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by LC85
Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: BSA/WCL/Nord Anglia
Replies: 2
Views: 5600

Re: BSA/WCL/Nord Anglia

Applied for them all, got turned down for four of them. As interviews are on Wednesday, I'm not holding out hope for the others ;)
by LC85
Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: What are my chances? Any recommendations or tips?
Replies: 4
Views: 7010

What are my chances? Any recommendations or tips?

I've had a good look through the forum plus a few other websites. I'm hoping to start teaching internationally next year - but still not sure if its all a pipe dream, or if I have any chance of being recruited.

I'm single, no dependants. UK qualified and currently in my 3rd year teaching post QTS. My experience is KS2 based. Aside from the usual responsibilities of a class teacher, I also take extra classes for maths and run maths clubs for G&T and booster programmes for the less able. I'm a subject coordinator (history) and I run the school library.

All in all, I don't have anything amazing to offer? I feel like you must to be superman to get an international job. I'm a good teacher, I like to think a very good one, and I believe my superiors would agree. I'm committed and passionate about my job but really, I'm just a teacher.

I have taught briefly in a high school in the US as part of my studies at college there. I also used to work backstage on Broadway before I did a PGCE (my BA is in theatre studies). Other than that I'm not sure if stand out from the crowd enough to have any chance of finding a position.

Ideally I'd like to work in the US but know this is pretty impossible as I'm not entitled to residency. Aside from that I'm open to anything - especially somewhere I'd be able to save a bit of money as that just hasn't been an option up until now and is a big goal. Also preferably within a reasonable travel distance of the states as I visit family a few times a year :)

So far I've registered with Search Associates, other than that I'm open to any comments or suggestions from the much more experienced folk on here.