Throw away account, as I have seen a few people claiming to have been traced from their post histories.
Looking for some advice for those with knowledge. I am a qualified primary school teacher and interviewed with the HOS, who was very transparent with everything which was quite refreshing.
The interview went well, and what he plans for the school seems great. What I am unsure about is the location. Tsukuba is 50 minutes from Akihabara but the Tsukuba express is also a very expensive line. The school is also at the foot of Mt Tsukuba which is at least a 30-40 minute drive from Tsukuba station and a bus to go out that way is over an hour. He did say that they were looking to get a mini van to pick up and drop off teachers, but it didn't sound guaranteed yet.
Salary is 340,000-390,000, but no housing. I'm currently on 350,000 with no housing, seems like more and more schools are going the no housing route post covid. A guy I know from Tokyo West, who is only on 275,000 turned down an offer but only said he liked his current location as the reason.
Salary is ok, teaching is capped at 20 periods, after school is extra pay, but I think most students will be Japanese with very low English ability. Tech is pretty good, smart tv and they give you an macbook. Campus looks like it will be pretty nice.
With them looking for so many roles, this late and saying that they can only hire from within Japan, I have some concerns. They are part of the Global Schools Group, which owns the Indian School in Tokyo (a definite miss), but then they also own the Dwight School in Korea.
Anyone know much about this school or the location? Anyone going there? Is it worth taking?
by Independent-Day-3374