Potential move to Java

Javanese people, in general, are very friendly and welcoming, that making Java a very nice place to live, but finding a school is going to be hard work in that area. The nearest English language place with a UK curriculum likely to be in Surabaya.
Surabaya is a nice city with lots do do and easy shopping, but isn't all that close to Besuki as the toll road only goes part way and local roads tend to be slow and difficult.

Thank you Fred. It's more than likely that hubby will come alone, so that said where would be good areas for him to be based near work? Good and bad (if any) thank you

Travel is the big thing so close to his place of work is best. Roads here are 'fun' so it's better to minimise travel when possible. What sort of work will he be doing?

if u want good salary u should try jakarta and surabaya.. but if u want a good location for expat to travel and enjoy culture then Yogyakarta ( the food and other is quite cheap here)..

He would possibly be working in the power industry so along the coast near Besuki. We have now been told that of we came as a family, we would be based in Surabaya so any info on that would be helpful.
Thanks

Surabaya is a large city with pretty much everything you need. safe, security patrolled, gated housing is available and international schoold with an English curriculum shouldn't be that hard to find.
Cambridge have partner schools all over Indonesia so, apart from a couple of local subjects, the lessons are pretty much the same, as are the exams.
The schools don't come cheap, but petrochemical salaries tend to be large so that's less likely to be a concern.
More later.

Start with this

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=800106

Apart from raw info, it should give you an idea of the country. The photo thread, if Flickr haven't deleted the pictures yet, will set you see much of the poor side of Indonesia, but I don't snap the top end malls and so on so don't take away the impression the country is a rubbish dump - it is not.