Never hurts to check in at the table.

As an administrator, I do not give them as weight.

Just bean,

Your husband will find it difficult to find a position particularly in Germany or Switzerland. Most schools in these countries are very competitive and get hundreds if not thousands of applicants. From the school's perspective, your husband does not have any full-time teaching experience. Most schools do not recognize teaching assistants as a year of teaching experience. Does your husband what to teach or be a counselor? I would advise your husband to get experience anywhere he can even if it is a smaller or lesser known school.

Buffalo fan,

When a school makes an offer it generally comes with a deadline of anywhere from a day to maybe a week. If you tell the school you want to wait until the fair, I would expect them to move onto another candidate.

Schools want teachers who are excited to join them and not teachers who view them as a back-up option.

I have worked in four schools overseas and all of the them were 5 out 7. One school was 5 out of 8 in a block schedule.

You generally need two years of experience to secure a position at a tier 2 or 3 school. It would actually be best if you could get certified in sped and another area to improve your flexibility and chances.

As a single elementary, it will be harder to get into a large school in Asia, but certainly not impossible. If you cannot get into the Search Cambridge fair, you should consider ISS Boston or one of the San Francisco fairs. Many Asian schools will be holding back from hiring all their elementary vacancies until later in the season until they hire all their specialist positions. So there is a good chance they will have elementary vacancies during these fairs.

Most schools will be finalizing their openings in the next few weeks, so do worry if you do not see openings at your preferred schools yet.

Shanghai American School
United World College in Singapore has two large campuses
Singapore American

Typically schools can only get people work visas to work at the school. Getting someone a work visa to work in another organization is illegal in most countries.

My advice to smurf is to go to the Bangkok fair. Both of you need to be happy. If you are confident you are competitive in a specialist position, you should do well. Granted there are no guarantees.

Another thing to keep in mind is that large international schools have many non-teaching positions. Vacancies in those positions are generally not known until the spring or even summer. If you are interviewing with a school and they are interested in your partner, but do not have a position yet, you could take an position with them if they are willing to guarantee your partner then next available position.

I have worked overseas for almost 20 years. I do not know of any schools that have those programs. Sorry.

Not too late, particularly if you teach in a high need area: math, science, sped. These areas can even get into the "full" fairs.

A business class ticket for teachers is pretty rare. Some schools will provide full fare economy, which allows the teachers to buy an economy class ticket and pocket the difference.

Need some more information. Are you a counselor or a teacher? Please describe your experience both location and level.

Most Search fairs have a separate or early sign-up session for admin. positions. ISS Boston will have an admin day in advance of the regular fair.

At the schools I have worked in, SPED teachers mostly work with students who have mild to moderate learning needs. Depending upon the division, ES, MS, HS, the SPED teachers may directly teach skills or may provide supplemental instruction. In some schools, they will either team teach or work in the regular ed. classroom supporting the SPED students and others as needed.

While there is documentation and testing there is far less paperwork than what you would have in a stateside position.