok or anywhere else. 60k baht each would be ample if accommodation is included.

My husband and I are planning on teaching abroad starting September 2014. We are itching to go (this has always been our plan) but we’re waiting to make sure we both have that essential 2 years of teaching behind us first.

I have a BA in English and History, PGCE for primary 5-11, CELTA and by that point I will have finished my MA in education and have 3 years of experience post-certification.

My husband has a BA in Economics (mathematics focus), PGCE for ages 7-15 (ks2 and KS3 Mathematics), CELTA and by then he will have 2 years of experience post-certification teaching primary. His teaching certification is for Secondary maths as well as primary and he has placement teaching experience up to A-Level.

We both have ESL teaching experience in Thailand, Sweden and France pre-certification. I also have a music specialism with qualifications and run the school choir/recorder clubs etc.
We have no dependents.

We would be happy to go anywhere though ideally we would like to save a salary and have a nice quality of life. We are prepared to work very hard for it!

I would really appreciate any opinions on our chances, where we should be aiming and what we can be doing in the next year to make ourselves more competitive. My husband is more than happy to teach maths up to IB or A-Level if he could get hired for that. We have been talking about applying to schools that would be willing to train us in IB PYP/ MYP as a priority.

Thank you so much!
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