to move or to keep racking up the airmiles?

jenniholliday50 · Oct 9th, 2009, 03:38

Hi,

I've been flying back and forth between UK and India for the past year or so visiting my boyfriend and friends. I love India for the place as well as for the people and am thinking about attempting to move out there to reduce too-infrequent and too-short trips over

.

I am a primary school teacher and passionate about my work. Does anyone know the likliehood of getting work at an international school? I would be looking to work in Rajasthan, or I guess Delhi, or possibly Ahmedabad.

I have done quite a lot of research and am in the process of contacting schools, but am wondering if anyone has personal experience of this?

Any thoughts appreciated!

Haylo · Oct 9th, 2009, 04:34

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Originally Posted by jenniholliday50

Does anyone know the likliehood of getting work at an international school? I would be looking to work in Rajasthan, or I guess Delhi, or possibly Ahmedabad.

I'm guessing you'd need a good working knowledge of Indian schools' curriculums and exam systems, also to be able to embrace what could be a very different attitude to learning and discipline, but what might be more of an issue for you is managing to acquire an employment visa.

I have no idea whether or not there a shortage or a surplus of primary school teachers in India, that will be an important factor.

dillichaat · Oct 9th, 2009, 17:51

If you want to do it all by the book with a work permit etc (which is, of course, highly recommended) then there will be tons of paperwork + the issues Haylo mentions. It will not be easy to get that employment visa.

O.t.o.h. I know a couple of ladies who probably generate more -black- income with private language tuition than would be possible whilst being officially employed in a school. Mind, I'm not advocating this as you will be breaking a dozen laws and if you get caught there's no recourse. There's a huge demand for language teachers, even for languages that I'd never have thought of in India (German, Korean...).

I'm sure you know that Rajasthan, Delhi and Ahmedabad are vastly different regions/cities?

Nick-H · Oct 9th, 2009, 18:08

You may get an employment visa if you get an offer of a job with an international school, but, whilst some small, rural, underfunded schools might be glad of a volunteer, I doubt that you'd get a job in an Indian school, and I'm sure you wouldn't get a visa for it. India is not short of English speakers. You probably wouldn't be able to live on an Indian teacher's salary.

dillichaat has a good point. There is plenty of demand for private tuition.

Lindsay · Oct 10th, 2009, 01:57

Seems like Delhi would be your best bet for an international school, as this is where all the diplomats' kids are. I used to know someone who worked for the French School in Delhi (he loved the job, and constantly complained about the pay). If I recall correctly, each of the national schools in Delhi is geared toward the home country's standard curriculum, the idea being to prepare the students to transition seamlessly back into the educational system whenever the parents return home from Delhi.

If you're serious about it, contact the British School in Delhi! They've got openings right now in Primary, albeit only for teaching assistants. But, so they say, "Ideally, the candidates will have qualified teacher status."

(And yes, I am procrastinating on work terribly, to be looking up these things!)

jenniholliday50 · Oct 10th, 2009, 02:24

Thanks for the responses, confirmed what I thought; that Delhi would be the most suitable place to search. I was hoping that someone might unearth a gem of a school nearer to Jaisalmer that I had missed during my hours-long trawl of the Internet

I appreciate the research Lindsey, I guess I'd better stop procrastinating and get writing my CV!!!!

Nick-H · Oct 10th, 2009, 02:42

There are international schools elsewhere --- probably in all the metros, certainly in Chennai, so the possibilities do not end with Delhi.

Aishah · Oct 10th, 2009, 15:10

No International School out this way that I know of - but maybe Jaipur? Could be worth investigating via google. Otherwise private tuition would be the way to go.

emmbrook · Oct 16th, 2009, 20:53

Whether you will be able to easily find work with an international school depends to a degree on what status that school has with the Indian authorities. For example, the British School in Delhi can only employ 10% of expatriates as teaching staff so openings are less than at eg the American Embassy School that has no such restrictions place on it. I don't pretend to know why this is, but it's worth bearing in mind. These are the two main International schools in Delhi that have an overseas curriculum with an English medium.

