Ok thanks very much for your feedback. It seems that international teaching can, in fact, be very rewarding, given the right school...and there are some good schools out there. I also understand that I need to be fully sure about teaching as a career aside from the international perspective.

If I go ahead I intend to do the PGCE this year and fingers crossed get one of the jobs that they will give to either graduates or interns. I would most like to work in Asia, the Middle East or Africa so I think, although it won't be easy, it will be possible to get a job straight off. I understand I therefore won't do the NQT year, which could mean I end up on a lower salary coming back to a UK state school?

Anyway, thank you again for your comments. If anyone has any more to add.. any further comments are always appreciated!

Thanks.

Hi there,

I am considering leaving quite a well paid 9-5 office job (in which I can also travel and work abroad) to retrain as a teacher with the intention of working in international schools as a career.

I was excited at the prospect until I found this site and have found extremely bad reviews for almost every school featured on here, usually relating to bad management, bullying of staff, corruption, poor pay and unfair dismissals.

I can assume that most people on this site are international teachers and I would therefore love to hear your opinions on the career in general. Is it a worthwhile career? Is it easy to find a good school or is it pot luck? Would you want to do it long term or only for a few years?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.