Dear shadowjack,

Thanks for your reply.

What you say makes a lot of sense. I'm not an English teacher though. I teach grade 5 Science. I'm sure the same will apply. The friend of mine who works at an international school has said exactly what you said.

Hi,
I used to be an ESL teacher in Bangkok. After three years of teaching I went back to South Africa to obtain my Post Graduate Certificate in Education.
I returned back to Thailand in 2018 to start work in the English Program of a very good private Thai school.

I would like to make the switch to an international school in the next few years. The problem is that I don't have any experience in the British, US or IB curriculum. I am not going to go teach in either the US or the UK, which means I'll never have any experience in either of those curriculums. I can, however, do a post graduate or MA course in IB, which will make me an accredited IB teacher. The problem with that is the fact that I will be limited to IB schools.

I recently had a discussion with an acquaintance who works at a good international school about the best way to get into an IS. The said person believes that it is very much dependent on who you know, and that if you are a good teacher, you can get in.

I definitely want to do a MA as I believe it would go a long way. My question is, should I do one in IB or should I do a more general course to open me up for more opportunities.

I would also appreciate some recommendations with regards to distance learning/online MA programs.

Thank you very much.