January Additions To ISR

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New School Reviews

• Taipei European School Taiwan 1/31 review 25
Good school, good people, good city… [474 words]

• One World International School Singapore 1/31 review 4
Much safer, more collaborative & supportive work place… [156 words]

• American International School Egypt – Main Campus 1/31 review 51
Worst experience I’ve had as an int’l teacher… [422 words]

• American International School Egypt – West Campus 1/31 review 22
The school is in breach of contract… [94 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 1/31 review 7
Smiles are compulsory & your wellbeing is collateral damage… [215 words]

• Stamford American International School Singapore 1/31 review 25
Impossible to save on this salary & housing allowance… [142 words]

• St. Johnsbury Academy Korea 1/31 review 12
I think it has the potential to be a very good school… [217 words]

• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 1/31 review 45
I can’t help but feel a sense of injustice done… [355 words]

• Kuwait English School Kuwait 1/30 review 3
Many are openly predicting the school’s demise… [134 words]

• Uptown International School Egypt 1/30 review 2
The school does not value teachers… [245 words]

• Branksome Hall Asia Korea 1/30 review 21
Very overrated school with average performance… [76 words]

• American School Yaounde Cameroon 1/30 review 23
There is no sense of investing in the school… [1,079 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 1/27 review 10
CIS Phnom Penh is an incredible school to work at… [643 words]

• Raffles World Academy UAE 1/27 review 2
There was a definite “boys’ club” atmosphere here… [470 words]

• Anglo American School of Sofia Bulgaria 1/27 review 7
There are plenty of positives about AAS… [718 words]

• Bangkok Preparatory International School Thailand 1/27 review 13
You can live well without blowing your salary… [372 words]

• St. Francis College Brazil 1/27 review 11
All LGBT books were removed from the library… [274 words]

• Shanghai Shangde Experimental School China 1/26
First time reviewed on ISR [425 words]

• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 1/26 review 44
The pay is poor & the package is unimpressive… [838 words]

• International Trilingual School Warsaw Poland 1/26 review 2
I’d say go for it if you’re not savings oriented… [299 words]

• Quality International Schools Astana Kazakhstan 1/26 review 5
It can be hard to find things to do… [103 words]

• International Schools of North America Vietnam 1/25 review 7
Contracts & working agreements have been consistently violated… [768 words]

• Albanian College Tirana Albania 1/25 review 28
A thorough account for prospective & incoming staff… [1,831 words]

• Hay Al Sharooq International School Oman 1/25 review 26
The exodus is ongoing through all subject areas… [673 words]

• Colegio Canadiense Colombia 1/25 review 2
Good to get a foot in the door of int’l teaching & learn Spanish… [400 words]

• Kuwait English School Kuwait 1/24 review 2
Has sadly been decimated in a day… [301 words]

• Berkeley International School Bangkok Thailand 1/24 review 25
Keep in mind that this is a for-profit business… [1,048 words]

• Singapore International School Hong Kong 1/24 review 25
More focused on hiding problems rather than dealing with them… [109 words]

• Al Maha Academy for Girls Qatar 1/23 review 28
Recruiting all year round, as they always have runners… [295 words]

• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 1/23 review 43
I wish I’d taken the reviews more seriously… [443 words]

• American Schools Angola 1/23 review 16
An extremely difficult school to work at… [358 words]

• American International School Egypt – West Campus 1/23 review 21
I never thought I would write one of these… [640 words]

• International School Bangkok Thailand 1/23 review 9
I’d highly recommend this school to anybody… [129 words]

• Jakarta Intercultural School Indonesia 1/20 review 22
The overall package is more than adequate… [466 words]

• Seoul International School Korea 1/20 review 57
If I could go back in time I’d give SIS’s job offer a pass… [209 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/20 review 63
I’m really shocked but not surprised… [197 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/20 review 64
Please do not fall for this false marketing spiel… [357 words]

• Boundary Oak School Great Britain 1/19
First time reviewed on ISR [71 words]

• Kuwait English School Kuwait 1/19
First time reviewed on ISR [563 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 1/19 review 6
Sucking the joy out of teaching – fast!… [105 words]

• British School Alexandria Egypt 1/19 review 24
Most of the staff here are probably going to leave… [1,382 words]

• Shekou International School China 1/18 review 13
There’s been a culture of bullying for a while now… [195 words]

• Nord Anglia Chinese International School Shanghai China 1/18 review 3
Curriculum needs some continued work… [225 words]

• British School Tashkent Uzbekistan 1/17 review 4
I can’t disagree more with the previous review… [60 words]

• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 1/17 review 5
Not a happy place… [37 words]

• Singapore International School Hong Kong 1/17 review 24
I made a mistake accepting this position… [47 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/16 review 62
Is this how a ‘reputable’ school behaves?… [1,093 words]

• Karachi American School Pakistan 1/16 review 8
Most of the teachers that come here stay for a long period… [930 words]

• British School Tashkent Uzbekistan 1/16 review 3
Country is amazing but the school is a mess… [86 words]

• British School Alexandria Egypt 1/13 review 23
BSA was a great school, when it was managed by Brits… [298 words]

• International English School Castellon Spain 1/13 review 7
Very low salaries making it difficult to save & live well… [912 words]

