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12 agencies in the directory say they recruit English teachers for international schools, including FlyTeachers, Educators Overseas and Worldteachers Recruitment.
An English teacher post in an international school is not the same job as teaching English as a foreign language. The first is a subject specialism that leads to qualifications such as GCSE English language, English literature, the Cambridge equivalents or the IB language and literature courses. The second is a different market with its own qualifications.
This page is about the first. It helps you tell the two apart in a job advert.
Read the advert for the pupils' first language. In schools where most pupils are learning in English as an additional language, the English department often includes language support. In schools with many native speakers the focus moves to literature and analysis.
Ask how the timetable is split between those, and whether you will have an EAL specialist alongside you.
Schools following the English model usually look for QTS or an equivalent. The Department for Education's iQTS route is open to people who live outside England, includes a minimum of 24 weeks in a school, and requires English at IELTS 6.5 or equivalent if your degree was not in English.
IB posts leave it to the school to decide what a language teacher needs, according to the IB, and its educator certificates are a possible extra but not a licence.
Cambridge International reports more than 10,000 schools in over 160 countries, and many of them teach English. The ICEF Monitor summary of ISC Research data notes that over a third of international schools offer bilingual instruction, so some English posts sit inside a dual-language programme.
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruiter for international school teaching roles; candidates create a free account to apply
Job board
Job board and school directory for teaching jobs abroad (claims 600+ schools in 150+ countries in its directory)
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
Recruitment agency
Recruits teachers and school leaders for international schools; site states candidates placed in Europe, Middle East, Asia and South America/Caribbean
Recruitment agency · Wakefield, United Kingdom
Offers teacher recruitment in the UK and overseas, including international schools
Recruitment agency · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Recruitment platform
Teacher-hiring platform and app for international schools; says registration is free with no agency fees
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruits primary and secondary teachers for schools across Asia, the Middle East, China and Europe
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Connects qualified teachers with schools in Dubai and the wider Middle East
Recruitment agency · Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Connects international schools with educators; services include permanent, supply and executive recruitment
Recruitment agency · United Kingdom
Places qualified native teachers into international schools and academies in Saudi Arabia and the GCC
Recruitment agency
Offers personalised recruitment and placement for educators in Latin America
Usually the post asks for a teaching qualification rather than a TEFL certificate, although some schools value both. Check the advert.
English as an additional language. It means teaching pupils whose first language is not English, and is widely valued in international schools.