Compass Education Consultancy

General information

Compass has a client base of international schools across Europe, Middle East, North Africa and the Far East & South-East Asia. We register qualified teachers with experience working with the British and IB curricula. We also welcome and receive interest from teachers with US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand teaching experience.

We have experience of working as teachers ourselves, both in the UK and at international schools. Therefore we understand the concerns and questions facing any teacher looking to relocate overseas.

Compass also places particular focus on a number of Swiss international schools, placing teachers both on a permanent and a short-term supply basis.

We are based in the UK, Switzerland and Malaysia and therefore ideally placed to visit international schools in different regions of the world. Compass is also an associate member of ECIS, FOBISSEA and BSME.

Meet the Compass Team:

Tom Arnold - United Kingdom
Managing Director

Tom is a Mathematics graduate and qualified teacher having taught for over 5 years in the UK and at international schools in Switzerland. He has also gained substantial experience of the education recruitment industry and since forming Compass he has recruited for and regularly visits international schools worldwide.

Ian Kerr MBE - South Korea
Senior Consultant - Far East & South-East Asia

Ian has over 40 years of experience as an international educator and administrator in England, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. During this time he was a headmaster of an international school. In 2004, Ian was honoured with an MBE for services to education and the Malaysian Community and joined Compass in 2011.

Honoria Arnold - United Kingdom
Head of Marketing
Honoria is an accomplished teacher and Headteacher with over 30 years experience in primary schools, 16 years as Headteacher and more recently as Executive Headteacher managing two schools. Honoria has significant experience and expertise in successfully recruiting teachers and senior managers.