Thank you for all of this valuable information! :)

Hello Everyone,

I am wondering if someone can give me an idea of a typical salary, teaching hours, holidays, and visa support for a K-12 school in Istanbul. Will they usually supply housing or is it just a stipend? Do they help with the visa or is that cost always on the employee? How many weeks of holidays are normal?

Thanks in advance!

About the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning... I am currently doing it in conjunction with my BEd. at a Canadian university. I was in your shoes a year ago, with lots of experience, Masters level background, but wanting the best teaching certification possible. I also wanted the option to come home one day.
Now I am on the prowl for a job, and no one, I repeat no one cares about this IB certificate in teaching and learning. I don't think they know what it is. IB schools want year(s) long experience; even though I am doing my practicum in an IB school, it doesn't count as enough experience to make them feel confident to put me in their classroom. I am in the DP stream; perhaps the PYP would be different... just thought I would share my experience, thus far.