New School Reviews
• Traill International School Thailand 9/30 review 6
Give the school a very wide berth, despite a delightful student population… [1,466 words]
• Manor Hall International School UAE 9/30 review 3
Manor Hall has been a paradise, until we got a new Principal… [309 words]
• British International School Washington USA 9/30 review 2
A converted office that is very simple & massively over priced for what you get… [91 words]
• Dulwich College Suzhou China 9/30 review 13
Not conducive to an enjoyable, meaningful nor professional working environment… [1,030 words]
• Nord Anglia International School Al Khor Qatar 9/30 review 4
Certainly not for those who require stability & career progression… [180 words]
• Panaga School Brunei Darussalam 9/29 review 17
Do not believe what you are told if you are planning to join this establishment… [169 words]
• Woodstock International School India 9/29 review 5
You can’t survive on this pay unless you stay for all breaks & eat only local food… [575 words]
• New School International School Georgia 9/29 review 16
The ideology of the IB are disregarded… [179 words]
• GEMS American Academy Dubai UAE 9/29 review 26
Nobody stays & that says everything you need to know about this school… [861 words]
• Hong Qiao International School China 9/28 review 20
No materials, terrible PD and no one seems to be in charge… [77 words]
• Edron Academy Mexico 9/28 review 15
Honestly the worst year of my professional career… [95 words]
• Qatar International School Qatar 9/28 review 4
Could be a decent school but sadly marred by leadership… [261 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 9/28 review 32
I arrived a month & a half ago & I’ll be gone before Christmas… [252 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 9/25 review 16
Staff morale is at an all time low & this is picked up by the students… [1,065 words]
• British School Alexandria Egypt 9/25 review 14
Salaries are sometimes paid late, and on occasion incorrectly as well… [940 words]
• British International School Ukraine 9/24 review 57
BISU will cause you great stress and no job is worth that… [755 words]
• Al Rabeeh Academy UAE 9/24 review 2
The package is awful; the pay does not reflect your teaching experience… [408 words]
• Northbridge International School Cambodia 9/24 review 24
Work expectations can be overwhelming at times… [426 words]
• Institut auf dem Rosenberg Switzerland 9/23 review 8
Lasting impression is how little regard they have for both student & staff well-being… [70 words]
• GEMS United School UAE 9/23 review 4
Quality of student, teaching, or admin is all secondary to collecting school fees… [348 words]
• ACS Hillingdon Great Britain 9/23 review 5
An easy place to spend a few years if you’d like to live in London… [1,694 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 9/23 review 31
2 years is usually enough for anybody… [983 words]
• Universal American School UAE 9/22 review 27
Think hard if you’re considering a job here, you’ll be considered disposable… [359 words]
• Traill International School Thailand 9/22 review 5
I was so happy to have the opportunity to leave this school & move on… [952 words]
• Azerbaijan British College Azerbaijan 9/22 review 6
Today’s reality is way different & it can’t offer anything extraordinary… [1,486 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 9/22 review 63
Our professional experience at the school was so draining & demoralizing… [297 words]
• Nord Anglia International School Shanghai China 9/21 review 14
The words please & thank you are never used… [558 words]
• Jeddah Knowledge International School Saudi Arabia 9/21 review 31
Went from a well resourced school to one that is completely under-resourced… [575 words]
• Haileybury Almaty Kazakstan 9/21 review 25
I hope this isn’t symptomatic of how the school generally operates… [197 words]
• Baku Modern School Azerbaijan 9/18 review 6
Saddest part is that the school has lost great teachers who the kids adore… [450 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 9/18 review 30
Malvern UK have been contacted & I believe more drama to unfold… [773 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 9/18 review 15
It has sucked the life & vibrancy out of the place… [628 words]
• Institut auf dem Rosenberg Switzerland 9/17 review 7
We did not even make it to the classroom… [110 words]
• Network International School Myanmar 9/17 review 2
COVID has shown the true colours of the school & it’s leaders… [835 words]
• Harrow International School Beijing China 9/17 review 20
There are some good things too, but I’m too tired to write about anything good… [629 words]
• Gulf English School Kuwait 9/16 review 47
Employs teachers who don’t have degrees & places them on a tourist visa… [184 words]
• British School Bucharest Romania 9/16 review 7
Never a proper payslip but now the amounts are fluctuating dramatically… [123 words]
• British Vietnamese International School Hanoi Vietnam 9/16 review 21
A good place for beginning a career, it could also be a place to end it… [176 words]
• Saipan International School Northern Mariana Islands 9/16 review 3
I have been very happy at SIS & on Saipan… [573 words]
• Times College China 9/15 review 5
Had good intentions & potential breaking into a new market but lost its way… [286 words]
• Wellington College International China 9/15 review 12
