Institut auf dem Rosenberg Reviews

Students can be a bit lethargic and are not pushed to reach their full potential. The curriculum is inadequate, and because of many different reasons, the school lacks continuity. The school has many impressive toys, which are used for marketing rather than for educational purposes. However, the worst part about this school is the toxic work environment. Bullying is horrendous, management are inept, and staff are fired regularly. You constantly feel like you're treading on eggshells which affects the staffs mental health. Some staff are hired with a lack of qualifications and experience, and safeguarding is non-existent. If you want to progress as a teacher in your career, I wouldn't recommend this school. Your two options of survival at this school are joining the team and becoming an incompetent, backstabbing narcissist or going below the radar and hope they don't catch you. Anything in between will eventually get you fired.

Unfortunately, this has comfortably been the worst experience of my professional life. Teachers are treated with no respect with the owners regularly resorting to bullying and intimidation against staff. The school does a fantastic job at marketing itself as the stereotypical high-end Swiss boarding school, and due to the attractive grounds this works on a superficial level. However, the quality of education being offered is poor. There are numerous academic staff who are in positions of responsibility who are out of their depth. Although, I could expand on the low standard of management, this pales into insignificance when compared to the general atmosphere of the school and the attitude of the owners. Morale is extremely low, teachers are treading on eggshells as the owners do not accept any type of feedback or policy which suggests that the school has any flaws whatsoever. I could continue, but all I would be doing is repeating what all the other reviewers have already said. If you want to get a teaching job in Switzerland please look for any other school in the country except this one. Although I am no expert in every other Swiss international school I have spoken to various teachers who work around the country. The consensus is that your salary will be higher, the atmosphere will be better, and you will have more professional development opportunities.