What are the consequences of breaking a contract?
It depends on the relationship you have with the school. Yes, you do hear rumors of schools threatening teachers with deportation and immigration blacklists if they break contracts, but in truth it very rarely happens. It’s usually the school owner losing a bit of face so he reacts by throwing his toys out of the pram. I couldn’t tell you the name of one single teacher who’s been fitted up with concrete boots either. If you have to break the contract, then you’ll have to go ahead and break it but do so as a last resort. Of course, if you’re a very average teacher or known as a person who upsets the harmony of the teacher’s room, the school will probably be happy to see you go anyway.
