International schools are gaining global recognition as more and more of their students, both expat children and, increasingly, local children achieve places at some of the most respected universities around the world. It is partly for this reason that the number of international schools is growing at a dramatic rate; more than doubling in the past ten years to a present total of 5,374 schools.

This growth is expected to continue. According to ISC Research, the organisation that analyses developments in the international schools market, the number of international schools is anticipated to rise to 8,000 within five years. That means a constant and ever-increasing demand for teaching staff. "The biggest challenge for the whole market is to keep finding good calibre teachers," says Andrew Wigford, Director of Teachers International Consultancy.

"The reason why international schools have gained such global respect is due to the quality of the teaching they provide," continues Andrew. "Our challenge is to keep finding experienced, passionate, capable people who are also interested in teaching jobs overseas. Most teachers who do go out to work in international schools fall in love with the experience and end up staying much longer than they first anticipated. It's not just because of the chance to travel and to experience life in other countries. It's also the opportunities for professional enhancement, the development of teaching skills, and the experiences gained from working with children and teachers from many different countries."

Here are some of the comments from people who have had teaching jobs overseas for a number of years: Dominic Crompton taught primary at the Colegio Anglo Colombiano School in Bogota, Colombia and is now deputy Headteacher at Skilts special school in Redditch, England. He says: "Without doubt, it's an experience I would recommend to anyone. It is impossible not to bring something back that is of great value, professionally and personally. Professionally you are so employable, especially if you return with experience of developing curriculum and with leadership and international links."

Jeff Burt taught physics to secondary children at Brent International School in the Philippines, then went on to the British International School in Istanbul, Turkey and is now in Sri Lanka at the Overseas School of Colombo. He is there with his wife and two teenage daughters. "Looking back, the whole international teaching experience has been amazing," he says. "I've taught Australian and American style curriculum, IGCSE (International GCSE) and IB (International Baccalaureate). You have to be prepared to adapt to new content and assessment styles as well as look at your own teaching methodology. The IB programmes are substantially different to the National Curriculum for England and Wales and can be quite demanding when you first start them, but they are very interesting to teach and incredibly good for your professional development." More help 해외사이트추천 https://queentoto.xyz/



And Janice Ireland is a teacher from Wales who taught in international schools in Kuwait, Cairo, Libya and The Netherlands for twelve years before returning to education in the UK. "I knew I wanted to work in an international school and waited for what I thought was the right time for my children," explains Janice. "My son was in university at the time and my daughter came with me and did her A-levels in the same school as I worked. She absolutely loved it! As a single working woman, I cannot even compare the differences to life back home in Swansea. It's been a really good thing for me and my family and I would absolutely recommend it. The people who work in international schools are incredibly positive, interesting, confident, independent people. They are really open, friendly and interested in you as a person; I think that's the type of person who is attracted to working abroad. The multi-cultural work environment of an international school opens your mind up to so many other possible ways of viewing situations, of considering the individual needs and circumstances of others, and of valuing differences."