2 children indeed, but very young. My oldest would go to school in August, so only 1 tuition fee tax to worry about for a while. What about the tax breaks for families with children? Any current info on these?

Agree, very solid 2nd tier. Not a bad package, a bit below 100 k THB plus housing, as far as I remember. Developed a lot lately, unfortunately they haven't got much space as they are located on Sukhumvit.

Many thanks for the feedback watch.

I am not that person, just looking at wages and considering applying for jobs.

Would a family with young children be able to live well near Frankfurt, on 60 k euros, before tax? No housing of course.

I would say between 1500 and 2000 AED per week, it is a bit more expensive now.

Www.isat.or.th

Open the link and you can look at various schools. Shot gun approach perhaps, if you are new to the scene and definitely want to be in Bkk.
Good luck!

ACS, British School of Al Khubairat, British Int School (Nord Anglia, not 100% sure that they pay more but there abouts), Brighton College all pay more for someone with more than 7 years experience. BSAK salary scale on the website as well. I assume you are talking about Aldar academies.
16 k is not the top of the pay scale in at least 2 of the mentioned schools.

16 k is a good salary, even though there are a few schools that pay more than that. Where is your accommodation?

I would say that one needs around 1500 Dhs per week to live well in Dubai. This would include food shopping, some meals out and a few drinks with friends.

[quote="Teachermom"]Thanks! What are the best schools in Shanghai?

Can anyone speak to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, or any Mid Eastern cities? These are all places we're considering but have never been.[/quote]

Bkk, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, and most probably KL all good places for kids. Safe, good healthcare, easy to travel (far cheaper in SE Asia)friendly people and lots of expats, etc...

In terms of schools:

Thailand: ISB, NIST, Harrow, Patana, Shrewsbury, KIS
Malaysia: ISKL, Alice Smith, GIS
Sg: UWCSEA, Tanglin, SAS, GESS, CIS perhaps
Dubai: ASD, DESS, Dubai College, DESC, Jumeirah College, Kings, Jebel Ali Primary School, JESS
Abu Dhabi: British School of Al Khubairat, ACS, Aldar Academies
Doha: Qatar Academy, ASD, DESS, Doha College, Park House English School, Sherborne perhaps

Open to debate of course... any of these cities are very good for families in my opinion.

Both very good schools. The accommodation allowance is better and the school nearly twice bigger, numbers wise, at patana. Also, student population, harrow have far more Thais than patana.

Both have very good salaries for Thailand and excellent benefits, PD, etc.

[quote="ChoirGuy"]Hi MC1977,

Actually, there is pretty low staff turnover at SHB...we have 180 staff, so the number is pretty low.
I'm leaving for personal reasons (trying to get into an American system, though that's not going so well!), and if you're applying to the Junior Section, you'll be happy in your first contract, as they allow new staff time to settle in as long as you do your job well. The Senior School is fine in many ways as well, but the new Head (this year) has not acquitted himself well (yet). Maybe with time.

Definitely apply and if you get an interview, you can decide whether you agree/disagree with the Principal's vision for the school. Again, if Senior School, you'll have to deal withe the Head of Secondary, and that would be my only caveat to working at the school.[/quote]

Can you tell me what is the basic salary for a teacher with 10years experience at Shrewsbury please?

thanks a lot