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teacherdestiny · Joined: 26 Sep 2014 Posts: 3

Hi I am new to the forum, but wondered has any one heard of Bloomingtons academy Dubai. I can't find anything on them and they say they are a new school I got offered a job with them and wondered if anyone had worked with them before or knows of them any feedback is welcome.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Be very careful of new places. Hopefully you have read this thread so that you know what to avoid:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=58448

A key red flag is if they ask for any money.

VS

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

That school, if legit, apparently barely opened last month in Ajman (not Dubai), so I doubt there's enough info about what's it's like to work for them. Their website (http://thebloomingtonacademy.com/) is rather sparse with no mention of leadership nor much about their curriculum. Anyway, if you were offered a job without an interview, that's a major red flag, even if you weren't told to fork out money upfront.

For peace of mind, take a look at Seek Teachers, Footprints, Teach Away, and Intelligent Partners for international school teaching jobs in the UAE.

spicegirl · Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 112

Their website gives a mobile numbers as their contact - so maybe they don't have an office yet ...?

teacherdestiny · Joined: 26 Sep 2014 Posts: 3

Yes I found they are in Ajman and I found them through worldteachers. They seem real just very new. They say they apart of Lazar group if anyone knows any more please message me. We had an interview and they seem OK, but it was over the phone as they said they had Skype issues I am aware it could be a scam, but the contract looks OK. I just wondered if anyone knew them.

Gulezar · Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 483

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

We have no idea of your credentials and experience, but there is a consistency to all new schools the I feel I should warn you about. The first 1-3 years are a total nightmare of disorganization, frustration, and perhaps worse. If you end up going, be sure to pack tons of patience... and a (quietly discrete) sense of humor. As long as they provide decent housing and the paycheck appears in your account on time every month, much can be overlooked. But those last two are often the main reasons that new teachers in the area - especially at new institutions - leave quickly.

VS

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

umzakaria · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 58

It is a new school and one of the people I was working with sent her child there. Ajman is not a nice place to live, Sharjah is ridiculously overpriced, overpopulated and the traffic is ghastly. If you take the post make sure they provide the accommodation as it's really difficult to organise your own.