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| American International School Budapest Hungary 8/31 evaluation 9 Administration is more efficient than ever and is making a sincere effort to focus on overall excellence…. |
| Emirates International School Jumeirah UAE 8/31 evaluation 8 Student behaviour is getting increasingly worse and the management of it more ineffective… |
| Colombo International School Sri Lanka 8/30 evaluation 2 It is getting very expensive to live here the locals see you as a tourist and constantly try to rip you off… |
| International School Heilgenhaus Germany 8/30 evaluation 6 |
 Michael Chappell 8/30 First time reviewed on ISRColombo International School Sri Lanka |
| American International School Vietnam 8/29 evaluation 10 The people who run this school live in a fantasy where everything is perfect, except the expats who… |
| Anglican International School Jerusalem Israel 8/29 evaluation 3 Living in Israel and particularly Jerusalem was an excellent experience & opportunity. I would recommend it… |
| Phil Billings 8/29 (report 4) The Anglican International School Jerusalem |
| American School Foundation of Monterrey Mexico 8/27 evaluation 7 If you think the person who wrote evaluation 5 is being an alarmist, have a look at this article… |
| Modern English School Egypt 8/27 evaluation 14 Parent power rules . A disheartening teaching experience. Take it on if you’re prepared to sell your soul for $$… |
| Sawsan Dajani 8/27 (report 6) Modern English School Cairo Egypt |
| ISTEK Foundation Turkey 8/26 evaluation 3 The ways they show you how not important you are are endless… |
| International School Aamby India 8/26 evaluation 7 Housing is good and those who enjoy quiet and peace will love it here… |
| Tashkent Ulubek International School 8/25 evaluation 8 There followed a succession of attempts to intimidate me either directly or indirectly… |
| Shanghai United International School 8/25 evaluation 3 Original International School Sweat Shop that all other greedy owners have tried to model themselves after… |
| George Doelsch 8/25 (report 3) Anglo American School of Moscow |
| American International School Vietnam 8/24 evaluation 9 If you do a good job and stay away from the bitching people, you actually enjoy your life and students… |
| Mosaica American School India 8/24 First time reviewed on ISR Yesterday I woke up to an email saying my pay would be ceasing and I should find a new job… |
| Brian Horvath 8/23 First time reviewed on ISR American School of Tangier Morocco |
| Renaissance International School Vietnam 8/23 evaluation 11 I enjoyed my 3 years. Despite its problems the school has given me a lot of happy memories… |
| Tokyo YMCA International School Japan 8/23 evaluation 2 School secretary runs the school. If she does not like you, your experience at the school will be hell… |
| Beth Pfannl 8/22 First time reviewed on ISR American Overseas School of Rome |
| International Bilingual School Hscinchu Taiwan 8/22 evaluation 2 Not on an American-style 180 day school calendar- instead you work 200 days and your holidays are… |
| American School of Brasilia 8/22 evaluation 8 I read the ISR reviews and dismissed them as over the top, but I’ve found them to contain a great deal of truth… |
| American Overseas School Rome 8/22 First time reviewed on ISR |
| American International School Hong Kong 8/20 evaluation 3 NIce people, nice students. interesting city and culture. poor salaries & benefits. poor technology… |
| The Codrington School Barbados 8/20 evaluation 2 The library and science lab are state of the art and the whole campus is wireless networked… |
| Shanghai Community International Schools 8/19 evaluation 15 SCIS Pudong is a great community, has a very supportive staff and the people here are fun to work with… |
| Libby Naert – Principal 8/19 (report 2) Manarat School for Learning Difficulties Kuwait |
| American Academy for Girls Kuwait 8/19 evaluation 6 Students are almost all ELL and there is no ELL or any kind of ‘special’ supports systems in place… |
| Ian Deakin 8/18 (report 5) GEMS American Academy Abu Dhabi |
| Noblesse International School Philippines 8/18 evaluation 8 School is not accredited and it would be unreasonable to expect this will happen within your life time… |
