Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. It’s a city full of excitement, adventure, hustle and bustle... a place to enjoy the spice of life...so why not teach in Mumbai.
Mumbai Teaching Jobs…We are currently recruiting for a co-educational, not for profit International Independent school with children from more than 20 nationalities. This is the only school in Mumbai providing comprehensive German and English Language curricula delivered by well qualified international and local staff, from a central location. The school’s speciality is Growing Learning Minds in a Caring Supportive Environment.
Mumbai is a current Oscar hotspot capital not only for Bollywood but for recruitment in education. Why not step in and share your experiences. Do you have any videos you’d like to share about your teaching experience in India?
Why not take a look at our teaching job opportunities in Mumbai...want to get in that educational spot light...Read on...Early Years Teacher and KS2 Teacher
24 Feb 2009
Do psychometric tests help select your staff in schools?
Recently you may have read in our weekly newsletter or seen on our website that we've teamed up with Alpha Plus to support them in their recruitment. Their motto is ‘the gold standard in education’ and they strive for the very best standards across all their schools.
Recently, whilst at one of their meetings , the discussion turned to how to recruit a good Deputy Head and whether Psychometric tests should be used in education the same way they are in business? Are psychometric tests relevant for managerial roles within schools or can Heads and Governors spot a good candidate anyway? Is the best Deputy for a school one who is similar to the Heads in their aspirations and personality or should they be different so that the school have different management styles to offer their staff?
From my experience a good Deputy has to be one that can act as the ‘jam in the sandwich’. This is one of the hardest roles in a school. You have to straddle both the Senior Management Team and the rest of the staff with ease. Your role is to make the staff understand why they have to undertake the things they are asked to do and keep them gelled together. Even when you disagree with what the senior management team decide you must not let your personal opinions get in the way and you have to deliver. For this reason alone I think a Deputy and a Head have to think in the same way and have the same goals for a school. Otherwise it is a ‘marriage that will end in divorce!’
Tell me what you think makes a good Deputy? What are the highs of the post? Should schools use Psychometric tests to help select staff?
Recently, whilst at one of their meetings , the discussion turned to how to recruit a good Deputy Head and whether Psychometric tests should be used in education the same way they are in business? Are psychometric tests relevant for managerial roles within schools or can Heads and Governors spot a good candidate anyway? Is the best Deputy for a school one who is similar to the Heads in their aspirations and personality or should they be different so that the school have different management styles to offer their staff?
From my experience a good Deputy has to be one that can act as the ‘jam in the sandwich’. This is one of the hardest roles in a school. You have to straddle both the Senior Management Team and the rest of the staff with ease. Your role is to make the staff understand why they have to undertake the things they are asked to do and keep them gelled together. Even when you disagree with what the senior management team decide you must not let your personal opinions get in the way and you have to deliver. For this reason alone I think a Deputy and a Head have to think in the same way and have the same goals for a school. Otherwise it is a ‘marriage that will end in divorce!’
Tell me what you think makes a good Deputy? What are the highs of the post? Should schools use Psychometric tests to help select staff?
Don’t be the last to get organised...
Hi I'm Graham and I work for Eteach Agency. We work with schools and manage the permanent, long-term contract and daily supply staffing needs. This is my first blog for the Eteach site and I was wondering what suitable topic to discuss.... so whilst we are on the subject of first times, I thought it would be best to kick off with about first time jobs for prospective teachers and what we're up to.
One area where we are currently seeing are large amounts of activity is with final year students and PGCE students starting to send us their CVs. Schools and local authorities are looking to build their talent pools in preparation for the next academic year. We are organising an open day focused on NQT’s during the Easter holidays...dedicated to all course leavers from this year and last year.
We also work with 1000’s of schools throughout the UK and Internationally and manage the supply pools on behalf of a number of local authorities. All of whom are looking to attract the best talent of 2008 and 2009 including those looking for their first role in teaching.
There maybe hundreds of student teachers throughout the UK looking to embark into their first teaching role. Previously there has been fierce competition amongst those looking and this year promises to be no exception. Hundreds of students are completing dissertations, undertaking their last few lectures and preparing for their last round of placements in schools. So....