No “transparent” anything, everything subject to interpretation of leadership… [1,249 words]
• British School Beijing Shunyi China 9/15 review 59
The students get a raw deal at this school… [510 words]
• English School for Girls Kuwait 9/15 review 5
Still breathing a sigh of relief at having escaped this place… [262 words]
• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 9/15 review 9
Comfortable lifestyle by sacrificing any professional or career development… [378 words]
• Institut auf dem Rosenberg Switzerland 9/15 review 6
Please read what people have said on the site. They’re not lying… [971 words]
• Winpenny School Mexico 9/14
First time reviewed on ISR [687 words]
• United World College Thailand 9/14 review 4
A lot of potential but a low-morale & ineffective school to work in… [577 words]
• British International School Casablanca Morocco 9/14 review 6
To bring it to a point – absolute chaos… [617 words]
• Prem Tinsulanonda International School Thailand 9/14 review 15
The response to the Coronavirus has been appalling… [1,517 words]
• BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour China 9/14 review 8
They went way out of their way to make the staff feel like family… [377 words]
• MEF International School Istanbul Turkey 9/14 review 22
Apply if you love Istanbul – otherwise forget it… [175 words]
• Network International School Myanmar 9/11
First time reviewed on ISR [932 words]
• International School Manila Philippines 9/11 review 13
Forced staff to come in despite the fact that there are no students in the building… [313 words]
• British School Lome Togo 9/11 review 15
Happy with a slightly slower pace of life, BSL might be for you!… [886 words]
• Australian International School Hong Kong 9/11 review 2
Their promise for top quality education is completely false… [481 words]
• Kang Chiao International School Taiwan 9/11 review 3
Staff & students often come into school ill, even during the pandemic… [641 words]
• St. Catherine’s International Kindergarten & Nursery Hong Kong 9/10
First time reviewed on ISR [431 words]
• Metropolitan International School Egypt 9/10 review 6
Intention of review is to post a record of patterns observed over multiple years… [3,145 words]
• International School Bucharest Romania 9/10 review 3
The strong school community is supportive and caring… [475 words]
• American Creativity Academy Kuwait 9/10 review 41
ACA is all about bums on seats, giving A+ grades and receiving money… [400 words]
• Shanghai Community International School China 9/9 review 53
Numerous staff were suddenly fired on the last day of school… [456 words]
• Dwight School Seoul Korea 9/9 review 14
This is not a good school to work at… [418 words]
• Huamao International School China 9/9 review 12
To sum up my time in Huamao in one word, I’d pick demoralizing… [756 words]
• EtonHouse Malaysia International School Malaysia 9/9 review 6
The owner is not listed publicly yet all decisions are made by her… [257 words]
• Bangkok Preparatory International School Thailand 9/8 review 12
Recent recruitment due to growth posts rather than replacement… [106 words]
• Beijing International Singaporean School China 9/8 review 29
I’m owed lots of money, including flights and gratuity… [76 words]
• New Cairo British International School Egypt 9/8 review 25
Management structure is ludicrously top-heavy… [135 words]
• English School Kyrenia Cyprus 9/8 review 6
Parents run the school by complaining until they get their way… [412 words]
• Dulwich College Suzhou China 9/7 review 12
This is no longer a good school… [726 words]
• Munich International School Germany 9/7 review 8
This is an excellent school… [116 words]
• Fairview International School Malaysia 9/7 review 9
Only 3 year contracts are offered with harsh conditions for leaving early… [668 words]
• British College Gava Spain 9/7 review 8
Significant serious weaknesses & fails to prepare students effectively… [181 words]
• VinSchool Vietnam 9/7 review 3
You may feel that I exaggerated, if anything I’ve understated the case… [1,260 words]
• SMIC Private School Shanghai China 9/4 review 14
I implore you to read the reviews & take them to heart… [1,193 words]
• TH School Vietnam 9/4 review 7
While there are many positives, it’s overall a toxic environment… [1,449 words]
• British School Beijing Shunyi China 9/4 review 58
New staff aren’t being paid until they arrive in Beijing which could take 2 months… [136 words]
• World Academy Tirana Albania 9/4 review 11
I’d definitely live there again, however, it will not be to work at WAT… [1,084 words]
• Chiang Rai International School Thailand 9/3 review 8
A serious teacher, without a missionary view? Look elsewhere… [187 words]
• British International School Addis Ababa Ethiopia 9/3 review 4
You’re being precious for expecting such things as water or power… [283 words]
• Wingate School Mexico 9/2 review 2
I hope the rest of my stay is as good as it started… [132 words]
• King Faisal School Saudi Arabia 9/2 review 5
Can you imagine the start of an academic year without timetables?!… [319 words]
• Utahloy International School Guangzhou China 9/1 review 26
I’d approach a job here with caution & awareness of the pitfalls ahead… [794 words]
• WAY American School Brazil 9/1 review 2
I had to fight for basic things like graduation ceremony funds & SAT payments… [518 words]