| Shanghai Community International China 7/17 evaluation 14 Greed lets class sizes increase to higher than you would expect for a school that charges what they do… |
| American International School Vietnam 8/17 evaluation 8 HR says, “you signed a contract that says we can make changes after you arrive!” HORRIBLE practice!… |
| Neil Mcburney 8/16 First time reviewed on ISR International School Aamby India |
| Anglo Chinese School International Singapore 8/16 evaluation 2 I can only hope that this will be the worst professional experience I ever have… |
| Noblesse International School Philippines 8/16 evaluation 7 Used our white faces to endorse ‘International’ status but faied to recognize or implement any of our ideas… |
| Simon O’Grady 8/14 First time reviewed on ISR British International School of Cairo Egypt |
| English International School Prague Czech Republic 8/15 evaluation 3 City is great & money excellent…plenty of nice residential areas for families to live. Prague is brilliant… |
| Repton School Dubai UAE 8/15 evaluation 6 If you’re looking to sample the delights of Dubai & not worried about … |
| Renaissance International School Vietnam 8/13 evaluation 10 In general, students are just lovely to teach… |
| Gordon Eldridge 8/13 First time reviewed on ISR K International School Japan |
| Matthew Bristow 8/13 First time reviewed on ISR Etonhouse Int’l School Broadrick Campus Singapore |
| Bandung International School Indonesia 8/12 evaluation 4 Fantastic community school with wonderful students, dedicated teachers , supportive board & admin… |
| Mary Pazsit 8/12 (report 2) Changchun American International School China |
| The Codrington School Barbados 8/11 First time reviewed on ISR |
| John Boakes 8/11 (report 3) Noblesse International School Philippines |
| Bob Imholt 8/11 First time reviewed on ISR American School of Asuncion Paraguay |
| “The” International School of Macau China 8/10 evaluation 10 School uses Alberta curriculum and works hard to ensure material is relevant & meaningful for students… |
| Surefoot American International School Nigeria 8/10 evaluation 5 This is a Nigerian school to the end… |
| Hana Kanan 8/9 (report 5) International Academy Amman Jordan |
| Dasman Model School Kuwait 8/9 evaluation 16 I worked in rough neighborhoods with better supplies & behavior. Teachers threatened as well as bribed… |
| TED College Istanbul 8/9 evaluation 7 Come if you don’t need a lot of direction, have a high threshold for frustration & can grin and bear it… |
| Changchun American International School China 8/8 First time reviewed on ISR State-of-the-art ultra modern building. The school is well equipped… |
| International Academy Amman Jordan 8/8 evaluation 18 Working hard to improve curricular & extra-c offerings, while gaining accreditation from CIS/NEASC… |
| Fundatia International British School Romania 8/6 evaluation 3 I would like to assure all teachers that you will be valued and treated very well… (Kendall Peet/School Head) |
| Seoul Foreign School Korea 8/5 evaluation 5 Great package… |
| International School Panama 8/5 evaluation 3 I am not disagreeing with the problems mentioned in the reviews, I do want to point out the positive about ISP… |
| K International School Japan 8/4 evaluation 12 Great staff, great city, great food, great culture, weak pay. The school is not Dante’s Inferno, but if you’re… |
| Etonhouse International School Broadrick Singapore 8/4 First time reviewed on ISR I would work there again only if it were not in Singapore… |
| Beijing International School BISS China 8/3 evaluation 2 Generally life is good at BISS… |
| ISTEK Foundation Istanbul Turkey 8/3 evaluation 2 Changed the last day of school at the last minute, leaving teachers with long standing flights home unable to… |
| American International School Jeddah 8/2 evaluation 22 I have waited two years to write a response to evaluation 14. I am the infamous Ralph, writer of eval. 13… |
| Verdala International School Malta 8/2 evaluation 3 The main task is to keep parents happy… |
| American School of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 8/2 evaluation 9 Supposed salary scale is never disclosed. Some uncertified teachers paid more than certified teachers… |
| British Institute for Learning Development UAE 8/1 First time reviewed on ISR Program includes sessions with occupational therapist, speech pathologist and counselling.. |