I applied online. I interviewed at Middleton International School
Interview
Straightforward but took quite a while to get back to me with a reply. Lack of professionalism and quite unfriendly. Kept trying to low ball and did not justify any reasons to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you work in Singapore? What is your working status?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Middleton International School (Singapore) in June 2025
Interview
Attended 2 rounds of interviews. One with the HR and one with the Principal. Getting to the school is like walking in a maze. I just could not find the entrance, the school is not near any mrt stations or bus-stops. Anyway, the HR round was fine. The Principal did not consider local teaching experience and emphasised on the need for student-directed learning where teachers do not teacher anything and only guide student during lessons. While I thought the principal's vision of the teaching and learning was sound, I found the school's communication with me post interview strange. One day I got a sudden message from the HR asking if I was still available for the role. And while I expressed interest, there was no response immediately. After checking a few days later, I was told I was not shortlisted. This was quite puzzling as I wonder why the school would ask me if I was still available in the first place. The principal promised me that the interview results would be made known 3 weeks after interview but I never heard back. Initially the school kept buying time asked me to wait. In the end they rejected without any reason. Anyway, they could have invited me for a demo lesson to find out how I will actually conduct lessons instead of basing their decision on my interview performance. In any case, this school ghosts candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you get students to discover that a bottle of water is in a perfectly competitive market. How would you deal with students who engage in self-harm?
Submitted my application via the school website. The first round of the interview was with HR and the second round was with the Principal. The entire process was smooth and responses were fast.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More focus on classroom management and how I would handle issues that arise.