Don’t be the last to get organised. Act now and spend time looking at getting your CV and references in order.
To put yourself in with a good chance, for this forthcoming September, get in touch now and get involved with our Easter Open day. We will give you free advice on how to apply for roles, how to write your CV and overall provide a helping hand for you to find that crucial first teaching role. We can link you up with roles throughout the UK and Internationally.
It would be interesting to hear how you will be using Eteach in finding your first role, either in person at the open day or by sending me your comments.
Take care, work hard and get in touch!
Graham
One area where we are currently seeing are large amounts of activity is with final year students and PGCE students starting to send us their CVs. Schools and local authorities are looking to build their talent pools in preparation for the next academic year. We are organising an open day focused on NQT’s during the Easter holidays...dedicated to all course leavers from this year and last year.
We also work with 1000’s of schools throughout the UK and Internationally and manage the supply pools on behalf of a number of local authorities. All of whom are looking to attract the best talent of 2008 and 2009 including those looking for their first role in teaching.
There maybe hundreds of student teachers throughout the UK looking to embark into their first teaching role. Previously there has been fierce competition amongst those looking and this year promises to be no exception. Hundreds of students are completing dissertations, undertaking their last few lectures and preparing for their last round of placements in schools. So....
Don’t be the last to get organised. Act now and spend time looking at getting your CV and references in order.
To put yourself in with a good chance, for this forthcoming September, get in touch now and get involved with our Easter Open day. We will give you free advice on how to apply for roles, how to write your CV and overall provide a helping hand for you to find that crucial first teaching role. We can link you up with roles throughout the UK and Internationally.
It would be interesting to hear how you will be using Eteach in finding your first role, either in person at the open day or by sending me your comments.
Take care, work hard and get in touch!
Graham
16 Feb 2009
Who doesn’t recruit online?
Recently, Employment Review revealed that making better use of online recruitment is the best way to save money when attracting new recruits.
“The findings show that altering one or two aspects of online recruitment often yielded the most effective outcomes for candidate attraction. These included making greater and better use of corporate websites, general job boards and specialist job boards (56%), improving their use of intranets to advertise jobs on them more effectively (60%), and encouraging readers of printed job ads to go onto a nominated website to find out more information about the job and the employer (47%).”
The benefits of e-recruitment may seem too good to be true. But research shows that teachers from all sectors and at all levels search for jobs online. Employers will have difficulty attracting high quality jobseekers if they do not take steps to engage with people online as well. Unless they have a prominent brand, employers must drive jobseekers to their corporate websites through the use of jobs boards or search engines. Once they have done this, they must present themselves in a way that will attract the jobseeker, and build a relationship with them so that they want to apply for a role. At Eteach we offer a range of job advertising and communication solutions to suit all in the education sector.
Will e-recruitment be the only solution to complete recruitment?
Dan @ Eteach
“The findings show that altering one or two aspects of online recruitment often yielded the most effective outcomes for candidate attraction. These included making greater and better use of corporate websites, general job boards and specialist job boards (56%), improving their use of intranets to advertise jobs on them more effectively (60%), and encouraging readers of printed job ads to go onto a nominated website to find out more information about the job and the employer (47%).”
The benefits of e-recruitment may seem too good to be true. But research shows that teachers from all sectors and at all levels search for jobs online. Employers will have difficulty attracting high quality jobseekers if they do not take steps to engage with people online as well. Unless they have a prominent brand, employers must drive jobseekers to their corporate websites through the use of jobs boards or search engines. Once they have done this, they must present themselves in a way that will attract the jobseeker, and build a relationship with them so that they want to apply for a role. At Eteach we offer a range of job advertising and communication solutions to suit all in the education sector.
Will e-recruitment be the only solution to complete recruitment?
Dan @ Eteach
Teaching in the fabulous city of Istanbul....
Hello from Istanbul! My name is Phil and I’m a teacher of mathematics at a private school in this fabulous city.I began teaching in 1984 at a large comprehensive in West London, but I always wanted to experience life outside of the UK, and after three years I realised that it was ‘now or never time’ and began looking for jobs.
