Teacher Recruitment
Great teachers for your school, in 4 steps.
The right teacher shapes the whole classroom. InfoAcademicSpecialists finds qualified educators with international experience, cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
How it works
How recruitment works for schools.
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1. Plan your needs
How many teachers, which subjects, what qualifications. We write clear job descriptions with you.
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2. Find and screen
We advertise widely, then score every CV against the same checklist.
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3. Interview and select
Interviews, demo lessons and reference checks. You choose the best fit.
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4. Onboard and support
An onboarding plan, then evaluation and feedback through the year.
What we do differently
- Pre-screening teacher assessments
- Evidence-based screening methods
- Interviews by experienced international educators
- Clear selection criteria
- Teachers chosen for cultural fit and adaptability
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Why should we be your teacher recruiters?
InfoAcademicSpecialists provides schools with knowledgeable, talented and charismatic teachers who are committed to improving student performance and the whole learning environment. Our well-qualified, experienced international educators use a specially designed multiple-step selection system to help schools worldwide meet their staffing needs.
How do we recruit teachers?
We align our recruitment with your school's planning. We help prepare job descriptions, projections, strategic plans and needs analyses to find the exact number and type of teachers you need. Our process is organised, and we filter candidates on a broad range of criteria, including flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm.
What do we do differently?
Quality and client satisfaction come first. Our process includes pre-screening teacher assessments, evidence-based screening and interviews by experienced international educators. We also validate candidate information, documents and references for accuracy, authenticity and honesty.
How do we select teachers?
Clear selection criteria and strong screening methods set us apart, and we give the hiring process enough time to be thorough and efficient. Schools working with InfoAcademicSpecialists can access a large pool of qualified candidates and choose the best teachers for their needs.
Our 9-step recruitment process
- 1Determine the school's needsTogether we define the number and type of teachers, subjects, qualifications, experience and the qualities you want.
- 2Develop job descriptionsClear expectations, duties and responsibilities that attract qualified candidates.
- 3Advertise jobsOn relevant publications, your school website, job boards and social media, to reach a wide and diverse pool.
- 4Screen applications and CVsA scoring rubric or checklist so every candidate is evaluated consistently.
- 5Conduct interviewsOne-on-one interviews, group interviews and demonstration lessons to assess skills, experience and teaching philosophy.
- 6Check referencesWe verify qualifications and experience and check fit with your school culture.
- 7Make a hiring decisionWe help you weigh experience, teaching style, culture fit and unique skills, then make an offer.
- 8Onboard new teachersAn onboarding plan covering your culture, policies and procedures, with chances to meet colleagues, observe classes and get training.
- 9Ongoing performance supportEvaluation, feedback and professional development through the year. Neutral external evaluations tend to give more objective results.
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How many teachers does your school need?
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Student enrolment
Projected students and the ratio you need.
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Curriculum
Courses offered and teachers needed per subject.
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Workload
Class size, contact hours, duties and meetings.
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Staffing needs
Teachers, assistants, substitutes, special education.
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Budget
Salaries, benefits, housing, space and materials.
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Timeline
Time for hiring, relocation and visas.
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Research case study
Better screening finds better teachers
Published research, not one of our clients.
The problem
Washington, DC public schools receive thousands of teacher applications every year. Leaders wanted to know whether their hiring steps actually pick the teachers who do best in the classroom.
What they did
Researchers followed applicants through the district's multi-step hiring process: written assessments, a personal interview and a sample lesson. They then compared each hired teacher's application scores with their later job evaluations.
The result
Applicants' academic background and their scores on the screening steps both strongly predicted how well they later performed as teachers. But the district was not using these signals well: academic background was almost unrelated to who got hired.
What this means for your school
A structured process (a written task, a structured interview and a sample lesson, scored the same way for every candidate) tells you a lot about future performance, if you actually use the scores when you decide. That is how we recruit.
Source: Jacob, B. A., Rockoff, J. E., Taylor, E. S., Lindy, B., & Rosen, R. (2018). Teacher applicant hiring and teacher performance: Evidence from DC public schools. Journal of Public Economics, 166, 81–97.
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