Jenny

Hi everyone,
I am a primary school teacher from the Wirral and have been qualified for 2 years now. My specialist subject is Advanced study of early years and I have taught right from nursery age through to the juniors.
I would like to teach in or around Fethiye but would also be interested in au-pairing, baby sitting, private tutoring or working as a nursery nurse.

I am finding it difficult finding any information or job vacancies for private english primary schools so am broadening my horizons and thinking of other jobs where my qualifications and experience with children would be of benefit.

I would like to test the water and ask the members here if they feel there is an opportunity in the Fethiye area for baby sitting or private tuition on a one-to-one basis?

Any opinions or advice would be much appreciated.

Jenny.x.

canim

Hi Jenny,
Have you looked on a website called Els cafe?

there pretty good info on there about teaching abroad & sometimes jobs are advertised, or you may even find people working int he area you are looking at on their forum!

Good luck! I hope something comes thru for you!

kaplumba

Hi jenny I met an american teacher on the beach and she was telling me how difficult it was to find work. You really should have permission to work which she said was hard to get. it seemed that she was doing some private tuition illegally but it was badly paid even on turkish standards.
however i have been told from another source that well off turkish families love to find english school teachers to tutor their children. so you never know, good luck

Jenny

Thanx Canim and Kaplumba,
I had an idea it was going to be difficult!
Will have a look at the els site - thanx!

Any rich Turkish families out there looking for a tutor - look no further!!!

VWBug

Hi Jenny,
I don't think you will have luck here in this forum, but if you try some private Turkish schools web sites you will see most parents are rich and will love to have hire you for their kids. But those schools are only in big cities like Istanbul Ankara Izmir and Antalya. Some kids might come for summer vacation then here you go, then you don't have to go to them they come to you.
Well these are just the ideas, hope you find what you are looking for. Good luck to you.

immac

Having spoken to a number of teachers in Fethiye, I have to say that your prospects of earning a living wage are not high. Even (Turkish) graduate teachers, in full-time employment with loads of experience will be on less than £3000.

There is no shortage of people wanting to learn English, but they don't have the money to pay for tuition. You did not say what your subject is, so I assumed it is English you want to teach.

I can not envisage Turkish families that I know employing a baby sitter (let alone a foreigner who does not speak Turkish), so you are aiming at holidaymakers, presumably?

Working illegally is a huge risk.

There are opportunities to do voluntary work teaching English, but if you have to earn a wage that will not be of any use to you.

Good luck

Ian