shadowjack wrote:
> Saw someone had posted a link to my old thread on the paid side. So bump -
> :-)
>
> Update - have moved on from my lovely school, but didn't go to a fair for
> Mrs. Shadowjack and I to get jobs.


Hired out of fair! Congrats!
Anyone else have any good news to share?

Many thanks for your responses, everyone.

Out of curiosity, what other benefits come with Tier 1 school employment? I heard Asian IS don't even come close to the benefits packages European schools offer, any truth? My cousin (single teacher) has been working at a Tier 1 school in Asia (not China) and his benefits include:

Moving Allowance
Very generous salary + yearly bonus
Annual flight home
Apartment (3 bedrm)
All utilities paid for
Annual 1,000+ for PD
School is paying for his masters degree

Would a Tier 1 European school have more to offer than this?

I've heard most Tier 1 schools send their teachers back to their country of origin every summer. Let's say one year you decide to not go back home but to travel abroad, in that case...what happens? Do they give you airfare allowance instead?

Hi, I heard all the good teachers are quickly taken up and signed into tier 1 schools by November and that job fairs are pointless to go to...any truth?

Hello, Does anyone have any information on the ELC International School (The City School) in Bangkok, Thailand?
They state they are an inquiry-based/Reggio school but they are not PYP.
However, I have heard they have quite a good reputation.
Would this be a bad career move to leave PYP?
(My background is Kindy-PYP by the way)

How hard is it for an American teacher to land an IS position? I've been floating around Asia for quite a bit now but ideally would like to settle in London.