The offer looks good. If your husband receives housing via his position, it might be worth seeing if you have the option of taking a cash benefit rather than the two-bedroom apartment. Some employers give the option, and the housing I have seen for US and UK teachers varies enormously in terms of quality. Also, car allowances rarely cover the full cost of leasing/buying a car here, so that might be worth looking into further. In terms of airfares . . . again, see if you can receive the cash cost of the airfare rather than a reimbursement for flights back to the UK. This allows more flexibility in terms of how you use the travel funds.
You probably know this already, but schools vary enormously here in terms of quality of staff, students and administration. My wife is a teacher from the UK (although not teaching while we are here), and she says that there are only about three or four "proper" schools she would consider teaching at or sending our own children to. Be very careful in this regard, as we have known a number of people from the UK and Australia who have fallen into some awful situations.
And don't come here just for the money. Everyone I have met that came primarily for the money ended up hating it. It's ok to have money on the list of pros, just not if it is the only one.
The offer looks good. If your husband receives housing via his position, it might be worth seeing if you have the option of taking a cash benefit rather than the two-bedroom apartment. Some employers give the option, and the housing I have seen for US and UK teachers varies enormously in terms of quality. Also, car allowances rarely cover the full cost of leasing/buying a car here, so that might be worth looking into further. In terms of airfares . . . again, see if you can receive the cash cost of the airfare rather than a reimbursement for flights back to the UK. This allows more flexibility in terms of how you use the travel funds.
You probably know this already, but schools vary enormously here in terms of quality of staff, students and administration. My wife is a teacher from the UK (although not teaching while we are here), and she says that there are only about three or four "proper" schools she would consider teaching at or sending our own children to. Be very careful in this regard, as we have known a number of people from the UK and Australia who have fallen into some awful situations.
And don't come here just for the money. Everyone I have met that came primarily for the money ended up hating it. It's ok to have money on the list of pros, just not if it is the only one.