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| British Columbia International School Bangkok Thailand 9/30 First time reviewed on ISR |
| Quality International Schools Astana Kazakhstan 9/30 First time reviewed on ISR |
| Cambridge International Centre DaQing No.1 School China 9/30 First time reviewed on ISR |
| Overseas Family School Singapore 9/30 evaluation 8 No fundraising (for charities etc), park clean-ups expressly banned. Youtube blocked, class web sites banned… |
| Al Khor International School Qatar 9/30 evaluation 36 Questions like these however are only one tip of many icebergs as we all “Strive for Excellence”…. |
| Canadian Bilingual Kuwait 9/30 evaluation 3 Formerly Gulf International Behaviour issues crop up every day, and teachers have had to quit because… |
| American School Vietnam 9/30 evaluation 3 Knowing fellow colleagues engineered removal of previous head and are targeting others is horribly disturbing… |
| British School Lome Togo 9/30 evaluation 7 Lots of good news about BSL which all happened due to the benign governance of Parent’s Association… |
 Dave Pontich 9/27 (report 5)New Cairo British International School Egypt |
 Dave Pontich 9/27 (report 4)New Cairo British International School Egypt |
| Corey Johnson 9/27 Shude AP Center Chengdu China |
| Al Hekma School Bahrain 9/27 evaluation 5 Parents are allowed too much input and the teachers are not protected from the attack by parents… |
| Shenyang Pacific International Academy China 9/27 evaluation 3 Problem may be that some men just have a problem with a woman in a position of authority… |
| Newton International School Qatar 9/26 evaluation 9 If I had known in advance what it was going to be like I still would have gone and have no regrets… |
| Singapore International School Vietnam 9/26 evaluation 10 I worked at SIS Van Phuc. It’s not a great school, but as a place to work it was fine… |
| Al Khor International School Qatar 9/26 evaluation 35 I can confidently state things have reached a new low ebb… |
| Harrow International School Bangkok Thailand 9/25 evaluation 4 I came for just two years to get some international experience but stayed, it’s been great… |
| Gulf English School Kuwait 9/25 evaluation 24 It is only now that I have come across this site. How I wish I had read the reviews before I signed the contract… |
| International School Dakar Senegal 9/25 evaluation 9 Dakar can be challenging due to poor infrastructure. Things like water outages, electrify failures & blackouts… |
| Ayeyarwaddy International School Myanmar 9/25 evaluation 3 I was let go, clearly a breach of contract. NO where in my contract did I agree to teach on Saturday…. |
| Supreme Education Council Qatar 9/25 evaluation 2 Piles of money for flashy new buildings, but little sense to employ western staff who have proven knowledge… |
| Shenyang Pacific International Academy China 9/25 evaluation 2 Complaining is not possible, the owner is Chinese and the only communication is thru the principal… |
| Dave Pontich 9/24 (report 3) New Cairo British International School Egypt |
| St. Mary’s International School Japan 9/24 evaluation 4 My 6 years at St. Mary’s were the most positive and memorable of the 4 international schools in which I taught… |
| Koc School Istanbul Turkey 9/24evaluation 10 Some teachers leave school for coffee while others are questioned for leaveing the office to go to the library… |
| Gulf English School Qatar 9/24 evaluation 31 I want to inform potential employees what they are in for. I am having a fantastic time at GES… |
| Shude AP Center Chengdu China 9/24 First time reviewed on ISR |
| Mark Curnane 9/23 (report 4) Sri KDU International School Malaysia |
| Western Academy Beijing China 9/23 evaluation 22 Many posts point to admin issues and I agree with some. But, overall, a position here will be an amazing… |
| Wellspring Learning Community Lebanon 9/23 evaluation 4 During the summer you have to pack up all of your belongings so they can be moved to anothert… |
| Al Khor International School Qatar 9/23 evaluation 34 The root of the problem for bad exam results is the teachers!!! That’s it! Point that finger… |
| Rasami British International School Thailand 9/20 First time reviewed on ISR |
| Canggu Community School Indonesia 9/20 evaluation 2 If offered a position & you thrive in a high quality hard working environment, I recommend you take it!… |
| Iain Stirling 9/19 (report 2) Advanced Learning Schools Saudi Arabia |
| Majdi El Hajj 9/19 (report 2) Advanced Learning Schools Saudi Arabia |
| Kathy Khayatt 9/19 (report 4) Advanced Learning Schools Saudi Arabia |
| Jeddah Knowledge School 9/19 evaluation 12 In time, history will speak for itself and I firmly believe that JKS’s history will be written gloriously… |
| ISTEK Foundation Turkey 9/18 evaluation 8 No materials or budget inn our department for simple school necessities such as printing paper… |
| Kathy Khayaytt 9/18 (report 3) Advanced Learning Schools Saudi Arabia |