As I don’t teach English, I assumed my options would be very few (don’t ask me why – I just did), but I soon found out that this just wasn’t true. There really are jobs for all of you! Personally, I didn’t want to work in an English speaking country - that didn’t seem exciting enough, but despite the enormous respect I have for those who build schools (and, in turn, communities) in deprived regions of the world, I didn’t feel confident enough to choose that path either. I saw an advert for a mathematics post in Istanbul, and despite having very little knowledge of either the city or Turkey, decided that it met my basic criteria, and four days later I signed a one year contract.
I arrived here in September 1987, and after signing to stay on for a second year, met Ilknur, a (Turkish) English teacher. We married in 1990 and we have a daughter aged 16 and twin daughters aged 11.
I worked for 8 years at my first school here, then 10 years at a second, and now I am in my fourth year at my present post. I have mostly taught years 9 to 11, but have also had spells teaching years 6 to 8.
My students are Turkish, but they study mathematics and science lessons in English. This system has its critics (from both educational and political standpoints) but the feedback I have received over the years from ex-students is overwhelmingly positive. Those who have gone on to the world of academia speak of the advantages they have when keeping up with new research; whilst others simply mention how much easier it is to do business when the main protagonists share a common language. With all the new ideas that have come and gone over the past 30 years in the UK, I am rather surprised that you don’t have any similar options. Schools with a working language of, for example, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, or Chinese would help in breaking the mould of the ‘Little Englander’, and would also be of immense benefit economically.
I will be writing again over the coming months about aspects of living and working in Turkey, but if anyone would like my views and/or advice on a particular topic then please get in touch and I will do my best to help if possible.
Mutlu Olun! (Be Happy!)
Phil
13 Feb 2009
Did you spot Eteach at the Everton v Liverpool FA 4th Round fixture?
Did any of you watch the Everton vs. Liverpool FA 4th Round Fixture. Click on the short video below.
10 Feb 2009
Eteach International attend the COBIS Conference
Last week eTI attended the COBIS conference, which was hosted by the Prague British School, Czech Republic.
The conference was attended by delegates from COBIS schools across Europe and as far a field as Mumbai, India. Dr Fiona Rogers, the COBIS General Secretary welcomed delegates in the key note address by highlighting the changing world of global Education and the many positive features why teaching in International Schools is so rewarding.
The conference was an opportunity for COBIS schools to network, share good practice and work with internationally renowned experts to respond to needs of pupils in an ever changing world… A big thank you to John Bagust, the Head of Primary Schools at the Prague British School and all his team who coordinated a fantastic conference including a delegate dinner at the beautiful Obecni Dum (one of the many historic tourist attractions Prague has to offer…) John’s school is currently looking for a Yr 3 teacher for after Easter…do you know any suitable candidates? for these and other exciting opportunities go to the Eteach International Zone….
The conference was attended by delegates from COBIS schools across Europe and as far a field as Mumbai, India. Dr Fiona Rogers, the COBIS General Secretary welcomed delegates in the key note address by highlighting the changing world of global Education and the many positive features why teaching in International Schools is so rewarding.
The conference was an opportunity for COBIS schools to network, share good practice and work with internationally renowned experts to respond to needs of pupils in an ever changing world… A big thank you to John Bagust, the Head of Primary Schools at the Prague British School and all his team who coordinated a fantastic conference including a delegate dinner at the beautiful Obecni Dum (one of the many historic tourist attractions Prague has to offer…) John’s school is currently looking for a Yr 3 teacher for after Easter…do you know any suitable candidates? for these and other exciting opportunities go to the Eteach International Zone….
4 Feb 2009
Educational professionals sharing good practice
Last week Eteach International received a very warm welcome at the 27th British Schools of the Middle East (BSME) Conference which was held in the beautiful Aphrodite Hills on the wonderful Island of Cyprus. The conference was opened by Dr Zena Poulli, Director of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Culture and over 50 BSME schools attended representing the majority of countries in the Middle Eastern region. It was fascinating to learn about the amazing BSME school resources, professional development opportunities for teachers and support staff and the rich cultural diversity which visitors and residents can enjoy in the region...
