Established schools in Japan hire just like international schools in any other country. Under normal circumstances you dont already need to be in the country.

You should be looking at a basic salary of at least 500,000 yen per month. Housing should be either provided or be at least 100,000 yen per month.

It's too long. You have included your whole resume in your cover letter. Employers want to find out about your experiences and qualifications through quick and easy bullet points in your resume, not read through two pages of cover letter to find them out.

I am currently studying for a Master of Mathematics for Teachers online through the university of waterloo. It costs around $10,000 over however long it takes (2-3 years). The math is high level though so if you don't have a math background you may struggle. Middle school math won't cut it.

Teachers at the two main IB schools in Kansai earn around that much money just for themselves.

jeremiah2016 wrote:
> pgrass wrote:
> > jeremiah2016 wrote:
> > > pgrass wrote:
> > > > I work at a 2nd tier school not in Tokyo or Yokohama and get paid
> 500,000
> > > > yen per month plus 150,000 yen per month housing allowance. This is
> based
> > > > on 10 years teaching experience. Also I do not have deductions for
> health
> > > > insurance as that is covered completely.
> > >
> > > Wow, that's quite a sum! By any chance, do salary differs for teachers
> teaching
> > in
> > > different sections; elementary, middle and high school? Or do they just
> look at
> > > experience and qualifications? I've almost 9 years of experience and a
> Masters.
> > Could
> > > it be that I'm being shortchanged then? Just wondering...
> >
> > The salary is the same whatever you teach. A masters would give you a pay
> increase of
> > around 35,000 yen per month at my school. My quoted salary does not include the
> > masters pay bump. It isn't the best package in the country, but it is up there.
> >
> > There are some very high paying schools in Japan that are off the radar of most
> > people on this forum. One reason is that people stay at them for a long time so
> few
> > positions come up, so less teachers hear about those schools. ASIJ and Yokohama
> are
> > not the only schools that pay top dollar.
>
>
> Thanks for sharing all these info. these schools that you've mentioned, are they
> international schools too or private schools reserved for a particular group of
> students only? IS are usually listed in on the CIS or IBO websites yeah? Sorry if I
> sound ignorant but I've been on the IS scene for 3 years only.

Some are international and some are private. Some schools owned by universities are among the highest paying in the country...

jeremiah2016 wrote:
> pgrass wrote:
> > I work at a 2nd tier school not in Tokyo or Yokohama and get paid 500,000
> > yen per month plus 150,000 yen per month housing allowance. This is based
> > on 10 years teaching experience. Also I do not have deductions for health
> > insurance as that is covered completely.
>
> Wow, that's quite a sum! By any chance, do salary differs for teachers teaching in
> different sections; elementary, middle and high school? Or do they just look at
> experience and qualifications? I've almost 9 years of experience and a Masters. Could
> it be that I'm being shortchanged then? Just wondering...

The salary is the same whatever you teach. A masters would give you a pay increase of around 35,000 yen per month at my school. My quoted salary does not include the masters pay bump. It isn't the best package in the country, but it is up there.

There are some very high paying schools in Japan that are off the radar of most people on this forum. One reason is that people stay at them for a long time so few positions come up, so less teachers hear about those schools. ASIJ and Yokohama are not the only schools that pay top dollar.

I work at a 2nd tier school not in Tokyo or Yokohama and get paid 500,000 yen per month plus 150,000 yen per month housing allowance. This is based on 10 years teaching experience. Also I do not have deductions for health insurance as that is covered completely.

fine dude wrote:
> If you have the will, even newbies can achieve content mastery in a couple
> of years with help from Khan Academy, YouTube and some creative pedagogy.
> Middle school math and science is not BC Calculus.

Said the non math or science specialist.

What happens when the Korean student who studies in cram school two grades above his level asks a question?

Being certified to teach math and being able to teach it are two different things. Most non math specialists get found out by the brighter students even in middle school.

Just tell him.

Why do you care about his feelings? Perhaps you care too much about too many things and quitting really isn't the best option.

It is a myth that Yokohama is a great school. The package is good yes, but it is a small school with cramped and limited facilities. A teacher who I recently met who works there was surprised when I suggested it is at the top of many teachers' lists of places they want to work.

Tokyo/Yokohama doesn't really have great schools. It has good schools. Some people say ASIJ is great but having visited there recently it is beginning to show its age. I think most teachers only look as far as the salary when deciding a school is top tier.

What does being a Westgate survivor have to do with anything?

That is usually just deodorant that lasts 15 minutes in the summertime. It isn't anti-perpirant.

Anti-perspirant deodorant. It is not as easy as you think to buy.

Yes it sounds reasonable but it should be lower in your first year. Also, this will only give you 70% coverage. You have to pay the remaining 30% of bills. However, as long as you are not one of those people who goes to the doctor for every tiny little thing this shouldn't be a factor in your decision. Plus, even though you have to pay 30%, costs are low.

You can ignore all of what I just said if the school pay into a private scheme. Many schools seem to get around the requirement of having to pay into the national scheme and use companies such as Cigna. In this case you would pay all fees upfront and then claim a refund (minus any deductibles) from the provider.

If the figure quoted is the national plan and also includes pension contributions you can get the pension back when you leave. Many schools seem to find a way around international teachers having to contribute to the pension scheme though.