| Russ Mclean 9/18 (report 4) American International School Kuwait |
| Noblesse International School Philippines 9/18 evaluation 16 There is a big divide between how this school presents itself and the reality on the ground… |
| Loa Midford 9/17 First time reviewed on ISR Fawzia Sultan International School |
| Tania Callaway 9/17 (report 2) Fawzia Sultan International School |
| Changchun American International School China 9/17 evaluation 7 I was a teacher and parent of 2 children. One was belittled & bullied by her PYP 1 homeroom teacher… |
| Vivek Nair 9/16 First time reviewed on ISR School of the Nations Macau China |
| Taipei European School Taipei 9/16 evaluation 8 I have no problem working hard but this school can be a bit much. Lots of meetings. 8 in 5 days was my record… |
| British School Lome Togo 8/16 evaluation 6 Teachers who want to use technology are expected to provide their own personal projectors, laptops & iPads… |
| Gyeonggi Suwon International School Korea 9/16 evaluation 6 I worked at GSIS for over 2 years and actually broke my contract and left…I had planned a 4 year stint… |
| Harold Fleetham 9/13 (report 5) Lincoln School Nepal |
| Canggu Community School Indonesia 9/13 First time reviewed on ISR After 4 years I applied to another school & my Director requested I resign if I was even to apply… |
| Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Kazakhstan 9/13 evaluation 13 I felt uncomfortable when colleagues were criticized and disciplined in public. I cringed when students… |
| ACG International School Jakarta Indonesia 9/13 evaluation 2 Professional Development is not only offered but encouraged, paid for, and transportation provided… |
| Greg Cairnduff 9/12 First time reviewed on ISR Australian International Sch. Bangkok Thailand |
| Rob Khan 9/12 First time reviewed on ISR New Cairo British International School Egypt |
| American College Cyprus 9/12 evaluation 3 No payslips. …they would do anything they could to deny you what you had earned… |
| Ayeyarwaddy International School Myanmar 9/12 evaluation 2 The School is great, the apartment is nice. The local and kids are great, but… |
| Adam Broomfield 9/11 (reports 9 & 10) EtonHouse International School Suzhou China |
| Ayeyarwaddy International School Myanmar 9/11 First time reviewed on ISR |
| British School Guangzhou China 9/11 evaluation 5 Pity they don’t pay according to experience and skills.. |
| Nate Chapman 9/10 (report 3) Carlucci American International School Portugal |
| Ettie Zilber 9/10 (report 5) Beijing BISS International School China |
| American International School Kuwait 9/10 evaluation 60 I will keep this simple and honest regarding my four years teaching at this school… |
| Chatsworth International School Singapore 9/10 evaluation 4 “ Making it up as we go” should be the motto. Items appear & disappear on the calendar as if by magic… |
| Gregg Pinick 9/9 First time reviewed on ISR Concordia International School |
| Eric Semler 9/9 First time reviewed on ISR Concordia International School China |
| Garden International School Malaysia 9/9 evaluation 2 KL city is a nice easy place to live, if you like the tropical heat and humidity but not much to do… |
| American International School Vienna Austria 9/9 evaluation 3 Great place to work with friendly, professional colleagues who are supportive of each other… |
| American College Cyprus 9/9 evaluation 2 17 official holiday ‘days’ with no proper Xmas break… |
| Steven Hupp 9/6 (report 3) Colegio Maya de Guatemala |
| Faruk Kaya 9/6 First time reviewed on ISR Atlantic International School Russia |
| Brian Matthews 9/6 (report 16) American International Sch. Riyadh Saudi Arabia |
| North London Collegiate School Korea 9/6 evaluation 3 |
| Elsa High School Hong Kong 9/6 evaluation 3 Pay scale only open to principal & operational director. Packages vary depending on your negotiation skill… |
| Radhika Sinha 9/5 (report 3) Aditya Birla World Academy India |
| Colegio de Ingleterra – The English School Colombia 9/5 evaluation 2 The culture of the school is one of allowing students to behave exactly as they wish… |
| Chris Mantz 9/4 (report 8) British School Manila Philippines |
| Dave Pontich 9/4 (report 2) New Cairo British International School, Egypt |
| Larry Molacek 9/4 (report 3) Surabaya International School Indonesia |
| Raymond Williams 9/3 First time reviewed on ISR New Cairo British International School Egypt |
| Graeme Garrett 9/3 (report 3) Sultans School Oman |
| Sri KDU International School Malaysia 9/3 evaluation 8 In the middle of nowhere – it takes a full one hour to get into KL city centre, by taxi… |
| American College Cyprus 9/2 First time reviewed on ISR They wanted me to let them know which student called himself a Kurd. They said the police wanted to know… |
| Doha British School Qatar 9/2 evaluation 2 There are no street lights, streets are filled with piles of litter and it is very unsafe… |