Dear Teacher:

Thank you for your interest in joining our school group
“Internationella Engelska Skolan” (The International English School). Let me take a few moments to tell you who we are and what we represent.

The International English School was founded in 1993 as an independent school approved by the Swedish National Agency of Education. We were one of the first schools in the country to take advantage of a new law passed in 1992 permitting and encouraging student choice in education.

We believe in a secure environment, discipline and “tough love”. Our students must feel secure coming to school, being in school and must feel protected from bullying and other forms of adverse behaviour. There are measures in place to ensure that students know to whom they can turn and that their good behaviour is rewarded in concrete terms.

Our students know also that they have to work hard and be ambitious in order to reap the rewards – since they have actively chosen us.
We provide formal feedback to our students and parents four times a year. Students who need help get it. Our teachers go that extra mile as mentors for a group of 15 students and as contacts between the school and the family.

Offering roughly half of the teaching in English, without compromising on the Swedish part of the education, is another distinction in our schools. Recruiting teachers who are native English speakers, who are dedicated to each student and actually have the right conditions in which to educate, is what makes us unique as a school organization in Sweden.

After almost 15 years of development, we know that our initial promise to provide a teaching environment where “teachers can teach and students can learn” still holds.

Our students learn not only to speak English, understand the language and make themselves understood, but to aim much higher. “To command English”, the language of the world, with the inner security that this entails and be able to explore and discuss issues in-depth in English is our stated objective.

We have the experience, the know-how, the courage and the total determination to recognize the value of each individual in our school - and that includes the teacher.

You might wish to join us, a school group where decisions can be made and not postponed, where you are valued and listened to, where your teaching ambition is considered an asset for the whole company and where you can fulfil the role of an educator as you hoped for when you started out.

There is much more to be said - more questions to be answered. I know from personal experience what a leap of faith it is to move to another country. I also know from personal experience that being in a truly international environment enlarges and enriches your own world forever. Sweden is a beautiful and very safe country to live in.

Stockholm was recently ranked by Readers’ Digest as number one among major international cities for being a green and a pleasant place to live.

(www.rd.com/greencountries)

Thank you for considering us. Welcome to our school and welcome to Sweden. We will make every effort to make you feel that you really belong.

Sincerely, Ms Barbara Bergström
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors