I am signed up to the Council of International Schools January 2016 recruitment fair and would like some advice from others who have been through a similar type of recruitment event. What should I expect? How does the process work? How do I secure interviews? Any insight would be helpful.

If you were to recommend applying to a tier 1 elite school in SE Asia, which would it be?

OK so it looks like I should expect to be offered around £27-28000 unless I apply to an elite school (which it seems is very hard to land a job at). Seeing as my wife isn't a teacher, how common is it for non teaching spouses to find a teaching assistant or administrative role within school? I appreciate that this wouldn't be immediate and would take a little time. This would help to boost our household income.

Right, time to update my profile on CIS

Not tried Search Associates, I was told by a few International School teachers that Search is more for NQT's while CIS is more for experienced teachers and generally list better schools. Is there any truth in this?

Thanks for your responses. Most of the schools that I was offered jobs in were in Dubai. I was offered a job by a GEMS international school for £27,500. That was the highest I was offered. I am also factoring in my wife who isn't a teacher and would have to leave her job. We are 31 and 28 so I'm sure she'd find a job abroad. To be honest it isn't all about the money. It is about lifestyle and a change of scene, but money does play a part. I have found that teacher salaries in dubai are far lower than I had thought they would be. They are tax free I guess. I was also offered an interview at Harrow International Beijing and the salary there was around £28000. I would love to apply for a leadership role in an international school but there are hardly any whatsoever unless you are applying for headship. This needs some serious thinking!

I am a fully qualified primary school teacher and have been teaching full time for over 6 years. At the moment I'm on Main Pay Scale 6 which is around £32000 a year. I'm due to go onto UPS1 soon which will take me up to £35000. When I began looking at international school jobs late last year, I found that the typical salary I was offered from nearly every school was equivalent to around £27000-£28000. This is obviously way below the salary I'm currently on and I'm wondering whether it's worthwhile me accepting a job where I'll be on possibly £8000 less than I'm currently getting. I know that accommodation and bills are usually paid for, and this is something to consider. I've been looking through the Council of International Schools. Have other people found similar problems, or am I looking at the wrong schools?