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Latest post on 23 April 2016 - 23:40

Hi ladies, I am new to expat woman and hope I am posting this in the right place. I am a teacher who is hoping to move to Dubai hopefully for this September or next. I wanted to ask:
1) Is it too late to apply for jobs now for September 2016 for a family visa and accommodation, or do jobs become available because some people back out of move?
2) Should I send my CV and covering letter to schools even though they don't have jobs advertised at present?
3) Which of the good schools ( Jess, dess, Kings, japs, jps, wis) offer free schooling for dependants?

Thank you in advance for all your advice ?

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Latest post on 14 July 2016 - 18:57

A few things to add to the comments above: 1) So many teachers moving to the Middle East change their minds last minute. Keep your eyes open. 2) Check your certifications and degrees. You need to hold a degree in a subject area that you plan to teach (or a closely related field with an added teaching certification). "Closely related field" can always run into interpretation issues! Also... Make sure your degrees/certificates are from 'brick and mortar" schools. Distance education degrees are no longer accepted for any profession that requires a license in Dubai (medical, teaching, etc). 3) Visa: Processing your visa does not take a long time to process, in theory. The PRO who is drinking coffee might take a long time though to get you processed! (lol). If the school needed to, they would bring you in a tourist visa while they get your processed. Yes, legally, you are meant to wait to start working until you are processed. In reality? (lol). Be prepared to do "visa runs" at some schools 4) You will have local medical insurance, per the law. It isn't always great coverage and many schools will offer worldwide covered as "emergency coverage only" outside the UAE (especially if your home country is a place like the USA). If you sponsor your family, your family will only have their medical insurance covered by the school if they are "being nice." In other words, they are not legally obligated to cover non-employees that they do not sponsor. If they also sponsor your family, then yes, they are required to cover them. Can't speak to the tuition coverage. I think it would vary by school. Good luck!

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Latest post on 14 July 2016 - 16:44

Not to late to apply, many schools are still looking to fill spaces. If you are going to be the overseas contract (ie not under your our husband's sponsorship) I am aware that GEMS schools (premium) will give you two free children's places, if you are on a local contract I believe it is one child place. [u'>[i'>[i'>[/i'>At the school I work at[i'>[/i'>[/i'>[/u'> Overseas contract - you are the head of the family, will get all the benefits: visa for self, normally medical for self and one family member, school places, housing, flight home for you each year. You then sponsor your own family at your own costs. Local contract - you will get only medical for self, one school place, no accommodation or flights I would directly mail the HR departments at the schools, they are now frantically setting up contracts accommodation etc so I doubt they are spending much time trawlling on Linkedin etc. Hope this helps, and as I say the information I provide is for the GEMS premium school I work at (I am not in HR!)

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Latest post on 13 July 2016 - 23:27

Hi, I was just wondering how the job search went - were you successful? I ma looking at moving to Dubai in August 2017 and am going out this year to visit some schools with my CV and covering letter. I have been looking at jobs that come up but my field - Social sciences is quite rare. What do you teach?

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Latest post on 25 April 2016 - 08:49

Not for profit schools give places for your children as part of your package. For profit schools don't give free places but may give a discount.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 19:17

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well. Hi Esmereldagreen, I have never used LinkedIn and wanted to ask if I attach my CV will everybody be able to see it or just the people I befriend, or can I be very specific and only allow schools to see it? Thanks Exactly as geordieexpat wrote! I got a template for a teaching CV from a website as I had never written a teaching one given that application forms are the norm here. If I remember correctly I actually registered with the GEMS website as well. Thanks Esmeraldagreen ?

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 17:32

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well. Hi Esmereldagreen, I have never used LinkedIn and wanted to ask if I attach my CV will everybody be able to see it or just the people I befriend, or can I be very specific and only allow schools to see it? Thanks Exactly as geordieexpat wrote! I got a template for a teaching CV from a website as I had never written a teaching one given that application forms are the norm here. If I remember correctly I actually registered with the GEMS website as well.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 16:21

You need to create a profile on LinkedIn and then people can find you if they know your name. Once you register the system will walk you through what you need to do. You can also look for people and companies and there is a job search function on there too. Thank you Geordie, I will give it a try.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 14:43

You need to create a profile on LinkedIn and then people can find you if they know your name. Once you register the system will walk you through what you need to do. You can also look for people and companies and there is a job search function on there too.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 14:37

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well. Hi Esmereldagreen, I have never used LinkedIn and wanted to ask if I attach my CV will everybody be able to see it or just the people I befriend, or can I be very specific and only allow schools to see it? Thanks

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 14:35

Thank you ladies all so much, I guess I won't give up hope and will check out Gems and LinkedIn. You have all been a great help.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 13:23

Is definitely not too late. You can also look on the GEMS website for positions, as well as teachanywhere. Children of teachers are given a discount only, not free schooling.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 12:57

27 new schools set to open in September. I'd say schools would be begging for teachers.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 11:48

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 11:07

Hi ladies, I am new to expat woman and hope I am posting this in the right place. I am a teacher who is hoping to move to Dubai hopefully for this September or next. I wanted to ask: 1) Is it too late to apply for jobs now for September 2016 for a family visa and accommodation, or do jobs become available because some people back out of move? 2) Should I send my CV and covering letter to schools even though they don't have jobs advertised at present? 3) Which of the good schools ( Jess, dess, Kings, japs, jps, wis) offer free schooling for dependants? Thank you in advance for all your advice ? Many teachers give notice or change jobs at the end of term so I would apply regardless I don't know if any schools give "free places" but believe schools give a good discounts for teachers children

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