New School Reviews
• American Schools Angola 7/30 review 15
You will not finish your contract, even if you have every intention to… [391 words]
• International School Kazan Russia 7/30 review 12
Made tons of improvements & headed in the right direction… [547 words]
• Repton International School Malaysia 7/30 review 14
A real lack of trust, especially from management to teachers… [223 words]
• Riyadh Schools Saudi Arabia 7/30 review 7
I stopped marking exams as the results are irrelevant… [487 words]
• International Montessori School Beijing China 7/29
First time reviewed on ISR [409 words]
• EtonHouse International School Singapore 7/29
First time reviewed on ISR [90 words]
• English College Dubai UAE 7/29
First time reviewed on ISR [436 words]
• Asmara International Community School Eritrea 7/28 review 7
Significant sums of money are still owed to former faculty… [397 words]
• Edron Academy Mexico 7/28 review 17
Safety low on agenda & buildings & site are badly under resourced… [256 words]
• Riyadh Schools Saudi Arabia 7/28 review 6
You’ll be burned out & have doubts about the teaching profession… [728 words]
• Hayah International Academy Egypt 7/28 review 20
While not perfect, this school is okay… [602 words]
• Colegio Colombo Britanico Colombia 7/27 review 4
The main difficulty is the parent community that are out of control… [167 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 7/27 review 8
Can’t be a place to work long term unless you enjoy work-place drama… [1,044 words]
• Manor Hall International School UAE 7/27 review 7
Parents have an inappropriate amount of power at the school… [433 words]
• Beijing International Bilingual Academy China 7/26 review 42
It will be interesting to see what, if any, impact this review has… [2,556 words]
• GEMS American Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 7/26 review 6
Mismanagement of the admin team makes it a bad school to work at… [1,067 words]
• Regent School Abuja Nigeria 7/26 review 5
I’m glad I slammed this door shut, please learn from my experience… [392 words]
• Dulwich College Beijing China 7/23 review 11
Happy place to work most of the time & overall conditions are quite good… [193 words]
• European Azerbaijan School Azerbaijan 7/23 review 5
I find EAS to be a school moving in the right direction… [392 words]
• Dulwich International High School China 7/23 review 8
You’d do better in a school more interested in educating its students… [511 words]
• Doha College Qatar 7/22 review 8
It was like stepping back in time by 15 years… [366 words]
• Colegio Anglo Colombia 7/22 review 14
It has all the money in the world but no direction… [570 words]
• El Alsson British American International School Egypt 7/22 review 7
Never before felt treated so much as a disposable “Employee”… [1,449 words]
• Brookes St. Petersburg Russia 7/22 review 6
A school that promises a lot but delivers very little… [599 words]
• Nun Academy Saudi Arabia 7/21 review 12
The number one priority is revenue for the investors… [794 words]
• British School Alexandria Egypt 7/21 review 20
I felt the need to reply to the review, as I feel it wasn’t a very fair description… [677 words]
• British School Alexandria Egypt 7/21 review 21
The school buildings are not new or purpose-built… [571 words]
• Kampala International School Uganda 7/21 review 14
Intimidation and threats are common… [341 words]
• British School Beijing Shunyi China 7/20 review 64
I was so angered by one of the posts, I just had to correct it… [822 words]
• Yew Chung International School Shanghai China 7/20 review 43
New taxation laws will take a very big bite out of your salary and benefits… [169 words]
• International School Bucharest Romania 7/20 review 4
A school that cannot make a decision and stick to it… [315 words]
• Nord Anglia Chinese International School Shanghai China 7/20 review 2
Due to short sightedness of the SLT, it’ll be a demanding place to work… [679 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 7/19 review 25
This was a very good school but it is currently in flux… [114 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 7/19 review 26
The last day of school was the most awkward last day of school in my career… [483 words]
• Verdala International School Malta 7/19 review 5
An incredibly stressful experience!… [254 words]
• Universal American School UAE 7/19 review 33
Not a safe teaching environment & decisions aren’t made by best practice… [629 words]
• International School Penang (Uplands) Malaysia 7/16 review 21
I feel the school is trying to find its center as it moves into the 21st century… [451 words]
• British International School Shanghai Puxi China 7/16 review 5
Highly recommend if you’re prepared to work hard… [2,373 words]
• Wycombe Abbey International School China 7/16 review 36
My time has been a roller coaster & I am glad to be leaving a toxic environment… [711 words]
• Doha College Qatar 7/16 review 7
Fantastic students & good teachers which are just about holding it together… [1,538 words]
• Hsinchu American School Taiwan 7/16 review 4
Wonderful place to get your feet wet in the world of int’l education… [904 words]
