Pros
Made some good friends and the kids I had in my class.
Cons
Where do I start? From the horrific accommodation they provided us with. To the recent treatement of some HR colleagues towards teachers, to management, their favouritism and friendships, to how the entire school is run - constant stress, last minute deadline, passive aggressiveness and rude emails, micromanagement, oop and you can say goodbye to freedom and autonomy as a teacher if you decide to work here!! They treat teachers like children, they observe teachers consistently and constantly (unannounced and drop ins), no trust, they pick on every single thing and expect teachers to juggle the entire class who speak very little English (using the UK curriculum) with a PP that must be followed step by step. Planning is ridiculous. Oh and the exams!🤣 they treat teachers like ant workers. The whole set up of it is strange and you’ll be kept behind extra to complete marking. If you want to destroy your mental health, lose that spark as a teacher and get anxiety then go ahead with this place. The positive reviews are not accurate. There is an SLT member that is an extreme bully, I hope to never meet someone like that again. My advice is, look elsewhere, there are places that will treasure you, appreciate you and support you. Have faith. Al Jazeera Academy isn’t the one.