Teach in Qatar
16 agencies in this directory say they recruit teachers for schools in Qatar, including Step 2 Teaching, Eduplace Recruitment Agency and Teaching International.
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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Offers an international recruitment service for schools hiring teachers, plus a teaching job board
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 · United Kingdom
Matches teachers with roles in schools around the world; says it has helped more than 8,000 teachers into jobs since 2004
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Describes itself as a specialist in international education recruitment with a teacher-matching service and job board
Recruitment agency · Ottawa, Canada
Places teachers in schools in the Middle East and Asia, many on British or American curricula
Search firm / recruitment fairs · Cape Town, South Africa
Established 2007; runs recruitment fairs and a recruitment/events department for institutions in the Gulf and Asia
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Recruits for UK schools and for schools in the GCC region
Recruitment agency · Holywood, United Kingdom
Recruits teachers and school leaders for international schools in the UAE and wider GCC
Recruitment agency · Cape Town, South Africa
Places South African teachers in Western Cape schools and abroad since 1994
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
Connects qualified teachers with schools in Dubai and the wider Middle East
Recruitment agency · South Africa
Recruits K-12 English-speaking graduate teachers and other professionals for schools and companies in the Middle East, Far East, South East Asia, Europe and UK
Recruitment agency · London, United Kingdom
States services for job seekers are completely free
Recruitment agency
Places teaching staff in international schools across the Middle East
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Advertises teaching and leadership roles in eight Middle Eastern countries
Qatar's schools sit under one regulator, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE). The Ministry's own education overview describes a system of more than 310 private schools serving approximately 200,000 students, alongside 208 public schools with more than 196,000, with differing curricula serving a variety of nationalities.
For a UK teacher the private sector is the usual route. The practical hurdles are less about the classroom and more about the paperwork: a sponsored work residence permit, legalised documents and, depending on your contract, rules about leaving the country or changing employer.
The Ministry licenses private schools, and its licensing page sets out the conditions an owner must meet and the documents they must supply, including a good conduct certificate for the owner and each partner. It also states that the Ministry recruits, licenses and supports teachers, though that wording sits in its general description of the K-12 system rather than a private-school hiring guide.
The Ministry's private education pages and its list of private schools and kindergartens are the official place to confirm that a school is licensed before you sign anything.
GOV.UK's living in Qatar guidance says you need a work residence permit, which requires an employment contract. Your employer acts as sponsor and arranges the permit and your Qatar ID card. You will need a medical exam and to give fingerprints, and you should not leave Qatar while the process is under way, because the authorities will reject the application and you would need to reapply.
The same guidance says whether and when you can change employer depends on the type of contract you hold, and points to separate FCDO guidance on when employees may need an exit permit to leave. Ask any school how both apply to your contract before you accept.
GOV.UK states that you will need your foreign qualifications legalised. The FCDO's guidance sets out three steps for UK documents: legalisation by the UK Legalisation Office, attestation at the Qatar Embassy in London, then attestation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar, which you or your employer can arrange. Build this into your timeline, since it is a sequence rather than one stamp.
FCDO travel advice for Qatar, last checked on 16 October 2026, carries a regional tensions section covering possible flight disruption. Read it in full before you commit.
Qatar · IB
Doha, Qatar · COBIS
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Qatar · IB
Doha, Qatar · BSO, IB
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Qatar · BSO
Doha, Qatar · BSO
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Doha, Qatar · COBIS
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These agencies say they recruit worldwide without naming Qatar specifically: Perrett Laver (Global Schools Practice), Teacher Recruit, Anthony Millard Consulting, ANZUK Education, Atlas Teachers, Edvectus, International Schools Services (ISS), RSAcademics, Schrole, Search Associates, Teach Away, Teacher Horizons, Teaching Abroad Direct, Tes (international jobs), TIC Recruitment, TIE Online (The International Educator), TrueTeaching, WISHlistjobs, Spencer Group, Jackson Hayes Recruitment, RG175.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education licenses and oversees private schools, and publishes a list of licensed private schools and kindergartens on its website.
GOV.UK says you need a work residence permit, which requires an employment contract, with your employer acting as sponsor. Ask your employer which entry route they will use before you travel.
GOV.UK says some employees may need one, depending on circumstances. Read the FCDO guidance on employment matters and exit permits, and ask your school how it applies to your contract.
It has to be legalised in three steps: the UK Legalisation Office, the Qatar Embassy in London, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar.