Hi there

Thanks for not crushing all my dreams! It seems that there is some hope if I sell myself as a solution to a staffing problem, rather than an economic problem in my own right.

Many thanks!

Hi there

I'm a noob to this site and I've been impressed by the helpful posts I've read so far so I thought I'd take a stab and post my question. Do you think there is even a skerrick of a chance I could land a job in an international school?

[u]My career so far
13 years as a qualified teacher.
11 of those in Australian three government high schools teaching English and History.
6 of those as Head of Department - Social Sciences (History, Geography, Economics, Legal Studies, Languages) in two different schools.
2 years teaching English in Brunei government school.
State panellist for history - means I'm one of six people in the state of QLD who moderates all history assessment - a kind of big deal but hard to make sound sexy
Curriculum writer for Australian government department

[u]My academic qualifications[/u]
PhD candidate at a world class Australian university
Master of Education (TESOL)
Master of Environmental Education (1st class honours)
Bachelor of Education (English & History)
Published articles on TESOL, History, Environmental Education in a handful of internationally refereed academic journals

[u]The catch?[/u]
One lovely wife (currently studying BEd) and four beautiful kids (two school age). I really want to take them with me

What do you think? Let me down gently.

Kind regards!