The International Schools Review Forum

Hello...

I'm new to these boards but not so much to the game...I taught at two international schools in Italy years ago and now my family are looking to go abroad again. I have a couple of questions that maybe someone can answer.

I was thinking I would do the fair thing but I'm reading around and now I think that maybe I should start just contacting schools directly. (for sept., 2011) Do schools hire that way? Do most people do the hiring fair thing or should I be sending my c.v.? I'm thinking of trying to find somewhere in the UAE or possibly Oman or Singapore or Bangkok. I would probably go to Europe again but I've sort of done that and would like to try something different. Also a break from cold winters would be grand. :)

Another question - do most schools want a medical history and if they do, how picky are they about that? We are a teaching couple with two school aged kids. If you have a medical condition that's stable and you've been working with no problems for years, do you think it would be a problem? I notice some places want to know that.

Thanks in advance. Any other tips or advice, please feel free to pm me. I'd love to hear from anyone at a school in any of those places with your take on it.

Thanks again.

Hi there,
I contacted schools directly by sending them emails with CV, etc! I also looked up schools websites and checked availabilities etc online. I ended up having replies and a couple of requests and interviews over skype and got my new job in Oman!!
It saved on the Fair expenses!
Good Luck

thanks for the reply! there are a couple of schools i'm interested in in oman. would you mind if i contacted you to talk about your school? i can't make the pm function work here. do you know how to make it work?

Thanks! :)