• Colegio Internacional de Carabobo Venezuela 1/13 review 11
CIC has a leadership team like none I’ve seen… [170 words]

• Yoyogi International School Japan 1/13 review 7
YIS will not facilitate growth in your education career… [410 words]

• International Learning Group School Kosovo 1/13 review 4
Great if you’re retired or a married couple with no children… [378 words]

• St. Nicholas International School Vietnam 1/12
First time reviewed on ISR [90 words]

• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 1/12
First time reviewed on ISR [1,709 words]

• American School Antananarivo Madagascar 1/11 review 17
You’ll probably like it here, but don’t expect much… [118 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/11 review 61
I wish NCBIS a fond farewell… [101 words]

• Jakarta Intercultural School Indonesia 1/11 review 21
A school with a long-lived reputation that’s no longer deserved… [1,934 words]

• British School Algiers Algeria 1/11 review 6
Salary that is really unreflective of the hard work… [762 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/10 review 60
Workload’s a juggling act, but isn’t that true in every school?… [271 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 1/10 review 8
One of the best learning experiences I’ve had in my career… [949 words]

• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 1/10 review 9
If you’re in it for the package, you’ll do well enough… [1,150 words]

• Shanghai United International School China 1/10 review 29
Holds itself together by the strength of the teachers… [1,898 words]

• Australian International School Sharjah UAE 1/9 review 17
Salary excellent, location crappy, school facilities average… [541 words]

• Shanghai Singapore International School China 1/9 review 38
Many good teachers have already left the school… [300 words]

• Singapore International School Hong Kong 1/9 review 23
Nothing more than a glorified tuition centre… [57 words]

• Lahore American School Pakistan 1/9 review 11
School not like advertised… [46 words]

• Keystone Academy China 1/6 review 8
A great community of educators… [306 words]

• American International School Egypt 1/6 review 50
I feel like it’s an important part of the school’s history to write down… [1,095 words]

• Vanke Bilingual School Minhang China 1/6 review 2
Treatment from administrators is nothing short of abusive… [501 words]

• Uptown International School Egypt 1/5
First time reviewed on ISR [633 words]

• Singapore International School Hong Kong 1/5 review 22
School really struggles to attract teachers of a reasonable caliber… [835 words]

• Dulwich College Beijing China 1/4 review 18
The best advice I got in my first year here was to learn to say ‘no’… [790 words]

• International School Madrid Spain 1/4 review 2
Teachers have begun to leave having only spent the necessary 2 – 3 years… [830 words]

• New Cairo British International School Egypt 1/3 review 59
SLT who dismissed reviews are finding it near impossible to recruit… [250 words]

• International School Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 1/3 review 32
A small community but it has a big heart… [207 words]

• Westview International School Cambodia 1/2 review 2
The work load is high & the support is lacking… [245 words]

• Ayeyarwaddy International School Myanmar 1/2 review 23
Ambient surveillance is constant… [912 words]

Director & Principal Reports

• Leo Buckley 1/30 (Principal Report 8)
St. George International School Bulgaria

• Brad Owen 1/27 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Bangkok Preparatory International School Thailand

• Liz Cho 1/27 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Korea International School Korea

• Neil Cooper 1/27 (Principal Report 7)
Malvern College Egypt

• Khalil Ahmed 1/26 (Principal Report 3)
Jeddah Prep and Grammar School Saudi Arabia

• Michael Hawkins 1/25 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Albanian College Tirana Albania

• John Paul Casanova 1/24 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Berkeley International School Bangkok Thailand

• Fred Thorsell 1/24 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Hayat Universal Bilingual School Qatar

• Doruk Gurkan 1/20 (Principal Report 11)
Shanghai United International School China

• Sophie Savage 1/19 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Boundary Oak School Great Britain

• Michelle Quirin 1/18 (Director Report 2)
Korea International School Korea

• Ana Allen 1/18 (Principal Report 6)
Korea International School Korea

• Travis Peterson 1/18 (Principal Report 2)
Korea International School Korea

• Andre Nel 1/17 (Director Report 5)
British School Tashkent Uzbekistan

• Melissa Schaub 1/17 (Principal Report 6)
American International School Lagos Nigeria

• Andre Nel 1/16 (Principal Report 4)
British School Tashkent Uzbekistan

• Grace McCallum 1/16 (Director Report 7)
American School of Brasilia Brazil

• Claudia Heemsen 1/13 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Colegio Internacional de Carabobo Venezuela

• Jon Arnold 1/12 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
American International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia

• Paul Henderson 1/12 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
American International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia

• Lee Higginbottom 1/12 (Principal Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Bahrain Bayan School Bahrain

• Matthew Ashton 1/11 (Principal Report 3)
Heritage International School Moscow Russia

• Malcolm MacKenzie 1/6 (Director Report 2)
Keystone Academy China

• Michelle Quirin 1/6 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Korea International School Korea

• Brett Warfield 1/5 (Principal Report 5)
MEF International School Istanbul Turkey

• Michael Sheehan 1/4 (Principal Report 4)
American School Warsaw Poland

• Vanny Sok 1/2 (Director Report)
First time reviewed on ISR
Westview International School Cambodia