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by shadylane
Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:02 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: How do you get to work?
Replies: 14
Views: 15566

Re: How do you get to work?

just.the.truth wrote:
> What a silly question. Zipline of course!

I want to work at your school ! :-)
by shadylane
Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:56 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 2021/2022 Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 11801

Re: 2021/2022 Advice

Plus your degree is in English - go for that.
by shadylane
Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:42 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: High pay package IS?
Replies: 30
Views: 33546

Re: High pay package IS?

sunflower1982711 wrote:
> earning Aud 80k teaching in a state high school.

That works out as about US$57k. How much is it in US$ once you take off taxes and accommodation costs ?

At a wild guess - after using an Aussie tax calculator - after tax it's about US$46000, which if you then take off $1000 per month for accommodation and extra taxes you often won't pay as an expat teacher, leaves you with about US$34000 net. Australia can also be quite an expensive country to live in.

So my guess is that you could find a job at an international school that would give you a higher disposable income. US$40,000 savings per year, however, is a big ask. Good luck !
by shadylane
Tue May 19, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: University of the People - Master in Education Leadership
Replies: 21
Views: 23398

Re: University of the People - Master in Education Leadership

[quote=Boomba post_id=59032 time=1589900191 user_id=221993]
My Bachelor (Licence in FR) is a standard 3 years level (generally equivalent to the 4-year bachelor in the US) but I enrolled directly in the third year thanks to equivalences. It is more or less a Bachelor of sciences of Social sciences with a strong emphasis on education. So far, I translated it into a B.Ed on my resume and no one questioned it.[/quote]

Please don't do this. The 120 hours of FLS/FLE is closer to a CELTA than a B. Ed. You will probably get away with it (many have)- but it is far from true. In English speaking countries a B. Ed implies that you have studied multiple years of education, and are usually a fully qualified teacher. It's misleading, to say the least.
by shadylane
Wed May 06, 2020 1:36 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: URGENT: Should I take Teach Now? (with MA in Education from Nottingham)
Replies: 5
Views: 7587

Re: URGENT: Should I take Teach Now? (with MA in Education from Nottingham)

Part of your issue is that you have the Nottingham iPGCE. It is not very well reputed, and many schools / locations won't accept it as a valid qualification.

You could try to get QTS through the Assessment Only route, which is great if you are already teaching. That would give you a proper teaching certification.
by shadylane
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Does an Ivy League Master's hold any weight as an IT?
Replies: 16
Views: 23196

Re: Does an Ivy League Master's hold any weight as an IT?

British Schools love an Oxbridge graduate.

The point, of course, that it doesn't make you a better teacher is irrelevant.
by shadylane
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: How competitive would I be?
Replies: 19
Views: 55324

Re: How competitive would I be?

Then send your CV to the American and the European schools there. With a PhD and as an experienced and fully qualified / certified teacher you stand a good chance of getting some interest.

There are other international schools on the island. Some of them are the kind that put people off teaching for life though, so be careful.
by shadylane
Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:55 am
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: How competitive would I be?
Replies: 19
Views: 55324

Re: How competitive would I be?

marieh wrote:
my brain sort of glossed over the
> "only Taiwan" part. In that case, funteacher is right - you're limiting
> yourself to an extremely small pool with only one truly good international school on
> the island.

True - there really only is the European option ;-)

To the OP - do they speak enough Mandarin in Singapore for that to be a possibility ?
by shadylane
Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:47 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: List of closed schools
Replies: 5
Views: 9307

Re: List of closed schools

Closed or moved to distance learning ? It's not the same thing.
by shadylane
Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 45 years old. Life decisions. What would you do?
Replies: 3
Views: 11626

Re: 45 years old. Life decisions. What would you do?

Number 1 or 2. Which would depend on the family situation in Canada vs South Korea. Where would you get the best support if you get married and have kids.
by shadylane
Sat Feb 08, 2020 6:03 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Why has recruiting become such a Gong Show?
Replies: 8
Views: 17849

Re: Why has recruiting become such a Gong Show?

sid wrote:
> We did not find the same. The candidates we picked up there had a range of
> IB experience, from 4 to 23 years. Not bad. We didn’t interview anyone
> without IB experience (though we had the option, we chose differently).
> And Bangkok isn’t the big IB fair. Go to London for that one. Strangely
> enough, one of our London hires had no IB experience.

As a recruiter, why might one go to Search Cambridge ?
by shadylane
Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:57 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: The Job Search is Not Going Well...
Replies: 13
Views: 28418

Re: The Job Search is Not Going Well...

I'd agree with that. Many international schools in good locations with reasonable or good packages may prefer 5+ years experience.