luminescence wrote:
> I'd like as much insight as possible into teaching at international primary schools
> in Singapore. I am interested in a position as either an Early Years (Reception/Prep)
> Teacher or Primary Teacher (up to Year 4). I have an Australian teaching qualification
> and have taught in the UK for a couple of years (and a few years before that in
> another country but I did not have my teaching degree then). Some of my student
> teaching placements were in IB schools but they were only for a couple of months
> and not as a paid teacher, so not sure if this counts towards having IB experience
> (will my exposure be enough of a convincer that I have some idea of this style of
> learning?).
>
> Someone on this forum mentioned not being able to get a work permit to teach at an
> IS in Singapore if you don't have 5 years of teaching experience. I can't see any
> mention of this on official government pages - is this true?
>
> Do IS in Singapore prefer teachers to apply for jobs directly or do they prefer that
> teachers go through agencies. Will salary/package be similar with either method
> or is one more lucrative than the other?
>
> Do the IS tend to hire a lot of Supply/Relief Teachers in Singapore? If I follow
> my husband and move there without a job lined up for myself (he will already have
> his - non-teaching), I am wondering if this might be a good way to get into schools
> and get a full time job when one becomes available.


Hi, I am in a very similar position to you, having left my teaching job in the UK to join my partner in Singapore. I have a LTVP and did not have time to secure a job before leaving the UK, so I'll be looking at relief/supply work. Just wondering if you have any advice? Did you make the move? Have you been able to find any relief/supply work? If you have any advice or insight it would be greatly appreciated.