• Reach British School UAE 7/15
First time reviewed on ISR [857 words]
• British School Caracas Venezuela 7/15 review 37
Eight staff fired the last day & escorted out by a security guard!… [230 words]
• Gulf English School Kuwait 7/15 review 48
A traumatic, humiliating and totally avoidable experience… [76 words]
• International School Kazan Russia 7/14 review 11
Challenges of working in a startup school shouldn’t be underestimated… [1,690 words]
• Austin Heights International School Malaysia 7/14 review 5
Large campus with assembly hall, 4 computer labs & a swimming pool… [381 words]
• Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong China 7/14 review 17
Reviews come from amazing teachers who’ve been treated appallingly… [1,244 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/13 review 75
The owners have to take the blame for all the troubles the school faces… [330 words]
• Nova International School Sudan 7/13 review 7
Great school, lovely kids… [61 words]
• British School Alexandria Egypt 7/13 review 19
Promised staff would have visas, this has never happened… [439 words]
• Harrow International School Beijing China 7/12 review 24
It looked like change was coming… it’s more of the same… [292 words]
• Universal American School UAE 7/12 review 32
If you’d asked me to write a review a year ago, it’d sound quite different… [674 words]
• Hokkaido International School Japan 7/12 review 4
Some big things have changed since the last review… [1,417 words]
• Bromsgrove International School Thailand 7/9 review 37
Keep your head down & do your time quietly… [486 words]
• Affiliated High School South China Normal University China 7/9 review 7
If relaxed work load outweighs the drawbacks, can be a good posting… [661 words]
• Colegio Inter-Americano Guatemala 7/9 review 28
I have personally had a terrible experience at Inter… [96 words]
• Shanghai Nanyang Model Private High School China 7/8
First time reviewed on ISR [899 words]
• American Community School Amman Jordan 7/8 review 13
Go if you’re content with a simple & not-so-social life… [756 words]
• Indus International School India 7/8 review 3
I don’t recommend unless it’s your only way to get into IB schools… [789 words]
• International School Penang (Uplands) Malaysia 7/8 review 20
Cronyism & favoritism are once again rearing their ugly heads… [544 words]
• Bromsgrove International School Thailand 7/8 review 36
Working at this school was fun at times and soul destroying at others… [493 words]
• Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong China 7/8 review 16
Is it all just disgruntled former employees or could it be the sad truth?… [531 words]
• Nun Academy Saudi Arabia 7/7 review 11
My time at Nun is at an end and I am very grateful for this… [217 words]
• BASIS International School Guangzhou China 7/7 review 5
Overall, the package, the colleagues, and the facility are desirable… [441 words]
• Shenzhen American International School China 7/7 review 19
Staff have been fired whilst on holiday with no notice… [330 words]
• International School Brussels Belgium 7/7 review 3
Excellent school but it has a self-perception in excess of what it delivers… [809 words]
• British International School Ukraine 7/7 review 67
Students & parents at BISU are amazing & deserve much better… [1,234 words]
• British School Bahrain 7/7 review 39
We wished we knew about ISR before we made the leap… [449 words]
• Asia Pacific International School Korea 7/6 review 15
Lot of talk about how it will improve, but every year nothing really changed… [1,674 words]
• Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy China 7/6 review 31
We work 30-hour weeks without extra pay & no longer enjoy the same support… [260 words]
• Ruamrudee International School Bangkok Thailand 7/6 review 54
Ratchapruek campus is COMPLETELY independent from Minburi… [242 words]
• Saigon South International School Vietnam 7/5 review 10
Beautiful campus with a professional staff & administration… [100 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 7/5 review 24
Almost all of the DP teachers have gone which doesn’t bode well for the future… [715 words]
• Universal American School UAE 7/5 review 31
There has been a huge regression of the culture in the school… [100 words]
• Asmara International Community School Eritrea 7/2 review 6
Financial instability & no sponsorship by outside entities… [207 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 7/2 review 23
Not worth the toll it’ll take on your mental & physical well-being… [409 words]
• American School Vietnam 7/2 review 26
They could fire you at any time… [668 words]
• British School Costa Rica 7/2 review 8
Teachers are way down the list of priorities… [77 words]
• Clarion School Dubai UAE 7/1
First time reviewed on ISR [354 words]
• Raffles World Academy UAE 7/1
First time reviewed on ISR [293 words]
• Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy China 7/1 review 30
Kaiwen is like a freshwater aquarium… [617 words]
• Harrow International School Beijing China 7/1 review 23
Need to be nimble to avoid some of the professional landmines… [590 words]
