Professional Development Opportunities for International School Educators in Europe August 22, 2012Chapters International – Learning Abroad The following is a list of upcoming workshops in Europe: The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for The Thinking Classroom Teaching and Learning through Inquiry Standard Based Grading and Reporting by Ken O Conor Creating a Culture of Thinking For more information about these workshop contact: Website: www.chaptersinternational.com
Highlighted Articles
 Alan November, Chapters International, Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for The Thinking Classroom, Creating a Culture of Thinking, Creating Places where Thinking is Valued Visible, cultures of thinking, europe, international educators, international school, international school teachers, international schools in europe, pd, professional development, Ron Richhart, Standard Based Grading and Reporting, Teaching and Learning through Inquiry, The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning, workshops,
International Teaching Predictions for 2012 #1: Western Europe March 11, 2012#1: International Schools in Western Europe
“Europe has been very slow this year in terms of growth of international schools and I expect this to continue. I predict that barring any further economic disasters in Euroland, many teachers in European schools will stay put and schools will not contract but continue to hold off expansion plans so opportunities will be very limited. We can expect teacher salaries to remain flat with little competition to force them up, and in many parts of western Europe tax rates will probably increase. For those with a right to work in the UK, public sector funding will limit the amount of supply jobs. However, London is a transitory place and therefore usually a vibrant market for resilient and flexible supply teachers who can teach successfully at challenging inner-city schools. In the rest of England, however, Agency Worker Regulations are reshaping the landscape and teachers with a lot of experience will often be disadvantaged if they try to land long term supply jobs. We are renewing our partnership with Randstad Education so any teachers with a right to work in the UK wanting to work in London or Manchester areas should contact us.”
Taken from the “Teach the World with Teachanywhere” blog written by General Manager by Diane J48 acoutot.
  Currently (as of11 March, 2012), on www.internationalschoolcommunity.com, we have 194 international schools listed in this region of the world. That’s 35 more international school than the region of the world with the next highest number which is in East Asia. I am not for sure what that exactly means though as there just might be more international schools in Asia than in Europe or in the Middle East. But what it does mean is that there are what would seem to be many options for people wanting to work in Western Europe.
Out of the 22 countries we have listed in Western Europe, the top four countries with the highest number of international schools listed on International School Community are the following:
1. Germany (32) 2. Italy (22) 3. Spain (21) 4. Switzerland (15) Some more facts about these Western European international schools:
• 36 teach the American Curriculum, 61 teach the U.K. curriculum and 18 teach the IPC curriculum. • 61 are less than 15 years old, 91 are between 16 and 50 years old and 42 are more than 51 years old. • 48 are For-profit schools and 146 are Non-profit schools. The following schools have had comments and information submitted on them:
John F. Kennedy School Berlin (11 Comments)
Strothoff International School (15 Comments) International School of Paris (8 Comments) American School of Barcelona (63 Comments) International School of Lausanne (8 Comments) American School of the Hague (9 Comments) There are many more! Check out the rest of them here.
Many of our members currently work at international schools in Western Europe:
Natasha Marsoner (Munich International School) Jeff Shaw (International School of the Hague) Alex Lianne (École Internationale Académie de la Capitale International School) Cory Greenberg (Copenhagen International School) Ian Lally (John F. Kennedy School Berlin) Josselyn van der Pol(Berlin Brandenburg International School)
There are many more! Check out the rest of them here. If you are interested in working at an international school in Western Europe that one of our members currently works at, feel free to send these members a private message with the questions and concerns you would like first-hand account answers too.
So, we will just have to wait and see then how the “International School Community” in Western Europe actually pans out for the year 2012.
8 International Teaching Predictions
ambrit-Rome international school, american school of barcelona, Berlin Brandenburg International School, Bilingual European School of Milan, Copenhagen international school, europe, international school, international school community, International School of Lausanne, International School of the Hague, international schools in western europe, International teaching, John F. Kennedy School Berlin, Munich International School, teaching in europe, western europe international schools,
Great resource: HAYS – Recruiting Experts in Education (International Teaching) February 5, 2012
Here is a summary of their organization and the services they offer: Hays plc is the UK’s largest publicly listed recruitment group and a world leader in specialist recruitment. The International division of Hays Education was founded in 2005. The aim of the division is to provide a first class recruitment service to all British and International Schools. Over the past few years we have grown significantly and now have a considerable portfolio of schools we work with across a number of continents. Since our conception we have played a huge part in the movement of teachers all over the world. In addition to this, we keep a close eye on the ever-changing face of International schools, so we can continually offer a first class service. Our involvement with organizations such as the BSME enable us to build closer relationships with our schools as well as keep abreast of issues affecting schools globally. They also have a job vacancy section which can be found here. TESTIMONIALSThere is no better recommendation than the feedback we receive from schools we have worked with in the past. Read below a selection of comments headteachers have made about the service we provide. TEACHERS CASE STUDIESChoosing to embark on an international teaching career is a life changing decision. Whether it is for the first time or tenth time the prospect of a new life in a foreign country can be as daunting as it is exciting. Click on the case studies on the left to share in others teachers frank observations on their own overseas experiences. FEATURED SCHOOLSWe work with many different schools around the world in their search for the best teachers. Click on our featured school to read more in depth about what to expect when you decide to make that jump into an international teaching career. They also have a great section of their website describing the different regions that they service: Africa, South East Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South America. Here is an example of the information they provide on the region of Africa.
Schools in Africa Many of the schools we work with, started as very small private schools and have evolved considerably over the years, undertaking ambitious programmes of expansion and development. Many now boast superb facilities and offer a fine institute for employment. Schools in Africa reflect the UK year timetable with the man differences being the times school begins and finishes each day. Usually schools in Africa start earlier in the morning and finish early afternoon. Standard package The schools offer: • Flights In Northern African countries, such as Sudan many schools offer tax-free salaries and in many of these locations, where there is not a lot to spend your money on, teachers find they are able to save quite a percentage of their salary and also travel in and around Africa. Other information Safety is very important and most schools offered secured accommodation and schools. In addition to this, many schools offer secured transport for teachers to easily move about the cities and towns. Like all international opportunities choosing to teach in Africa is a true-life adventure. Africa is a land whose climate of experience will both humble and enrich you. The land, the people and the culture will be a classroom within themselves and your experience will be come pages of a textbook you will use to teach in the future. Check out the other information they provide about the other regions here.
Great Resource
africa, education, europe, finding a job, HAYS, international schools, International teaching, recruiting experts, recruting, south america, south east asia, teaching abroad, Teaching Overseas,
Survey results are in – Which area of the world would you prefer to work in? June 5, 2011The survey results are in, and it seems as if Western Europe is the top area of the world that internationals school educators want to live and work in.
It is no surprise I suppose that many teachers desire to live in Western Europe. Every time I go to a recruitment fair, I hear many people getting very excited about the prospects of moving to France, Switzerland, Spain, etc. And each time that I go to the orientation session with all the candidates, the presenter always brings up this exact topic. “Don’t get your heart set on finding a job in Europe! There are many other excellent places to live in as well.”
So, what attracts many people to live and work in Western Europe? The list could include:
On our website, each international school profile page has a city section. Pictured here is the voting part for this section. If you are unsure of a specific area in the world, check out one of the international schools in that area on International School Community. You will be able to get some insight into what life is like in different cities around the world without actually having to go there yourself first!
Surveys
area of the world, europe, international school, international school community, prefer to live, survey, survey results, western europe,
|
Search Our Blog::Categories:
Top Entries: |
Go to comments
Like this post