Oct 9th, 2009, 03:38	#1
jenniholliday50 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London Posts: 4	to move or to keep racking up the airmiles? Hi, I've been flying back and forth between UK and India for the past year or so visiting my boyfriend and friends. I love India for the place as well as for the people and am thinking about attempting to move out there to reduce too-infrequent and too-short trips over . I am a primary school teacher and passionate about my work. Does anyone know the likliehood of getting work at an international school? I would be looking to work in Rajasthan, or I guess Delhi, or possibly Ahmedabad. I have done quite a lot of research and am in the process of contacting schools, but am wondering if anyone has personal experience of this? Any thoughts appreciated!

Oct 9th, 2009, 17:51	#3
dillichaat Professional cynic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: जोर बाग़,New Delhi Posts: 431	If you want to do it all by the book with a work permit etc (which is, of course, highly recommended) then there will be tons of paperwork + the issues Haylo mentions. It will not be easy to get that employment visa. O.t.o.h. I know a couple of ladies who probably generate more -black- income with private language tuition than would be possible whilst being officially employed in a school. Mind, I'm not advocating this as you will be breaking a dozen laws and if you get caught there's no recourse. There's a huge demand for language teachers, even for languages that I'd never have thought of in India (German, Korean...). I'm sure you know that Rajasthan, Delhi and Ahmedabad are vastly different regions/cities? __________________ When the wise man points out the black hole, the fool looks at the finger.

Oct 10th, 2009, 15:10	#8
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 7,624	No International School out this way that I know of - but maybe Jaipur? Could be worth investigating via google. Otherwise private tuition would be the way to go. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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Oct 9th, 2009, 18:08	#4
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	You may get an employment visa if you get an offer of a job with an international school, but, whilst some small, rural, underfunded schools might be glad of a volunteer, I doubt that you'd get a job in an Indian school, and I'm sure you wouldn't get a visa for it. India is not short of English speakers. You probably wouldn't be able to live on an Indian teacher's salary. dillichaat has a good point. There is plenty of demand for private tuition.

Oct 10th, 2009, 01:57	#5
Lindsay Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 71	Seems like Delhi would be your best bet for an international school, as this is where all the diplomats' kids are. I used to know someone who worked for the French School in Delhi (he loved the job, and constantly complained about the pay). If I recall correctly, each of the national schools in Delhi is geared toward the home country's standard curriculum, the idea being to prepare the students to transition seamlessly back into the educational system whenever the parents return home from Delhi. If you're serious about it, contact the British School in Delhi! They've got openings right now in Primary, albeit only for teaching assistants. But, so they say, "Ideally, the candidates will have qualified teacher status." (And yes, I am procrastinating on work terribly, to be looking up these things!)

Oct 10th, 2009, 02:24	#6
jenniholliday50 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London Posts: 4	Thanks for the responses, confirmed what I thought; that Delhi would be the most suitable place to search. I was hoping that someone might unearth a gem of a school nearer to Jaisalmer that I had missed during my hours-long trawl of the Internet I appreciate the research Lindsey, I guess I'd better stop procrastinating and get writing my CV!!!!

Oct 10th, 2009, 02:42	#7
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	There are international schools elsewhere --- probably in all the metros, certainly in Chennai, so the possibilities do not end with Delhi.

Oct 16th, 2009, 20:53	#9
emmbrook Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 17	Whether you will be able to easily find work with an international school depends to a degree on what status that school has with the Indian authorities. For example, the British School in Delhi can only employ 10% of expatriates as teaching staff so openings are less than at eg the American Embassy School that has no such restrictions place on it. I don't pretend to know why this is, but it's worth bearing in mind. These are the two main International schools in Delhi that have an overseas curriculum with an English medium.