My husband and I are experienced, certified US teachers, looking to make the move to IT. I am trying to get a sense of how attractive we might be to recruiters, so I know what schools/ regions we realistically could aim for. Also, any advice you could give on improving our marketability would be great.

We are both fully state certified, with about 10 years each of US middle grades public school experience and glowing references. We are married with one six-month-old, and we may decide to have one more baby in the next couple of years.

One of us has a bachelor's in English, with certification in 6-12 English, ESOL, and media specialist (no experience as media specialist though), and a CELTA. The other has a bachelor's in history and a master's in sociology, with certification in 6-12 social science. Neither of us has any IB or AP experience or training. We're willing to attend these trainings, but they just haven't been offered or called for in our careers so far.

We have no debt, so although saving money would be great, it's not our top priority. We want a good quality of life and safety, and enjoy spending time in nature (hiking, kayaking, etc). I think we'd both be quite happy at a good tier 2 school if we had supportive admin and time for work/life balance. We're willing to consider out of the way locations, especially if there's a good outdoor life and we get flights home.

We'd also consider one of us being a part time/ substitute/ trailing spouse for a year or two.

I don't want to sell us short in the job search, but I don't want to be unrealistic about our prospects, either. Would appreciate any advice/ thoughts from those in the know. Thanks!