Resources

Check out the websites and other resources that will help you get ready to teach overseas.

Job Search Agencies

International Schools Services. One of the oldest and largest in the field, ISS does it all: recruits teachers and administrators, runs school startups, ships supplies, and does professional development.

Search Associates. Runs job fairs for teachers and administrators, matching vacancies and candidates.

Covid-19 Links

Is COVID having an effect on hiring? This article from COBIS (Council of British International Schools) pretty well sums it up: recruitment will move online, widespread uncertainty, candidate numbers dropping, and implications for staff retention.

Roundup of the 2020-21 fair schedule from Search Associates; 100% Virtual but they are hoping for in-person fairs during the 2021 calendar fair. Heaven only knows.

Some questions to consider from ISR (International Schools Review) with answers from teachers in the thick of it.

ISS (International Schools Services) makes the best of a bad situation with “an even better iFair.” Six fairs run from October through March 2021.

An inside look at the politics underlying expat safety overseas. Hidden currents lurk under the surface.

NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) lays out the nitty-gritty ramifications of COVID: access to campus? tuition? RIF? This link takes you to a roundup of articles on the hard choices. Note: NAIS serves mostly US-based independent schools, but the issues are the same.

A first-hand story of the flexibility needed to survive in the time of COVID.

Teaching English Overseas (TEFL or TESOL)

You can can teach English to students desiring to learn the language in private or language schools without a teaching certificate. A good place to start the search for these kinds of jobs is Transitions Abroad, a highly reputable clearinghouse for those who want to live and work overseas.

Their article, Best Websites for Teaching English Abroad, starts with a broad overview, goes to a roundup of job boards, and finally lists news sources. You can’t go wrong starting here if you want to teach overseas but are not a certified teacher.

Accrediting Agencies

1.     CIS (Council of International Schools) – leader in the field, not specifically British or American

 Regional Organizations

2.     NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) CIE (Commission on International Education)

3.     WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges)

4.     MSA (Middle States Association)

 British Accrediting/Testing Agencies

1.     COBIS (Council of British International Schools) – full range of services to British international schools in over 80 countries

2.     CAIE or just Cambridge (Cambridge Assessment International Examinations) – works with over 30 national governments to provide national exams and help raise educational standards

 General Organizations

1.     NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) – supports independent schools, mostly in the US but many abroad. Training, background research, Independent Schools magazine, governance support.

2.     IB (International Baccalaureate) – does not officially accredit but approves use of the IB World School brand

Professional Development and/or Student Activity Sponsoring –

They provide training and consultancy services, produce conferences, and sponsor student activities

      1. CEESA (Central & Eastern European Schools Association)

      2. ECIS (Educational Collaborative for International Schools)

      3. EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of Schools)