There are many private high schools in China that are not necessarily "international schools", but use the international IB curriculum. You would be teaching Chinese students in English. They are not exactly the best places to teach, but I think it is your next step. At least you will get IB experience.

The problem you will run into is that you will need a degree in the subject you want to teach. There usually aren't any polysci classes in high school. You may be able to get into English or history. Although, the supply of history teachers far outweighs the demand from my experience.

Good luck.

Yadu

Thanks for the reply.


I sent the university that runs this PGCE program an email about a month ago with a few questions, with no reply. Not a good sign.


Anyway, the biggest issue I'm wrestling with is.... I am American, the PGCE a UK qualification. I've heard that at least SOME schools want a qualification from the state/province that you are from.

If I do this program, will it be recognized by international schools? I know it's hard to generalize the policies of schools worldwide, but.... Surely some of you with a lot more experience under your belt can give me some insight.

Do schools generally want qualifications from your "home", or does it not matter?

Thanks all!

Hi all,

This is my first post here, hoping to get some feedback/guidance.

First let give you a little background on my position. I have been working at a (low tier) private High School in China for a year and a half. Before that I was teaching ESL for about five years. At the moment I am teaching IB economics (the school is IB certified). I have a BA in Economics, and am looking to up my qualifications in order to get into a better teaching/living situation.


One day I came across this program from the University of Nottingham:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/p ... ional.aspx


This is essentially an "international" PGCE for people teaching overseas. It is done almost completely online. As I am not from the UK (American), I am having some difficulty assessing the value of this cert.

From talking to some coworkers that have a PGCE and QTS, I understand that ANY PGCE will not automatically grant QTS. I am, however, wondering if "just" having this certification as well as three (or more) years teaching the IB syllabus will open some doors into better schools and locations.



Would anyone like to take a stab as to whether or not this would be considered a "real" PGCE or if it would be considered more like one of the numerous online TEFL certs?



Thanks for your time/input.

Yadu