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[Rascalette]

I'm new to all this forum stuff and just got back to Istanbul after a while away. Have been looking around for schools to work in and have heard a fair amount about some of them... does anyone know anything about British Side though? I can't seem to find any info on them anywhere. I noticed their sign up on what I think was the old British Council building in Beşiktaş...
Thanks

[thrifty]

They are probably just another bottom feeder moving into an ex- British Council premises in Istanbul.

[lunamoon]

some ex-BC employees have got together to open a new school with classes starting around the third week of September 2006

there should be a number of ex-BC staff and teachers working there...see the ad posted on the joblist

[Nar]

Yep
a private continuation of the British council with some ex management staff and some teachers. Same system and professionalism ....... and the pay is good!!!.... ( professionalism and good pay in TEFL in Turkey, just might be possible)

[thrifty]

You will be charging British Council rates but without the British Council name.

[lovelace]

So?

[dmb]

Will it have all the old BC resources?

[thrifty]

Will it have all the old BC nepotism?

[molly farquharson]

The BC resources went to Bilgi Univ and apparently only Bilgi people can check them out.

[thrifty]

I am shocked that your place wasn't interested in them.

[Rascalette]

I have been in for an interview at British Side and they seem pretty kosher- trying to keep the professionalism in teaching, and the pay does sound good... certainly the best i've heard of so far. Personally i don't see the problem in charging high course fees (as thrifty pointed out) if they're prepared to pay their teachers well. Take a walk round any of the 'posh' shopping malls- the money is there. Just hope i can get some of it in my pocket . Oh, and apparently they are interviewing old british council teachers too so i don't know where the nepotism point comes into it.