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Noelle · Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 361 Location: USA

Hi all

I'm not a newbie to the Gulf anymore but I have a friend who is and she's recently accepted a position to teach 5th grade in the school listed above in the subject line.

She's already experiencing a few issues with them and I don't believe she's officially signed the contract yet...

Is anyone familiar with this school at all? She found the job through TIE recruiters.

millie18 · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 185

This is the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid, she would have issues with most schools in the GCC at this time of year.

EMS is a school that is run and mostly staffed by Asians. Most students will be from MENA or Asia.

I have no direct knowledge of the school other than the above.

Dancebiscuits · Joined: 03 Dec 2012 Posts: 63

Sorry to jump on an ancient thread but do you have any updated info on working at EMS Doha? I am considering accepting a contract with them as a Grade 2 teacher. They've been pretty upfront - agreeing that the pay is low and the classes are big with some discipline problems - but they also seem genuinely friendly and honest, which is good.

Any feedback from former or current EMS teachers would be great.

SirAristede · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject:

If anyone is seeking information on this school, I'd advise joining International Schools Review. It's cheap and it's filled with information on many international schools. From what I read on the site, EMS (Doha) has very lackluster reviews. Few people have anything good to say about them and apparently a lot of it has to do with HR/visa process. I'm not surprised since this is a failing for many GCC schools.