By curriculum
16 agencies say they recruit for British curriculum schools, including FlyTeachers, Alliance Recruitment Agency and chk Education.
A British curriculum school abroad usually means a school that follows English National Curriculum stages and the English examination route of GCSE and A level, or Cambridge International equivalents. For teachers, the attraction is familiarity. The catch is that the label British is not regulated, so schools range from tightly inspected to loosely inspired by the UK.
The sections below explain how to tell the difference.
GOV.UK describes British Schools Overseas accreditation as the Department for Education's voluntary scheme. Schools must meet standards the department says are comparable to the independent school standards and the national minimum standards for boarding schools in England, and they must be inspected every three years.
Approved inspectorates are the Education Development Trust and the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Ofsted monitors them. A school that meets the standards is allocated a unique reference number on Get Information about Schools, and the Department for Education publishes the latest report for each.
COBIS says it has 350 member schools and 200 supporting associates, educating over 200,000 students with more than 17,000 teachers in over 80 countries, and runs an accreditation and compliance scheme. GOV.UK also lists AoBSO, BSME, FOBISIA, LAHC, NABSS and IAPS as bodies that support BSOs. A BSO must belong to one of them to offer statutory induction for early career teachers.
Expect many schools to ask for QTS or an equivalent, though each employer decides. The Department for Education's iQTS gives a route to QTS for people living outside England, with at least 24 weeks in a school, and states that those who teach outside the UK may not need to complete induction but can do so at a BSO.
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruiter for international school teaching roles; candidates create a free account to apply
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Says it places teachers, professors and trainers in international schools, universities and training academies in 36+ countries
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Specialist recruitment service connecting international schools with experienced educators and leaders
Recruitment agency · Bridge of Weir, United Kingdom
Recruits teachers for international schools, primarily in the Middle East and also East Asia, Australasia, Europe and North Africa
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Recruits teachers and school leaders for international schools; site states candidates placed in Europe, Middle East, Asia and South America/Caribbean
Recruitment agency · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Recruitment agency · Hangzhou, China
Specialist bespoke recruitment of international teachers; says it was founded in 2018 and works with over 300 global schools
Recruitment agency · York, United Kingdom
Connects teachers with international schools across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
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Places English-speaking qualified primary and secondary teachers in international schools
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Connects qualified teachers with schools in Dubai and the wider Middle East
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Places teaching staff in international schools across the Middle East
Recruitment agency · Melbourne, Australia
Connects international schools with educators from executive leaders to early childhood specialists
Recruitment agency · Willenhall, United Kingdom
Provides teachers to American, Anglo-American, British and international schools worldwide
Search firm / recruitment fairs · London, United Kingdom
Education recruiter with an international leadership appointments practice
Recruitment agency · United Kingdom
Places qualified native teachers into international schools and academies in Saudi Arabia and the GCC
Recruitment agency · Wareham, United Kingdom
International teacher recruiters serving British and international schools
No. BSO accreditation is voluntary, so check whether a school holds it and read the inspection report.
Only at a school accredited as a BSO, according to GOV.UK. Schools without accreditation cannot offer statutory induction.
Approved inspectorates, namely the Education Development Trust and the Independent Schools Inspectorate. In Dubai, inspections are requested through the KHDA.