TEACHERS' ZONE
Why choose International House?
"International House World Organisation is the leading language solutions provider worldwide and its goal is to promote excellence in language education.
It supports a network of language schools to provide the highest quality of language learning and to promote innovation and standard setting in language teaching, learning and teacher training.”
International House World Organisation Mission Statement
· International network of over 140 schools in 50 countries
· World-wide reputation
· Quality assurance
· Experts in running teacher training courses
· IH on-line courses in younger learners, teaching business, one-to-one and on-line teaching
· Emphasis on on-going professional development
· Clear career progression within the organisation
· International House Professional Development Interviews for all teachers
· Opportunities for newly qualified teachers, experienced teachers and senior staff
· Teacher resources and materials bank available on IH web-site
· Opportunity to gain professional experience in an organisation with a world-wide reputation for excellence in
language teaching and professional development for teachers. International House is a world-wide network of
quality language schools of over 140 schools in 50 different countries and was founded in 1953.
· Possibility to work in an organisation which requires its schools to run regular in-house teaching training and
realises teachers need on-going training beyond their initial teaching qualification and throughout their teaching
career.
· Option to gain more teaching qualifications in specific areas by taking an IH training course: IHCYL
(International House Certificate of Teaching Younger Learners), IH BET (International House Certificate in
Business English Teaching), IH one-to-one course and IHCOLT (IH Certificate in On-line Teaching).
· Career development opportunities for senior staff and those interested in academic management include the IH
DOS skills course held annually at IH London and the IH Diploma in Educational Management.
· Quality assurance: IHWO schools are inspected every 3 years to check that they meet the requirements laid
down by the IH World Organisation. The quality charters can be found on the IH World website -
http://ihworld.com/downloads/IHCharters.pdf.
· Access to the IH World Organisation teachers’ resource bank on the IH web-site which includes a wide range of
teaching and educational resources. Teachers are provided with the log-in and password by their local IH
school.
For further information see the International House World Organisation's website – www.ihworld.com.
‘Being part of the IH network provides teachers with excellent opportunities for personal and professional development and career progression.’
International House World Recruitment Website – www.ihworld.com/recruitment/
Why choose International House Integra?
“Learning a foreign language is also about looking at the world from the perspective of other people. The aim of International House is the promotion and improvement of understanding around the world through the highest quality of English language teaching.
In International House Integra we pursue high educational standards because we believe that satisfaction in learning and work in our schools is an on-going basis for the further development of the IH world organisation.”
International House Integra Mission Statement
· Regional network of 4 quality language schools in the south of Poland
· Strong reputation for teacher training and development
· Input sessions held on a regular basis
· Good local salary appropriate to your qualifications and experience and bonuses
· Competitive terms and conditions
· Health insurance
· Paid holidays
· 15% discount in International House Integra bookshops
· Secure employment at a reputable group of schools: the International House Integra group is a network of 4
well-established language schools in the South of Poland with a common owner. The group includes
Katowice, Opole, Bielsko-Biala and Wroclaw. The International House Wroclaw school is also a teacher
training centre which runs both CELTA and DELTA courses in the summer months and a teacher training
centre in Katowice offers CELTA and YL extention to CELTA. The International House Integra company also
owns a chain of ELT and education bookshops which stock a variety of ELT books and English literature.
· Work at a quality-focused language school: the common aim of the schools is to provide the highest possible
quality language learning and teaching. There is a wide range of different types of group according to the age
and level of the student. This means students can be placed precisely in the group which is right for them and
avoids mixed level groups. The school also invests in its teachers in terms of training and development so they
are able to provide the highest possible quality of lessons.
· Wide range of teacher development programmes including input sessions held on a regular basis, observation
programme and opportunities to take further IH qualifications in specialist areas e.g. teaching younger learners,
teaching business, etc.
· Competitive package for teachers in terms of opportunities for professional development and terms and
conditions: friendly and professional working environment, good salary and bonuses, a minimum of 20 days of
paid holiday, health insurance, 50% refund on prescriptions and emergency dental treatment.
See individual school profiles and career opportunities in: IH Katowice, IH Opole, IH Bielsko-Biała, IH Wrocław.
