Teach in Thailand
9 agencies in this directory say they recruit teachers for schools in Thailand, including Totally Teach, m2r Education and Randstad Education (teachanywhere).
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
Offers an international recruitment service for schools hiring teachers, plus a teaching job board
Recruitment agency · Wakefield, United Kingdom
Offers teacher recruitment in the UK and overseas, including international schools
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
Recruitment agency
Describes itself as a specialist in international education recruitment with a teacher-matching service and job board
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 · Hangzhou, China
Specialist bespoke recruitment of international teachers; says it was founded in 2018 and works with over 300 global schools
Thailand has two layers of paperwork for teachers: immigration permission to work, and a professional licence from the Teachers' Council of Thailand, known as Khurusapha. Private schools sit under the Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC), part of the Ministry of Education. A UK teacher should expect the school to drive most of the process, but the order matters. Several steps depend on the one before.
JTJB, a Thai law firm, says private schools need an OPEC licence under the Private School Act B.E. 2550 (2007). The authorised director must be Thai and work full time at the school. For international schools it lists ratios of one teacher per 25 students at primary and one per 30 at middle and high school.
The same article says foreign teachers and administrators need work permits, visas, teacher licences and employment agreements. Before you accept an offer, ask to see the school's OPEC licence.
A Thailand Starter Kit guide says foreigners need a Non-Immigrant B visa and a work permit before they can apply for the licence. It describes a first temporary licence lasting two years and renewable twice, and a permanent licence of five years with unlimited renewals.
It says a bachelor's degree in any subject qualifies for the temporary licence. A permanent licence needs a recognised teaching qualification or the Teachers' Council's seven-module course. It adds that Khurusapha has not accepted online degrees since 2023, so check how your qualification was studied.
The same guide says your degree and transcript must be legalised by your home government and then by the Thai Embassy. It notes that Thailand's accession to the Apostille Convention takes effect on 28 February 2027. Ask the school which route applies on your start date.
GOV.UK says visa-exempt entry is for tourism only and does not cover business activities. To work, you must get the appropriate visa before you travel.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat and parts of southern Songkhla, and within 20km of the Cambodia land border.
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These agencies say they recruit worldwide without naming Thailand specifically: 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.
JTJB lists teacher licences among the requirements for foreign teachers in private schools. Thailand Starter Kit describes a temporary licence for graduates of any subject. Ask your school whether it files the application for you.
GOV.UK says you must get the appropriate visa before you travel to work in Thailand. Thailand Starter Kit says the work permit is arranged by your school after you hold the visa.
Thailand Starter Kit says Khurusapha has not accepted online degrees since 2023. Check with the Teachers' Council or your school before relying on one.
We could not confirm this from an opened official source, so this page makes no claim. Ask the school for its OPEC licence and accreditation documents.