By curriculum
12 agencies say they recruit for International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, including FlyTeachers, Alliance Recruitment Agency and Perrett Laver (Global Schools Practice).
The International Baccalaureate is a framework, not a single school type, and the programme a school offers decides what you will teach. Some schools run the Primary Years Programme, some the Middle Years, some the Diploma, and some more than one. The question for a teacher is less whether the IB is for them and more which part of it the post involves.
This page explains how IB teaching qualifications work in practice.
The IB states that formal qualifications for teaching an IB programme are determined by each school or school district. So there is no universal threshold. A school may ask for a teaching degree, QTS, a subject degree or any combination, and then send you on IB training once hired.
ICEF Monitor cites IB and Cambridge as examples of internationally recognised curricula in its report on ISC Research data. QTS and iQTS are English qualifications. IB employers may ask about them, but each school decides what it accepts, so ask directly.
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruiter for international school teaching roles; candidates create a free account to apply
Recruitment agency
Says it places teachers, professors and trainers in international schools, universities and training academies in 36+ countries
Search firm / recruitment fairs
Advises international schools on Head, Principal and senior leadership appointments
Recruitment agency · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Search firm / recruitment fairs · London, United Kingdom
Recruits school leaders (Head, Principal, Director) for international schools
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
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Connects qualified teachers with schools in Dubai and the wider Middle East
Recruitment agency
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
Search firm / recruitment fairs · London, United Kingdom
Education recruiter with an international leadership appointments practice
Recruitment agency
Offers personalised recruitment and placement for educators in Latin America
Not always. Many schools hire teachers new to the IB and train them. Others prefer experience, particularly for Diploma subjects.
Yes, through a participating university. The IB says you apply to the university rather than to the IB.
The emphasis on inquiry, assessment criteria and learner profile language differs, so expect a period of adjustment.