Recruitment for International Schools

About

Compass recruits inspiring teachers and leaders for international teaching jobs abroad. Founded in 2011, we have assisted schools in over 50 countries, spanning continental Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa and North & South America. In this time we have placed hundreds of teachers, middle managers & Heads seeking to teach and lead overseas.

 

 

 

 

We have developed our client base by visiting international schools, attending education conferences and meeting with school leaders. Click here to see some of the international schools we have recruited for over the years. We are also governed by Federal & Cantonal permits to conduct recruitment in Switzerland. Click here for further information.

 

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For candidates seeking international opportunities, we welcome you to complete our registration by clicking below. Firstly however, we recommend all candidates review our CV Writing page for guidance before registering and submitting a CV.

 

 

 

 

For international schools who wish to enquire about our recruitment services, refer to our Contact section. Our network of teachers and school leaders are typically qualified from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and North America. We have experience working with many members of COBIS, BSME, FOBISIA and similar organisations.

 

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Team



Tom Arnold Director

Tom is a qualified teacher having taught in both the UK and Switzerland. He also gained substantial experience of education recruitment before founding Compass. In this time he has recruited for and visited many international schools worldwide.

 

Ian Kerr MBE Consultant

Ian has over 40 years of experience as an educator in England, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. During this time he was Head of an international school and in 2004, he was honoured with an MBE for services to education and the Malaysian Community.

 

Honoria Arnold Marketing

Honoria is an accomplished educator with over 30 years experience in primary schools, 16 years as a Head and more recently as an Executive Head across two schools. Honoria has significant experience in  recruiting teachers and senior leaders.

 

Heather Thompson Consultant

Heather joined us in 2015 bringing with her 25 years of recruitment experience. Heather’s expertise has been placing candidates in the Middle East and Africa and she herself has relocated many times with her husband who is an international Head.

 

Kevin Page Consultant

Kevin began his teaching career in his native New Zealand and has been working in IB international schools across Switzerland, Germany and Austria. As a former international Head of School, he is widely experienced in recruiting teachers.

 

Rachel Wright Consultant

Rachel has an extensive background in recruitment. Having worked within UK based recruitment consultancies and taken the step of relocating overseas, Rachel is suitably placed to support the many candidates looking to take this vital step.

 

testimonials

“I have worked with Tom at Compass for almost five years. From the outset, Tom was keen to get to know our school and me as a leader, thus gaining an in-depth knowledge of the school and advising prospective teachers accordingly. Teachers feel re-assured that they are receiving sound advice and we are equally reassured that teachers are coming to us with their ‘eyes open’. Because of the excellent communication and relationship established between us and Compass, we have recruited some truly excellent, happy staff. I am very much looking forward to continuing our relationship in the years to come.”

Stefan Rumistrzewicz, HeadteacherKing's College Murcia - COBIS, BSO

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“In addition to Compass’s highly professional service is their personal attention and commitment to our school. When needed I am able to receive almost immediate attention and am confident that the Compass personnel have taken time to understand my school, its profile and our philosophy. Not only is this important in successfully placing potential teachers but has also built a strong sense of partnership with Compass and a feeling that they clearly want the best for BSGC.”

Julian Clark, HeadmasterThe British School of Gran Canaria - COBIS, BSO

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“We have been very pleased with the service offered to us from Compass. As a result of the personalised service Compass has provided we have filled our vacancies with outstanding teachers. I know that, even at very short notice, Compass will respond quickly to our needs and ensure that the match between teacher and our school is perfect. I can thoroughly recommend Compass to you.”

Dawn Akyurek, Chief Academic OfficerKing's Group - COBIS, HMC, IAPS, BSO

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“Finding ourselves in need of a Higher Level IB Physics teacher at very short notice, we decided to contact Tom at Compass. This turned out to be a very good decision. Within a matter of hours we received the CV of a well-qualified teacher who was available, for a short term contract, immediately. We had a replacement teacher of the highest quality in front of our students in just over a week ! I will certainly be using Compass again, if and when the need should arise.”

Ian Tysoe, PrincipalInternational Concept for Education Dubai

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“Tom managed to find two important positions I needed in a critical time. He came personally to visit ISC, spent some days in the Como area to have a clear idea of what living and working here can be. He accurately interpreted my requirements and represented me well in finding good candidates. I would thoroughly recommend Tom and would be pleased to work with him again.”

Emanuela Ferloni, PrincipalInternational School of Como

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“Compass Recruitment competently and with amazing speed helped us to find a teacher at very short notice. Most impressive was the company’s personalised service that located exactly the right person to match our specific requirements. Not only did Compass solve a problem for us, they took care to ensure we had an experienced and well respected practitioner to join the teaching team.”

Anne Howells, PrincipalThe British International School of Stavanger - COBIS, BSO

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“We used Compass to recruit an outstanding Physics teacher during an emergency situation in Term 2. The efficiency and helpfulness of Compass was outstanding, as we filled the short-term post quickly with a top class candidate. Thank you!”

Paul Barrie, Deputy Head Upper SchoolThe British School of Milan - COBIS, BSO, HMC

News

What does it take?

  People who move from the UK to teach in an international school will be leaving certain challenges behind, but also picking up some new ones. There is perhaps less of a challenge in terms of the students you will be dealing with directly – class sizes tend to be smaller, and you can usually […]

British School Gran Canaria

Compass is delighted to be supporting The British School of Gran Canaria with their recruitment for a fourth consecutive year.

Operating across two sites, the larger school educates students from EYFS through to A-Levels and is located in the north of the island, near to the capital Las Palmas and in the south of the island, BSGC has a satellite feeder primary school.

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SAFEGUARDING

Compass is committed to child safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children through safer recruitment. We advise all candidates and schools to read about our safer recruitment to understand the vetting processes we have in place.

 

 

 

 

Click here to read more about our safeguarding.

 

CONTACT

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+41 78 955 34 77

 

 

 

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