International teacher recruitment is over-reliant on an incredibly narrow range of advertising locations, internal promotion and the ‘old boy network’ and. The result: a glass ceiling on the career of many excellent professionals and mediocre teaching and learning.
Probity Teaching is a new company committed to ensuring that our friends and partners achieve better.
Below are five reasons why you should register with us now.
1. Gain access to opportunities not advertised through the usual channels
Teachers and recruiters most often limit themselves to a small number of sources such as the TES. Many schools rely heavily on the ‘old boy network’, particularly UK private schools and their overseas franchises, or revert to traditional agencies focused on temporary staff or late appointments.
The result of this is continuity rather than the kind of dynamic learning that children should, and can, experience if a conscious effort is made to source inspirational new teaching talent.
What we can offer you:
We specialise in appointments on behalf of the best school employers.
We have a direct line to:
We keep our ear to the ground at all times and will connect you with the kind of fresh, attractive opportunities that your skills and experience merit.
2. Experience an exciting and focused job-search, not wasting any time or effort
Schools sometimes fail to realise that the willingness to complete a long-winded application does not correlate in any way with professional competence as a teacher or carer. The application process is also often a disconcerting ‘shot in the dark’ since you do not know if there is an internal candidate who is a shoo-in or if you are one of a four or five hundred-strong applicant pool.
Candidate requirement lists are almost always too generic, providing limited insight into whether you are really a good fit for the role or if it will be genuinely rewarding.
All in all, the inability of institutions to step outside of these recruitment norms mean that many of the best candidates simply do not bother to apply, and many teachers become so jaded with form filling that they accept the first serious offer they get.
What we can offer you:
Our mission is to make the job search easier and quicker, enabling you to focus your time and energy wisely, greatly increasing your chance of finding a role and employer to which you are ideally suited.
3. Receive 100% reliable information about prospective employers and locations
You deserve to be fully informed before you sign a contract and board a flight to an unfamiliar and possibly distant location. Blogs can be useful but their accuracy is often skewed by people with an agenda – either employers eager to transmit a positive impression or the subjective views of the least happy 10% of employees. School websites (generic at the best of times), inspection reports, travel advice and direct conversations with school recruiters sometimes leave applicants little the wiser and therefore reliant on little more than intuition.
But then what is the alternative?
What we can offer you:
Moving to a new country entails a certain amount of risk, but this in no way needs to be an irresponsible gamble. We have contacts in almost all locations and will provide you with detailed and honest information, so that you can be sure you know precisely what to expect when you step off the plane.
In instances when we don’t have the answers, we’ll advise you what questions you should ask at the interview stage and what written / contractual assurances you should request.
We only work with employers whom we judge to genuinely have teachers’ best interests at heart and we use our extensive confidential networks and conversations with their current staff to inform our judgements.
We’ll give you the peace of mind that you are making a safe and sensible career move.
4. Become a genuine contender for promotion opportunities
It is striking how management and leadership roles often go to undistinguished internal candidates in preference to impressive external applicants on the basis of ‘the devil you know’.
The tendency to promote internally or employ either a personal contact or someone who has done that precise job before creates an annoying and unfair ‘glass ceiling’ that can feel impossible to break through.
We understand the reasons for this, but this tendency to be overcautious can really hold back children’s learning, and you from securing the position that you deserve.
What we can offer you:
Our consultants are senior leaders from first-rate schools with a reputation for honesty and integrity, and as such our advice carries considerable weight with employers, giving them the confidence to step outside of their comfort zone and take recruitment decisions that best serve their students’ interests. This means more opportunities for you.
We’ll be honest with you and will put you forward only for roles that we are convinced you will excel at.
We’ll then ensure that your application has that ‘point of difference’ that helps you to stand out from the crowd.
5. Remain on the cutting edge of teaching and childcare
We value our teachers and carers and want to make it in your interest to remain registered with us both when you are job-searching and after you get settled in your role.
What we can offer you:
As part of our commitment to provide a boutique service to the best professionals and employers in the industry we provide the following services for teachers and school leaders at affordable rates:
Our aim is to support you in presenting yourself both authentically and in the most positive and effective way possible.
At Probity Teaching our mission is not just to get you an international teacher / carer position; we are also here to provide you with the support you need to achieve your longer-term career objectives.
What we can offer you:
Our consultants are senior leaders from first-rate schools with a reputation for honesty and integrity, and as such our advice carries considerable weight with employers, giving them the confidence to step outside of their comfort zone and take recruitment decisions that best serve their students’ interests. This means more opportunities for you.
We’ll be honest with you and will put you forward only for roles that we are convinced you will excel at.
We’ll then ensure that your application has that ‘point of difference’ that helps you to stand out from the crowd.
