Getting a teaching job

[matthewbartlett]

Hi all,

I've been offered a job in Singapore, and my girlfriend – a teacher - is considering joining me. We'd like to know more about her prospects of getting a job as a teacher. She has an undergraduate diploma and three years of experience teaching elementary school at a private school in Washington DC.

- Is it too late to land a job for the upcoming school year?
- Does she have the requisite experience to land a job at a school in Singapore?
- What are some good teaching-related jobs she could consider as a backup if she's unable to land a job for the upcoming school year?
- Are there any particular online job boards or resources she should be looking at?

Many thanks!

[PNGMK]

The International Schools all have career sections on their websites. Her best bet is locum (part time substitute) position at this point. However getting a workpermit is not possible on that basis and you'd have to sponsor her on a Dependants Pass.

www.iss.edu is an international job board for school teachers.

There are two school years here - the Southern Hemisphere one which is Jan - Dec and the Northern one which is Aug to May so there some flexibility to application dates. Normally the NH ones are filled in May/June and the SH ones in Oct/Nov/Dec.

[PNGMK]

American curriculum International Schools in Singapore:
Singapore American
ICS.edu.sg
Chatsworth
Overseas Family
International School of Singapore
Canadian International (I think uses Ottawa curriculum but my US wife taught there ok)

Probably more.

[runningaway]

I noticed there are a lot of "tuition centres", I don't know how else to describe them, which I think support school kids in becoming more proficient in some subjects. I know of some foreigners who got jobs tutoring, though it was because they had a specific skill (e.g. teaching a foreign language). But it might be something to consider? (you'd need more research as I don't know much about them).