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A Dispute between teachers and management over unpaid wages at Shanghai Rego International School is reaching crisis point.

Several teachers at the school in Minhang District (Shanghai) have not been paid either their salaries or housing allowances last month (some teachers have not been paid in almost three months).While a number of Chinese teachers said the school has failed to make their social Insurance payments for the past eight months.

The long running-conflict has had a huge impact on students,many of whom have left as a result. the 40-plus youngsters who have remained loyal to the school are hoping the dispute is soon resolved.(not likely, The other Rego Schools in China have closed leaving teachers without a salary,or place to live)

Shanghai Rego originally opened 10 years ago and was once regarded one of the best schools in the city. Many parents have paid school fees in advance for two or three years.

As well as unpaid wages, the school owner also said it owes its school bus service provider 1 million yuan for last semester.

Rego experienced a similar problem in 2012.As a result, the Shanghai Education Commission refused to renew its operating license, and all foreign teachers had to stay in Shanghai on tourism visas until the problem was solved.

Most of the teachers had to leave China when personal funds ran dry, or their tourist visa expired.

You can read the whole article on ShanghaiDaily.com You can also read about the serious pollution situation in Shanghai.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/education/shanghai Date 2-26-2014

Amazing how one can live in Shanghai for years and have never heard of some of these international schools...

Sorry to hear of this situation.

This is really sad for all concerned. I work at another school in Shanghai and the students and teachers who have come over from there are top notch. Seems like they had a great programme. The kids are (on the whole) polite and knowledgeable and have fitted in well. What a shame. Good for our school but what a pity. I really feel for them all.

Who would pay two or three years in advance?

Too bad about the teachers and students.

We were there in during some of the golden years and into the beginning of the dark time, read the tea leaves and hit the trail. We had a few months of late rent paid and a couple of salary scares. We were just in time. Luckily we received all of our gratuity. We were very lucky to leave when we did. It was the best place to work then the worst place to work. So very sad.

Shanghai Rego and the other Rego schools in China are now closed.

ChinaTeach wrote:
> Shanghai Rego and the other Rego schools in China are now closed.
Well Tianjin Rego certainly isn't closed. I don't know about the others.

I'm in Shanghai, teaching at another school and I can tell you that Rego is still open, but most of the teachers are refusing to work till they get paid. Only a handful of students remain.

Hi there

My partner and I are both looking for a career change and have decided that we want to become international teachers. This is a 5 year plan for us; 3 years to get University qualified and then 2 years experience in Australia. He already has a Bachelor of Marketing and will be applying for a Masters of Teaching. There is a new clinical program in Australia which offers a 3 year paid internship whilst he completes his qualification. Due to his undergrad degree he is eligible to become a secondary economics/ business teacher.

I am currently enrolled in my first year of Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Teaching and already have an MBA (exec) which I gained in 2010 via alternate entry (as I didn't have an undergrad they accepted me on career experience). The Teacher Institute in Australia require 3 years of previous study for a Masters, so I am unable to qualify for Masters programs and have to complete a Bachelor degree. I had planned to become a secondary economics/ business teacher, but I have just started my first prac placement and am already having doubts around if this is the subject/ age range of teaching I want to do.

I have sat in on classes with Years 7, 9 and 12. After experiencing the senior students I am not sure that I have the personality to deal with this age group. I have also taken into consideration that as a teaching couple we are not going to be very marketable both holding the same specialisation i.e. secondary economics.

My questions are:

1. Should I switch to primary or middle years teaching (I loved the Year 7's!!) and my partner continue on with secondary economics?
2. Do overseas schools prefer a Middle Years or Primary teaching qualification?
3. Will this be the best combination to make us most marketable to overseas schools?
4. We are planning a family currently so will have a 5 year old when we are planning to go overseas, will this be a problem?

Any thoughts greatly appreciated. I am having great anxiety over this and am considering switching my course and possibly institution for next semester.

Thanks mates!

Unless you are the same person, there was another post almost exactly the same.

Do your primary and have him do his secondary. You will be a more marketable couple.

Good luck!