Want a job in UAE? Get police clearance

“Employers asking for police clearance certificate from UAE job seekers to keep out dodgy candidates. Private companies are demanding a police-issued clean criminal record from job applicants in the UAE. Those failing to produce police clearance or with a bad standing at previous jobs or colleges are weeded out by HR managers and job agents [...]

Basketball: Choueifat power to second big win on the trot

International School of Choueifat (ISC) recorded their second win on the trot in the UAE High School Basketball Championship by overwhelming Australian International School (AIS) 75-16 Al Wasl Club Sports Complex in Dubai. ISC picked up where they left off last week as they quickly set out to control the game with fast paced offence. [...]

From New York to Sharjah

I have just completed three years at the International School of Choueifat, Sharjah, and what an experience it has been! Leaving New York to come to the Middle East was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, but every day I am thankful that I did. In the last three years, [...]

Teaching Abroad – Sabis , Dubai

Couples who met in SABIS

When I was in SABIS school X for those memorable years of my life I recall so many couples who came to the region single, met in the school and later married. I have kept in contact with many of them and I find it fascinating to watch how their lives have evolved with their mixture of cultures, [...]

Justin’s experience

I applied to teach in the Emirates after I finished my final year in college, because I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with my life and thank goodness I did! The people I have met, the lifestyle I live and the different opportunities that are now available to me have made the [...]

Deirdre’s experience

I arrived in The UAE in August of 2006 having been recruited from University College Dublin. I had just finished my Higher Diploma in Education and was eager to acquire a full time position as a teacher although not in Ireland. I wanted to travel and using my qualifications was also very important to me. [...]

Maria’s Experience

I came to  in August of 2000, to take up a position as an English teacher at the International School of Choueifat in . Almost seven years later, I can look back at my time here with a sense of pride and achievement. I am a thirty year old Irish woman, and graduated from University [...]