The conference was a great opportunity for Educational Professionals to share good practice and to debate current issues. For example the proposed UK government inspections for overseas British Schools and the impact this will have on BSME members and the existing high quality BSME accreditation system. I really enjoyed finding out more about the rapid development of BSME sports and other extracurricular activities... in fact I must find out which school won last weeks coveted BSME Boys and Girls football tournament held in Rashid School for Boys, Dubai. ( I know that Mr Jones from Dhrahran British Grammar School, Saudi was hoping his school would return victorious!)
It was clear throughout the conference that BSME is a very strong and committed organisation which promotes positive outcomes for children and young people and also the development of all staff working in member schools... a commitment which Eteach International also shares...
Finally, as you know Eteach International connects teachers and educational professionals with schools across the world...what are your experiences teaching in the Middle East? We'd love to hear your views.... Colin
The conference was a great opportunity for Educational Professionals to share good practice and to debate current issues. For example the proposed UK government inspections for overseas British Schools and the impact this will have on BSME members and the existing high quality BSME accreditation system. I really enjoyed finding out more about the rapid development of BSME sports and other extracurricular activities... in fact I must find out which school won last weeks coveted BSME Boys and Girls football tournament held in Rashid School for Boys, Dubai. ( I know that Mr Jones from Dhrahran British Grammar School, Saudi was hoping his school would return victorious!)
It was clear throughout the conference that BSME is a very strong and committed organisation which promotes positive outcomes for children and young people and also the development of all staff working in member schools... a commitment which Eteach International also shares...
Finally, as you know Eteach International connects teachers and educational professionals with schools across the world...what are your experiences teaching in the Middle East? We'd love to hear your views.... Colin
Eteach changes the culture .......
There is a culture of job browsing in teaching. Teachers are passive job seekers most of the time, merely browsing to see what’s out there.
Whether you’re happy in your job or you’re looking to move on, it’s important to keep your options open and to progress.
When we launched Eteach we changed the whole behaviour of teacher job seekers ....Until then everyone waited until Friday to see what jobs were available the whole sector was held to ransom by newspaper deadlines and extortionate advertising rates. Now we all benefit from jobs on demand at any time of day making job seeking and advertising more accessible.These days its made ever more easy because by setting up your searches and job alerts you dont even have to go to a website or buy a newspaper the jobs come to your inbox via email. Most good recruitment websites provide jobs and career advice tools to support your development at any stage of your career. Most importantly like Eteach, they’ve probably established strong partnerships with a number of schools and authorities who load their jobs when they like and the site updates them immediately.
Some simple things you might want to do are visit Eteach register FREE online and upload your most recent CV, subscribe to personalised job alerts, newsletters and newsfeeds, career advice- keep yourself in the loop, you never know what’s out there.
You could say we 've changed the landscape forever and we will continue to do so when it benefits teachers and schools...............................
Whether you’re happy in your job or you’re looking to move on, it’s important to keep your options open and to progress.
When we launched Eteach we changed the whole behaviour of teacher job seekers ....Until then everyone waited until Friday to see what jobs were available the whole sector was held to ransom by newspaper deadlines and extortionate advertising rates. Now we all benefit from jobs on demand at any time of day making job seeking and advertising more accessible.These days its made ever more easy because by setting up your searches and job alerts you dont even have to go to a website or buy a newspaper the jobs come to your inbox via email. Most good recruitment websites provide jobs and career advice tools to support your development at any stage of your career. Most importantly like Eteach, they’ve probably established strong partnerships with a number of schools and authorities who load their jobs when they like and the site updates them immediately.
Some simple things you might want to do are visit Eteach register FREE online and upload your most recent CV, subscribe to personalised job alerts, newsletters and newsfeeds, career advice- keep yourself in the loop, you never know what’s out there.
You could say we 've changed the landscape forever and we will continue to do so when it benefits teachers and schools...............................
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