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8 agencies in the directory say they recruit maths teachers for international schools, including FlyTeachers, Alliance Recruitment Agency and Educators Overseas.
Maths is one of the subjects where the syllabus a school follows changes your day-to-day job more than the country does. A department teaching Cambridge IGCSE, one teaching the IB Diploma and one following English GCSE all expect a maths teacher, but they will ask different things at interview.
Here is what a maths teacher can do to prepare before approaching agencies.
Cambridge International says it has more than 10,000 schools in over 160 countries, so there is a good chance a maths post abroad is attached to a Cambridge course. If your experience is GCSE and A level, expect to be asked how you would adapt to another specification. Some schools provide training after you are hired, and it is worth asking about it up front.
Maths has its own named primary NPQ. GOV.UK lists leading primary mathematics, which uses mastery approaches to lead maths teaching in a school, among the specialist NPQs. Course length across the NPQs ranges from 12 to 22 months. If you teach upper primary or work across the primary and secondary divide, mention it.
The Department for Education's iQTS route requires a maths qualification equivalent to GCSE grade 4. It trains you to teach 5 to 11 or 11 to 18 and includes at least 24 weeks of school experience where you live. A maths graduate who has not yet got a teaching qualification can use it to become qualified while abroad.
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
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 · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Recruitment agency · Holywood, United Kingdom
Recruits teachers and school leaders for international schools in the UAE and wider GCC
Recruitment agency · United Kingdom
Places qualified native teachers into international schools and academies in Saudi Arabia and the GCC
A mix. English GCSE and A level, Cambridge International, the IB Diploma and American courses are all used. Ask the recruiter for the specification before you apply.
Employers decide. For iQTS, GOV.UK requires a bachelor's degree and a maths qualification at GCSE grade 4 equivalent, not a maths degree.
We could not find a sourced shortage figure for international schools, so we do not claim one. Ask agencies how many maths vacancies they are currently handling.